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2 Kings 17:40

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Howbeit they did not hearken, but they did after their former manner.

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  1. 2 Kings 17:38

    And the covenant that I have made with you ye shall not forget; neither shall ye fear other gods.

  2. 2 Kings 17:39

    But the Lord your God ye shall fear; and he shall deliver you out of the hand of all your enemies.

  3. 2 Kings 17:41

    So these nations feared the Lord, and served their graven images, both their children, and their children’s children: as did their fathers, so do they unto this day.

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Scripture: King James Version (KJV), English, 66-book canon. The quotation retains the wording and numbering of our source corpus.