15 They rejected his decrees and the covenant he had made with their ancestors and the statutes he had warned them to keep. They followed worthless idols and themselves became worthless. They imitated the nations around them although the Lord had ordered them, “Do not do as they do.”

They rejected his decrees and the covenant<cr>1</cr> he had made with their ancestors and the statutes he had warned them to keep. They followed worthless idols<cr>2</cr> and themselves became worthless.<cr>3</cr> They imitated the nations<cr>4</cr> around them although the Lord had ordered them, “Do not do as they do.”

2 Kings 17:15

 15 They rejected his decrees and the covenant   he had made with their ancestors and the statutes he had warned them to keep. They followed worthless idols   and themselves became worthless.   They imitated the nations   around them although the Lord had ordered them, “Do not do as they do.”

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 They rejected his decrees and the covenant he had made with their ancestors and the statutes he had warned them to keep. They followed worthless idols and themselves became worthless. They imitated the nations around them although the Lord had ordered them, “Do not do as they do.”

2 Kings 17:15 NIV

2 Kings 17:15 NIV

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