2 Kings 17:33

WEB

³³They feared the LORD, and also served their own gods, after the ways of the nations from among whom they had been carried away.

KJV

³³They feared the LORD, and served their own gods, after the manner of the nations whom they carried away from thence.

BSB

³³They worshiped the LORD, but they also served their own gods according to the customs of the nations from which they had been carried away.

FBV

³³So even though they worshiped the Lord, they also worshiped their own gods following the practices of the nations they had come from.

Extra References

2 Kings 17:41

⁴¹So these nations feared the LORD, and also served their engraved images. Their children did likewise, and so did their children’s children. They do as their fathers did to this day.

Luke 16:13

¹³No servant can serve two masters, for either he will hate the one and love the other; or else he will hold to one and despise the other. You aren’t able to serve God and Mammon.”

Matthew 6:24

²⁴“No one can serve two masters, for either he will hate the one and love the other, or else he will be devoted to one and despise the other. You can’t serve both God and Mammon.

1 Kings 18:21

²¹Elijah came near to all the people, and said, “How long will you waver between the two sides? If the LORD is God, follow him; but if Baal, then follow him.” The people didn’t say a word.

Zephaniah 1:5

⁵those who worship the army of the sky on the housetops, those who worship and swear by the LORD and also swear by Malcam,

Hosea 10:2

²Their heart is divided. Now they will be found guilty. He will demolish their altars. He will destroy their sacred stones.