2 Kings 17:36-40

English Standard Version

³⁶ but ^(A)you shall fear the Lord, ^(B)who brought you out of the land of Egypt with great power and ^(C)with an outstretched arm. You shall bow yourselves to him, and to him you shall sacrifice. ³⁷ And the statutes and the rules and the law and the commandment that he wrote for you, ^(D)you shall always be careful to do. ^(E)You shall not fear other gods, ³⁸ and ^(F)you shall not forget the covenant that I have made with you. ^(G)You shall not fear other gods, ³⁹ but ^(H)you shall fear the Lord your God, and he will deliver you out of the hand of all your enemies.” ⁴⁰ However, they would not listen, but they did according to their former manner.