2 Kings 17:33
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33 So they feared the Lord but also served their own gods, after the manner of the nations from among whom they had been carried away.
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Luke 16:13
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13 (A)No servant can serve two masters, for either he will hate the one and love the other, or he will be devoted to the one and despise the other. You cannot serve God and money.”
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Matthew 6:24
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24 (A)“No one can serve two masters, for either he will hate the one and love the other, or he will be devoted to the one and despise the other. You cannot serve God and (B)money.[a]
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- Matthew 6:24 Greek mammon, a Semitic word for money or possessions
2 Kings 17:41
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41 (A)So these nations feared the Lord and also served their carved images. Their children did likewise, and their children's children—as their fathers did, so they do to this day.
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1 Kings 18:21
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21 And Elijah came near to all the people and said, “How long (A)will you go limping between two different opinions? (B)If the Lord is God, follow him; but if Baal, then follow him.” And the people did not answer him a word.
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Zephaniah 1:5
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5 (A)those who bow down on the roofs
to the host of the heavens,
(B)those who bow down and swear to the Lord
and yet swear by (C)Milcom,[a]
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- Zephaniah 1:5 Or their king
Hosea 10:2
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2 Their heart is false;
now they must bear their guilt.
The Lord[a] will break down their altars
and destroy their pillars.
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- Hosea 10:2 Hebrew He
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