2 Kings 17:33

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³³They worshiped the Lord, but they also served their own gods in accordance with the customs of the nations from which they had been brought.

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2 Kings 17:41

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⁴¹Even while these people were worshiping the Lord,^(A) they were serving their idols. To this day their children and grandchildren continue to do as their ancestors did.

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Daniel 3:28

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²⁸Then Nebuchadnezzar said, “Praise be to the God of Shadrach, Meshach and Abednego, who has sent his angel^(A) and rescued^(B) his servants! They trusted^(C) in him and defied the king’s command and were willing to give up their lives rather than serve or worship any god except their own God.^(D)

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Daniel 4:1-3

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Nebuchadnezzar’s Dream of a Tree

4 ^[a]King Nebuchadnezzar,

To the nations and peoples of every language,^(A) who live in all the earth:

May you prosper greatly!^(B)

²It is my pleasure to tell you about the miraculous signs^(C) and wonders that the Most High God^(D) has performed for me.

³How great are his signs,
how mighty his wonders!^(E)
His kingdom is an eternal kingdom;
his dominion endures^(F) from generation to generation.

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Footnotes

Daniel 4:1 In Aramaic texts 4:1-3 is numbered 3:31-33, and 4:4-37 is numbered 4:1-34.

Daniel 4:34-37

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³⁴At the end of that time, I, Nebuchadnezzar, raised my eyes toward heaven, and my sanity^(A) was restored. Then I praised the Most High; I honored and glorified him who lives forever.^(B)

His dominion is an eternal dominion;
    his kingdom^(C) endures from generation to generation.^(D)
³⁵All the peoples of the earth
    are regarded as nothing.^(E)
He does as he pleases^(F)
    with the powers of heaven
    and the peoples of the earth.
No one can hold back^(G) his hand^(H)
    or say to him: “What have you done?”^(I)

³⁶At the same time that my sanity was restored, my honor and splendor were returned to me for the glory of my kingdom.^(J) My advisers and nobles sought me out, and I was restored to my throne and became even greater than before. ³⁷Now I, Nebuchadnezzar, praise and exalt^(K) and glorify^(L) the King of heaven, because everything he does is right and all his ways are just.^(M) And those who walk in pride^(N) he is able to humble.^(O)