II Kings 17:8
The Scripture
(8) And walked in the statutes of the heathen, whom the LORD cast out from before the children of Israel, and of the kings of Israel, which they had made.
Chapter overview (whole chapter)
Because of Israel's persistent idolatry and refusal to heed the prophets, the LORD allowed Shalmaneser king of Assyria to conquer Samaria and carry Israel away into captivity. The Assyrians then resettled the land with foreign peoples who adopted a mixed worship of the LORD alongside their own idols.
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II Kings 16:3II Kings 16:10II Kings 21:2Leviticus 18:3Leviticus 18:27Leviticus 18:28Leviticus 18:29Leviticus 18:30Deuteronomy 12:30Deuteronomy 12:31Deuteronomy 18:9I Kings 12:28
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