2 Kings 17:40
“Howbeit, they did not hearken, but they did after their former maner.”
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2 Kings 17:40 Context
38And the Couenant that I haue made with you, ye shall no forget, neither shall ye feare other gods. 39But the Lord your God yee shall feare, and he shall deliuer you out of the hand of all your enemies. 40Howbeit, they did not hearken, but they did after their former maner. 41So these nations feared the Lord, and serued their grauen images, both their children, and their childrens children: as did their fathers, so doe they vnto this day.
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Howbeit they did not hearken, but they did after their former manner.
- King James Version
However, they did not listen, but they did according to their earlier custom.
- New American Standard Version (1995)
Howbeit they did not hearken, but they did after their former manner.
- American Standard Version (1901)
But they gave no attention, but went on in their old way.
- Basic English Bible
And they did not hearken, but did after their former customs.
- Darby Bible
Yet they did not hearken, but they did after their former manner.
- Webster's Bible
However they did not listen, but they did what they did before.
- World English Bible
and they have not hearkened, but according to their former custom they are doing,
- Youngs Literal Bible
Howbeit they did not hearken, but they did after their former manner.
- Jewish Publication Society Bible