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Douay-Rheims Bible

2 Kings 17:38

And the covenant that he made with you, you shall not forget: neither shall ye worship strange Gods,

Bible Study Resources

Concordances:

- Nave's Topical Bible - Forgetting God;   Judgments;   Obedience;   Samaria;   Thompson Chain Reference - Samaritans;   The Topic Concordance - Fear;   Idolatry;   Remembrance;   Service;   Worship;   Torrey's Topical Textbook - Fear, Unholy;   Forgetting God;  

Dictionaries:

- American Tract Society Bible Dictionary - Egypt;   Samaritans;   Shalmaneser;   Baker Evangelical Dictionary of Biblical Theology - Jews, Judaism;   Charles Buck Theological Dictionary - Samaritans;   Fausset Bible Dictionary - Kings, the Books of;   Holman Bible Dictionary - Kings, 1 and 2;   Hastings' Dictionary of the Bible - Haggai;   Idolatry;   Israel;   Palestine;   Samaria;   Hastings' Dictionary of the New Testament - Jew, Jewess;   Morrish Bible Dictionary - Samaritans;   The Hawker's Poor Man's Concordance And Dictionary - Sepharvaim;   Shalmanezer;   People's Dictionary of the Bible - Hezekiah;  

Encyclopedias:

- Condensed Biblical Cyclopedia - Kingdom of Israel;  

Parallel Translations

Christian Standard Bible®
Do not forget the covenant that I have made with you. Do not fear other gods,
Hebrew Names Version
and the covenant that I have made with you you shall not forget; neither shall you fear other gods:
King James Version
And the covenant that I have made with you ye shall not forget; neither shall ye fear other gods.
English Standard Version
and you shall not forget the covenant that I have made with you. You shall not fear other gods,
New Century Version
Do not forget the agreement I made with you, and do not honor other gods.
New English Translation
You must never forget the agreement I made with you, and you must not worship other gods.
Amplified Bible
"The covenant that I have made with you, you shall not forget; you shall not fear other gods.
New American Standard Bible
"The covenant that I have made with you, you shall not forget, nor shall you fear other gods.
World English Bible
and the covenant that I have made with you you shall not forget; neither shall you fear other gods:
Geneva Bible (1587)
And forget not the couenant that I haue made with you, neither feare ye other gods,
Legacy Standard Bible
And the covenant that I have cut with you, you shall not forget, nor shall you fear other gods.
Berean Standard Bible
Do not forget the covenant I have made with you. Do not worship other gods,
Contemporary English Version
and remember the solemn agreement between us. I will say it again: Do not worship any god
Complete Jewish Bible
and you are not to forget the covenant I made with you. No, you must not fear other gods
Darby Translation
And ye shall not forget the covenant that I have made with you, neither shall ye fear other gods;
Easy-to-Read Version
You must not forget the agreement that I made with you. You must not respect other gods.
George Lamsa Translation
And the covenant that I have made with you, you shall not forget; neither shall you worship the gods of the Gentiles.
Good News Translation
and you shall not forget the covenant I made with you.
Lexham English Bible
The covenant that I have made with you, you shall not forget, and you shall not fear other gods.
Literal Translation
and the covenant that I have made with you, you shall not forget, and you shall not fear other gods;
Miles Coverdale Bible (1535)
And forget not the couenaunt which he hath made with you, lest ye feare other goddes.
American Standard Version
and the covenant that I have made with you ye shall not forget; neither shall ye fear other gods:
Bible in Basic English
And you are to keep in memory the agreement which I have made with you; and you are to have no other gods.
Bishop's Bible (1568)
And the appoyntment that I haue made with you see ye forget not, and feare none other gods:
JPS Old Testament (1917)
and the covenant that I have made with you ye shall not forget; neither shall ye fear other gods;
King James Version (1611)
And the Couenant that I haue made with you, ye shall no forget, neither shall ye feare other gods.
Brenton's Septuagint (LXX)
Neither shall ye forget the covenant which he made with you: and ye shall not fear other gods.
English Revised Version
and the covenant that I have made with you ye shall not forget; neither shall ye fear other gods:
Wycliffe Bible (1395)
And nyle ye foryete the couenaunt, which he smoot with you, nether worschipe ye alien goddis;
Young's Literal Translation
and the covenant that I have made with you ye do not forget, and ye do not fear other gods;
Update Bible Version
and the covenant that I have made with you you shall not forget; neither shall you fear other gods:
Webster's Bible Translation
And the covenant that I have made with you ye shall not forget; neither shall ye fear other gods.
New King James Version
And the covenant that I have made with you, you shall not forget, nor shall you fear other gods.
New Living Translation
Do not forget the covenant I made with you, and do not worship other gods.
New Life Bible
Do not forget the agreement I have made with you. And do not honor other gods with fear.
New Revised Standard
you shall not forget the covenant that I have made with you. You shall not worship other gods,
J.B. Rotherham Emphasized Bible
But, the covenant which I have solemnised with you, shall ye not forget, - So shall ye not revere other gods;
Revised Standard Version
and you shall not forget the covenant that I have made with you. You shall not fear other gods,
New American Standard Bible (1995)
"The covenant that I have made with you, you shall not forget, nor shall you fear other gods.

Contextual Overview

24 And the king of the Assyrians brought people from Babylon, and from Cutha, and from Avah, and from Emath, and from Sepharvaim: and placed them in the cities of Samaria instead of the children of Israel: and they possessed Samaria, and dwelt in the cities thereof. 25 And when they began to dwell there, they feared not the Lord: and the Lord sent lions among them, which killed them. 26 And it was told the king of the Assyrians, and it was said: The nations which thou hast removed, and made to dwell in the cities of Samaria, know not the ordinances of the God of the land: and the Lord hath sent lions among them: and behold they kill them, because they know not the manner of the God of the land. 27 And the king of the Assyrians commanded, saying: Carry thither one of the priests whom you brought from thence captive, and let him go, and dwell with them: and let him teach them the ordinances of the God of the land. 28 So one of the priests, who had been carried away captive from Samaria, came and dwelt in Bethel, and taught them how they should worship the Lord. 29 And every nation made gods of their own and put them in the temples of the high places, which the Samaritans had made, every nation in their cities where they dwelt. 30 For the men of Babylon made Sochothbenoth: and the Cuthites made Nergel: and the men of Emath made Asima. 31 And the Hevites made Nebahaz, and Tharthac. And they that were of Sepharvaim burnt their children in fire, to Adramelech and Anamelech, the gods of Sepharvaim. 32 And nevertheless they worshipped the Lord. And they made to themselves, of the lowest of the people, priests of the high places, and they placed them in the temples of the high places. 33 And when they worshipped the Lord, they served also their own gods, according to the custom of the nations out of which they were brought to Samaria:

Bible Verse Review
  from Treasury of Scripure Knowledge

ye shall not forget: Deuteronomy 4:23, Deuteronomy 6:12, Deuteronomy 8:14-18

Gill's Notes on the Bible

And the covenant that I have made with you, ye shall not forget,.... The law given at Mount Sinai; the first table of which chiefly concerned the worship of the one true and living God, and forbid the worship of any other, as follows:

neither shall ye fear other gods; or make them the object of worship.


 
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