2 Kings 17:15

They rejected his statutes, and his covenant that he made with their fathers, and his testimonies which he testified to them; and they followed vanity, and became vain, and followed the nations that were around them, concerning whom Yahweh had commanded them that they should not do like them.

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WEBBE

They rejected his statutes and his covenant that he made with their fathers, and his testimonies which he testified to them; and they followed vanity, and became vain, and followed the nations that were around them, concerning whom the LORD had commanded them that they should not do like them.

BSB

They rejected His statutes and the covenant He had made with their fathers, as well as the decrees He had given them. They pursued worthless idols and became worthless themselves, going after the surrounding nations that the LORD had commanded them not to imitate.

KJV

And they rejected his statutes, and his covenant that he made with their fathers, and his testimonies which he testified against them; and they followed vanity, and became vain, and went after the heathen that were round about them, concerning whom the LORD had charged them, that they should not do like them.

ASV

And they rejected his statutes, and his covenant that he made with their fathers, and his testimonies which he testified unto them; and they followed vanity, and became vain, and [went] after the nations that were round about them, concerning whom Jehovah had charged them that they should not do like them.

BBE

And they went against his rules, and the agreement which he made with their fathers, and his laws which he gave them; they gave themselves up to things without sense or value, and became foolish like the nations round them, of whom the Lord had said, Do not as they do.

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וַיִּמְאֲסוּ vai·yim·'a·su and they rejected H3988 אֶת־ 'et- (marks the object) H853 חֻקָּיו chu·kav statutes his H2706 וְאֶת־ ve·'et and (marks the object) H853 בְּרִיתוֹ be·ri·to covenant his H1285 אֲשֶׁר 'a·sher which H834 כָּרַת ka·rat he had made H3772 אֶת־ 'et- with H854 אֲבוֹתָם 'a·vo·tam ancestors their H1 וְאֵת ve·'et and (marks the object) H853 עֵדְוֹתָיו 'e·de·vo·tav testimonies his H5715 אֲשֶׁר 'a·sher which H834 הֵעִיד he·'id he warned H5749 בָּם bam (in) them H9038 וַיֵּלְכוּ vai·ye·le·khu and they walked H1980 אַחֲרֵי 'a·cha·rei after H310 הַהֶבֶל ha·he·vel (the) vanity H1892 וַיֶּהְבָּלוּ vai·yeh·ba·lu and they became vain H1891 וְאַחֲרֵי ve·'a·cha·rei and after H310 הַגּוֹיִם ha·go·yim the nations H1471 אֲשֶׁר 'a·sher which H834 סְבִיבֹתָם se·vi·vo·tam [were] around them H5439 אֲשֶׁר 'a·sher which H834 צִוָּה tzi·vah he had commanded H6680 יְהוָה yah·weh Yahweh H3068 אֹתָם 'o·tam (marks the object) them H853 לְבִלְתִּי le·vil·ti to not H1115 עֲשׂוֹת a·sot to do H6213 כָּהֶם ka·hem like them H9038

Commentary

Matthew Henry · Verses 7–23

Though the destruction of the kingdom of the ten tribes was but briefly related, it is in these verses largely commented upon, and the reasons of it given. It was destruction from the Almighty: the Assyrian was but the rod of his anger, Is 10:5. Those that bring sin into a country or family, bring a plague into it, and will have to answer for all the mischief that follows. And vast as the outward wickedness of the world is, the secret sins, evil thoughts, desires, and purposes of mankind are much greater. There are outward sins which are marked by infamy; but ingratitude, neglect, and enmity to God, and the idolatry and impiety which proceed therefrom, are far more malignant. Without turning from every evil way, and keeping God's statutes, there can be no true godliness; but this must spring from belief of his testimony, as to wrath against all ungodliness and unrighteousness, and his mercy in Christ Jesus.

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Cross-references: Treasury of Scripture Knowledge. Hebrew and Greek data from STEPBible.org (Tyndale House, Cambridge), CC BY 4.0. Library: sources.