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With whom the Lord had made a covenant, and charged them, saying, Ye shall not fear other gods, nor bow yourselves to them, nor serve them, nor sacrifice to them:

KJV

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ASV

with whom Jehovah had made a covenant, and charged them, saying, Ye shall not fear other gods, nor bow yourselves to them, nor serve them, nor sacrifice to them:

WEB

For the LORD had made a covenant with the Israelites and commanded them, “Do not worship other gods or bow down to them; do not serve them or sacrifice to them.

YLT

and Jehovah maketh with them a covenant, and chargeth them, saying, `Ye do not fear other gods, nor bow yourselves to them, nor serve them, nor sacrifice to them,

DBT

And Jehovah had made a covenant with them, and charged them saying, Ye shall not fear othergods, nor bow down yourselves to them, nor serve them, nor sacrifice to them;

About this book

Old Testament

2 KingsTwo kingdoms on parallel but diverging arcs. Elisha's ministry; Samaria falls to Assyria in 722 BC; Jerusalem falls to Babylon in 586 BC. Prophets interpose; kings refuse; the exile comes — and closes on a whisper of covenant hope.

Author
Compiler anonymous; Jewish tradition attributes to Jeremiah (same as 1 Kings)
Date
Events c. 852–560 BC; closing coda places composition in the mid-exile, c. 560 BC

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