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II Kings 17:Verse 40

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Howbeit they did not hearken, but they did after their former manner.

Deuteronomy 4:28Jeremiah 13:232 Kings 17:342 Kings 17:122 Kings 17:8
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What Does II Kings 17:40 Mean?

Detailed meaning and commentary

"The tragic summary of the Northern Kingdom's history is found in this refusal to hearken. Rather than embracing the light of the Law, the people "did ..."

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King James VersionPrimary
KJV

Howbeit they did not hearken, but they did after their former manner.

American Standard Version
ASV

Howbeit they did not hearken, but they did after their former manner.

American King James Version
AKJV

However, they did not listen, but they did after their former manner.

KJV with Apocrypha
KJVA

Howbeit they did not hearken, but they did after their former manner.

Bible in Basic English
BBE

But they gave no attention, but went on in their old way.

Young's Literal Translation
YLT

and they have not hearkened, but according to their former custom they are doing,

New Heart English Bible
NHEB

However they did not listen, but they did what they did before.

NHEB Messianic Edition
NHEBME

However they did not listen, but they did what they did before.

NHEB Jehovah Edition
NHEBJE

However they did not listen, but they did what they did before.

Darby Translation
Darby

And they did not hearken, but did after their former customs.

Webster Bible
Webster

Yet they did not hearken, but they did after their former manner.

Geneva Bible 1599
Geneva1599

Howbeit they obeyed not, but did after their olde custome.

Douay-Rheims
DRC

But they did not hearken to them, but did according to their old custom.

Rotherham Bible
Rotherham

Howbeit they hearkened not,—but, according to their own former custom, were they offering.

Literal Translation
LITV

But they did not listen, but did according to their former custom.

Modern King James
MKJV

But they did not listen, but they followed after their former way.

Updated King James
UKJV

Nevertheless they did not hearken, but they did after their former manner.

Lexham English Bible
LEB

They did not listen but kept on doing according to their former customs.

Jewish Publication Society
JPS

Howbeit they did not hearken, but they did after their former manner.

Catholic Public Domain
CPDV

Yet truly, they did not listen to this. Instead, they acted in accord with their earlier custom.

Berean Study Bible
BSB

But they would not listen, and they persisted in their former customs.

Revised Webster
RWebster

Yet they did not hearken, but they did after their former manner.

Wycliffe Bible (1395)
Wycliffe

Forsothe thei herden not, but diden bi her formere custom.

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Deuteronomy 4:28Jeremiah 13:232 Kings 17:342 Kings 17:122 Kings 17:8Deuteronomy 4:28Jeremiah 13:232 Kings 17:342 Kings 17:122 Kings 17:8
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