2 Kings 17 · Verse 34

2 Kings 17:34

Unto this day they do after the former manners: they fear not the Lord, neither do they after their statutes, or after their ordinances, or after the law and commandment which the Lord commanded the children of Jacob, whom he named Israel;
2 Kings 17:34, King James Version

2 Kings 17:34 in other translations

BSBTo this day they are still practicing their former customs. None of them worship the LORD or observe the statutes, ordinances, laws, and commandments that the LORD gave the descendants of Jacob, whom He named Israel.
WEBTo this day they do what they did before. They don’t fear the LORD, and they do not follow the statutes, or the ordinances, or the law, or the commandment which the LORD commanded the children of Jacob, whom he named Israel;
ASVUnto this day they do after the former manner: they fear not Jehovah, neither do they after their statutes, or after their ordinances, or after the law or after the commandment which Jehovah commanded the children of Jacob, whom he named Israel;
YLTUnto this day they are doing according to the former customs--they are not fearing Jehovah, and are not doing according to their statutes, and according to their ordinances, and according to the law, and according to the command, that Jehovah commanded the sons of Jacob whose name He made Israel,
DARBYTo this day they do after their former customs: they fear not Jehovah, neither do they after their statutes or after their ordinances, nor after the law and commandment that Jehovah commanded the sons of Jacob, whom he named Israel.
BBESo to this day they go on in their old ways, not worshipping the Lord or keeping his orders or his ways or the law and the rule which the Lord gave to the children of Jacob, to whom he gave the name Israel;
WebsterTo this day they do after the former manners: they fear not the LORD, neither do they after their statutes, or after their ordinances, or after the law and commandment which the LORD commanded the children of Jacob, whom he named Israel;

What does 2 Kings 17:34 mean?

Jamieson-Fausset-Brown
34. Unto this day--the time of the Babylonian exile, when this book was composed. Their religion was a strange medley or compound of the service of God and the service of idols. Such was the first settlement of the people, afterwards called Samaritans, who were sent from Assyria to colonize the land, when the kingdom of Israel, after having continued three hundred fifty-six years, was overthrown.

Robert Jamieson, A. R. Fausset & David Brown, 1871 · public domain

Matthew Henry's Concise Commentary on 2 Kings 17:24-41

The terror of the Almighty will sometimes produce a forced or feigned submission in unconverted men; like those brought from different countries to inhabit Israel. But such will form unworthy thoughts of God, will expect to please him by outward forms, and will vainly try to reconcile his service with the love of the world and the indulgence of their lusts. May that fear of the Lord, which is the beginning of…

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2 Kings 17:34 in the original Hebrew

Word-by-word with transliteration, English gloss and Strong's number. Tap a number for the full definition and every place the word is used.

עַ֣ד'aduntilH5704
הַיּ֤וֹםhai.Yomthe dayH3117
הַזֶּה֙ha.Zeh<the> thisH2088
הֵ֣םhemtheyH1992
עֹשִׂ֔ים'o.Sim[are] doingH6213
כַּמִּשְׁפָּטִ֖יםka.mish.pa.Timaccording to the customsH4941
הָרִֽאשֹׁנִ֑יםha.ri.sho.Nim<the> formerH7223
אֵינָ֤ם'ei.Namnot theyH369
יְרֵאִים֙ye.re.'Im[are] fearingH3373
אֶת\־'et-<obj.>H853
יְהוָ֔הYah.wehYahwehH3068
וְאֵינָ֣םve.'ei.Namand not theyH369
עֹשִׂ֗ים'o.Sim[are] doingH6213
כְּחֻקֹּתָם֙ke.chu.ko.Tamaccording to statutes theirH2708
וּכְמִשְׁפָּטָ֔םu.khe.mish.pa.Tamand according to judgment theirH4941
וְכַתּוֹרָ֣הve.kha.to.Rahand according to the lawH8451
וְכַמִּצְוָ֗הve.kha.mitz.Vahand according to the commandmentH4687
אֲשֶׁ֨ר'a.SherwhichH834
צִוָּ֤הtzi.Vahhe commandedH6680
יְהוָה֙Yah.wehYahwehH3068
אֶת\־'et-<obj.>H853
בְּנֵ֣יbe.Nei[the] descendants ofH1121
יַעֲקֹ֔בya.'a.KoJacobH3290
אֲשֶׁר\־'a.Sher-whomH834
שָׂ֥םsamhe madeH7760
שְׁמ֖וֹshe.Moname hisH8034
יִשְׂרָאֵֽל\׃Yis.ra.'ElIsraelH3478

Source: STEPBible TAHOT/TAGNT (Tyndale House, CC BY 4.0).

Cross references for 2 Kings 17:34

  • Genesis 35:10

    And God said unto him, Thy name is Jacob: thy name shall not be called any more Jacob, but Israel shall be thy name: and he called his name Israel.

  • Genesis 32:28

    And he said, Thy name shall be called no more Jacob, but Israel: for as a prince hast thou power with God and with men, and hast prevailed.

  • 2 Kings 17:33

    They feared the Lord, and served their own gods, after the manner of the nations whom they carried away from thence.

  • 1 Kings 18:31

    And Elijah took twelve stones, according to the number of the tribes of the sons of Jacob, unto whom the word of the Lord came, saying, Israel shall be thy name:

  • Isaiah 48:1

    Hear ye this, O house of Jacob, which are called by the name of Israel, and are come forth out of the waters of Judah, which swear by the name of the Lord, and make mention of the God of Israel, but not in truth, nor in righteousness.

  • 2 Kings 17:25

    And so it was at the beginning of their dwelling there, that they feared not the Lord: therefore the Lord sent lions among them, which slew some of them.

  • 2 Kings 17:27-28

    Then the king of Assyria commanded, saying, Carry thither one of the priests whom ye brought from thence; and let them go and dwell there, and let him teach them the manner of the God of the land. Then one of the priests whom they had carried away from Samaria came and dwelt in Beth–el, and taught them how they should fear the Lord.

  • 1 Kings 11:31

    And he said to Jeroboam, Take thee ten pieces: for thus saith the Lord, the God of Israel, Behold, I will rend the kingdom out of the hand of Solomon, and will give ten tribes to thee:

  • Genesis 33:20

    And he erected there an altar, and called it El–elohe–Israel.

  • 1 Kings 18:11

    And now thou sayest, Go, tell thy lord, Behold, Elijah is here.

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Treasury of Scripture Knowledge
fear not.
25,27,28,33
whom he named Israel.
Ge 32:28; 33:20; 35:10; 1Ki 11:31; 18:11; Isa 48:1

Treasury of Scripture Knowledge (Samuel Bagster, c. 1836) · public domain

Context

  • 2 Kings 17:33

    They feared the Lord, and served their own gods, after the manner of the nations whom they carried away from thence.

  • 2 Kings 17:34

    Unto this day they do after the former manners: they fear not the Lord, neither do they after their statutes, or after their ordinances, or after the law and commandment which the Lord commanded the children of Jacob, whom he named Israel;

  • 2 Kings 17:35

    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:

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2 Kings 17:34 in other languages

Spanish
Reina-Valera 1909		Hasta hoy hacen como primero; que ni temen á Jehová, ni guardan sus estatutos, ni sus ordenanzas, ni hacen según la ley y los mandamientos que prescribió Jehová á los hijos de Jacob, al cual puso el nombre de Israel;
French
Bible J.N. Darby 1885		Jusqu’à ce jour ils font selon leurs premières coutumes: ils ne craignent pas l’ Éternel, et ils ne font pas selon leurs statuts et selon leurs coutumes, ni selon la loi et selon le commandement que l’ Éternel avait commandés aux fils de Jacob, qu’il nomma Israël.
German
Elberfelder 1871		Bis auf diesen Tag tun sie nach den früheren Weisen: sie fürchten Jehova nicht, und sie tun nicht nach ihren Satzungen und nach ihren Rechten, und auch nicht nach dem Gesetz und nach dem Gebot, welches Jehova den Söhnen Jakobs geboten hatte, dem er den Namen Israel gab.
Latin
Clementine Vulgate		Usque in præsentem diem morem sequuntur antiquum: non timent Dominum, neque custodiunt cæremonias ejus, judicia, et legem, et mandatum, quod præceperat Dominus filiis Jacob, quem cognominavit Israël: