2 Kings 17:38

What does 2 Kings 17:38 mean?

A plain-English look at 2 Kings 17:38 in WEB alongside six other public-domain English translations, with cross-references and chapter context.

Parallel translations

WEB

World English Bible · 2000

and the covenant that I have made with you ye shall not forget; neither shall ye fear other gods:

KJV

King James Version · 1611

And the covenant that I have made with you ye shall not forget; neither shall ye fear other gods.

ASV

American Standard Version · 1901

and the covenant that I have made with you ye shall not forget; neither shall ye fear other gods:

BBE

Bible in Basic English · 1949

And you are to keep in memory the agreement which I have made with you; and you are to have no other gods.

YLT

Young's Literal Translation · 1862

and the covenant that I have made with you ye do not forget, and ye do not fear other gods;

DRA

Douay-Rheims (Challoner) · 1752

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

DBY

Darby Bible · 1890

And ye shall not forget the covenant that I have made with you, neither shall ye fear othergods;

Context

v.37and the statutes and the ordinances, and the law and the commandment, which he wrote for you, ye shall observe to do for evermore; and ye shall not fear other gods:

v.38This passage

v.39but Jehovah your God shall ye fear; and he will deliver you out of the hand of all your enemies.

Cross references

Related passages from across Scripture, drawn from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge.

  • Deuteronomy 4:23

    Take heed unto yourselves, lest ye forget the covenant of Jehovah your God, which he made with you, and make you a graven image in the form of anything which Jehovah thy God hath forbidden thee.

  • Deuteronomy 8:14

    then thy heart be lifted up, and thou forget Jehovah thy God, who brought thee forth out of the land of Egypt, out of the house of bondage;

  • Deuteronomy 6:12

    then beware lest thou forget Jehovah, who brought thee forth out of the land of Egypt, out of the house of bondage.

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