1In the twelfth year of the reign of…
2And he did evil in the sight of…
3Shalmaneser king of Assyria attacked him, and Hoshea…
4But the king of Assyria discovered that Hoshea…
5Then the king of Assyria invaded the whole…
6In the ninth year of Hoshea, the king…
7All this happened because the people of Israel…
8and walked in the customs of the nations…
9The Israelites secretly did things against the LORD…
10They set up for themselves sacred pillars and…
11They burned incense on all the high places…
12They served idols, although the LORD had told…
13Yet through all His prophets and seers, the…
14But they would not listen, and they stiffened…
15They rejected His statutes and the covenant He…
16They abandoned all the commandments of the LORD…
17They sacrificed their sons and daughters in the…
18So the LORD was very angry with Israel,…
19and even Judah did not keep the commandments…
20So the LORD rejected all the descendants of…
21When the LORD had torn Israel away from…
22The Israelites persisted in all the sins that…
23Finally, the LORD removed Israel from His presence,…
24Then the king of Assyria brought people from…
25Now when the settlers first lived there, they…
26So they spoke to the king of Assyria,…
27Then the king of Assyria commanded: “Send back…
28Thus one of the priests they had carried…
29Nevertheless, the people of each nation continued to…
30The men of Babylon made Succoth-benoth, the men…
31the Avvites made Nibhaz and Tartak, and the…
32So the new residents worshiped the LORD, but…
33They worshiped the LORD, but they also served…
34To this day they are still practicing their…
35For the LORD had made a covenant with…
36Instead, worship the LORD, who brought you out…
37And you must always be careful to observe…
38Do not forget the covenant I have made…
39but worship the LORD your God, and He…
40But they would not listen, and they persisted…
41So these nations worshiped the LORD but also…
