2Kings:17:9-18
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And the children of Israel did secretly those things that were not right against the LORD their God ,
and they built them high places in all their cities ,
from the tower of the watchmen to the fenced city .
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And they set them up images and groves in every high hill gib #
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and under every green tree :
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And there they burnt incense in all the high places ,
as did the heathen whom the LORD carried away before them ;
and wrought wicked things to provoke the LORD to anger :
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For they served idols ,
whereof the LORD had said unto them ,
Ye shall not do this thing .
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Yet the LORD testified against Israel Yisra #
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and against Judah ,
by all the prophets ,
and by all the seers ,
saying ,
Turn ye from your evil ways ,
and keep my commandments and my statutes ,
according to all the law which I commanded your fathers ,
and which I sent to you by my servants the prophets .
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Notwithstanding they would not hear ,
but hardened their necks ,
like to the neck of their fathers ,
that did not believe in the LORD their God .
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And they rejected his statutes ,
and his covenant that he made with their fathers ,
and his testimonies which he testified against them ;
and they followed vanity ,
and became vain ,
and went after the heathen that were round about them ,
concerning whom the LORD had charged them ,
that they should not do like them .
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And they left all the commandments of the LORD their God ,
and made them molten images ,
even two calves ,
and made a grove ,
and worshipped all the host of heaven ,
and served Baal Ba #
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And they caused their sons and their daughters to pass through the fire ,
and used divination and enchantments ,
and sold themselves to do evil in the sight of the LORD ,
to provoke him to anger .
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Therefore the LORD was very angry with Israel Yisra #
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and removed them out of his sight :
there was none left but the tribe of Judah only .