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2 Kings 17:36

Old Testament Historical ASV (1901)

What does 2 Kings 17:36 say?

The American Standard Version records this verse as: “but Jehovah, who brought you up out of the land of Egypt with great power and with an outstretched arm, him shall ye fear, and unto him shall ye bow yourselves, and to him shall ye sacrifice:” Read the surrounding verses and the named sources below before drawing broader conclusions.

The verse

but Jehovah, who brought you up out of the land of Egypt with great power and with an outstretched arm, him shall ye fear, and unto him shall ye bow yourselves, and to him shall ye sacrifice:
2 Kings 17:36 — American Standard Version

Context — 2 Kings 17

American Standard Version (1901) — public domain. Click any verse for its study page.
33They feared Jehovah, and served their own gods, after the manner of the nations from among whom they had been carried away.
34Unto 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;
35with whom Jehovah 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:
36but Jehovah, who brought you up out of the land of Egypt with great power and with an outstretched arm, him shall ye fear, and unto him shall ye bow yourselves, and to him shall ye sacrifice:
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:
38and the covenant that I have made with you ye shall not forget; neither shall ye fear other gods:
39but Jehovah your God shall ye fear; and he will deliver you out of the hand of all your enemies.
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What do historical commentaries say?

John Gill's Exposition
John Gill (1697–1771) · Exposition of the Old and New Testament · 18th-century historical commentary
“But the Lord, which brought you up out of the land of Egypt, with a great power, and a stretched out arm, etc.] Which is observed, to show the obligations they lay under, in point of gratitude, to serve the Lord: him shall ye fear, and him shall ye worship, and to him shall ye do sacrifice: and him only, and not other gods; none but he being the object of religious fear and divine worship, and to whom sacrifices should be offered.”
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Treasury of Scriptural Knowledge
R. A. Torrey and contributors · The Treasury of Scripture Knowledge · Cross-reference reference work
“a stretched: Exo 6:6, Exo 9:15; Deu 5:15; Jer 32:21; Act 4:30 him shall ye fear: Lev 19:32; Deu 6:13, Deu 10:20, Deu 12:5, Deu 12:6, Deu 12:11, Deu 12:12; Mat 10:28; Rev 15:4 4 Kings (2 Kings) 17:37”
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