33 They feared the Lord, and served their own gods, after the manner of the nations whom they carried away from thence.
33 They worshiped the Lord, but they also served their own gods in accordance with the customs of the nations from which they had been brought.
33 So they feared the Lord but also served their own gods, after the manner of the nations from among whom they had been carried away.
33 They honored and worshiped God, but they also kept up their devotions to the old gods of the places they had come from.
33 They feared the Lord, yet served their own gods--according to the rituals of the nations from among whom they were carried away.
33 And though they worshiped the Lord, they continued to follow their own gods according to the religious customs of the nations from which they came.
Matthew Henry's Commentary on 2 Kings 17:33
Commentary on 2 Kings 17:24-41
(Read 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 wisdom, possess our hearts, and influence our conduct, that we may be ready for every change. Wordly settlements are uncertain; we know not whither we may be driven before we die, and we must soon leave the world; but the righteous hath chosen that good part which shall not be taken from him.