King James Version
2 Kings 17:38 in the King James Version says “And the covenant that I have made with you ye shall not forget; neither shall ye fear other gods.” — study this verse from 2 Kings chapter 17 with commentary, cross-references, and original Hebrew word analysis.
“And the covenant that I have made with you ye shall not forget; neither shall ye fear other gods.”
2 Kings 17:38 · KJV
But the LORD, who brought you up out of the land of Egypt with great power and a stretched out arm, him shall ye fear, and him shall ye worship, and to him shall ye do sacrifice.
And 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.
And the covenant that I have made with you ye shall not forget; neither shall ye fear other gods.
But the LORD your God ye shall fear; and he shall deliver you out of the hand of all your enemies.
Howbeit they did not hearken, but they did after their former manner.
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“And the covenant”
H1285a compact (because made by passing between pieces of flesh)
who, which, what, that; also (as an adverb and a conjunction) when, where, how, because, in order that, etc
“that I have made”
H3772to cut (off, down or asunder); by implication, to destroy or consume; specifically, to covenant (i.e., make an alliance or bargain, originally by cutt
properly, nearness (used only as a preposition or an adverb), near; hence, generally, with, by, at, among, etc
not (the simple or abs. negation); by implication, no; often used with other particles
“with you ye shall not forget”
H7911to mislay, i.e., to be oblivious of, from want of memory or attention
not (the simple or abs. negation); by implication, no; often used with other particles
“gods”
H430gods in the ordinary sense; but specifically used (in the plural thus, especially with the article) of the supreme god; occasionally applied by way of
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