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Easy-to-Read Version Azariah’s Rule Over Judah 15 King Azariah son of Amaziah of Judah became king in the 27th year that Jeroboam was king of Israel. 2 Azariah was 16 years old when he began to rule. He ruled 52 years in Jerusalem. His mother was named Jecoliah of Jerusalem. 3 Azariah did what the Lord said was right, just as his father Amaziah had done. 4 But he did not destroy the high places. People still made sacrifices and burned incense in these places of worship. 5 The Lord caused King Azariah to become sick with leprosy. He was a leper until the day he died. Azariah lived in a separate house. His son Jotham was in charge of the king’s palace, and he judged the people. 6 All the great things that Azariah did are written in the book, The History of the Kings of Judah. 7 Azariah died and was buried with his ancestors in the City of David. Azariah’s son Jotham became the new king after him. Zechariah’s Short Rule Over Israel 8 Zechariah son of Jeroboam ruled over Samaria in Israel for six months. This was during the 38th year that Azariah was king of Judah. 9 Zechariah did what the Lord said was wrong. He did the same things his ancestors did. He did not stop committing the sins of Jeroboam son of Nebat who caused Israel to sin. 10 Shallum son of Jabesh made plans against Zechariah. Shallum killed Zechariah in Ibleam.[a] Shallum became the new king. 11 All the other things that Zechariah did are written in the book, The History of the Kings of Israel. 12 In this way the Lord’s word came true. He had told Jehu that four generations of his descendants would be kings of Israel. Shallum’s Short Rule Over Israel 13 Shallum son of Jabesh became king of Israel during the 39th year that Uzziah was king of Judah. Shallum ruled for one month in Samaria. 14 Menahem son of Gadi came up from Tirzah to Samaria and killed Shallum son of Jabesh. Then Menahem became the new king after him. 15 All the things Shallum did, including his plans against Zechariah, are written in the book, The History of the Kings of Israel. Menahem’s Rule Over Israel 16 Menahem defeated Tiphsah and the area around it. The people refused to open the city gate for him. So Menahem defeated them and ripped open all the pregnant women in that city. 17 Menahem son of Gadi became king over Israel during the 39th year that Azariah was king of Judah. Menahem ruled ten years in Samaria. 18 Menahem did what the Lord said was wrong. He did not stop committing the sins of Jeroboam son of Nebat who caused Israel to sin. 19 King Pul of Assyria came to fight against Israel. Menahem gave Pul 75,000 pounds[b] of silver so that Pul would support him and help him gain complete control of the kingdom. 20 Menahem raised the money by making all the rich and powerful men pay taxes. He taxed each man 20 ounces[c] of silver and gave the money to the king of Assyria. So the king of Assyria left and did not stay there in Israel. 21 All the great things that Menahem did are written in the book, The History of the Kings of Israel. 22 Menahem died and was buried with his ancestors. His son Pekahiah became the new king after him. Pekahiah’s Rule Over Israel 23 Pekahiah son of Menahem became king over Israel in Samaria during the 50th year that Azariah was king of Judah. Pekahiah ruled two years. 24 He did what the Lord said was wrong. He did not stop committing the sins of Jeroboam son of Nebat that caused Israel to sin. 25 The commander of Pekahiah’s army was Pekah son of Remaliah. Pekah killed Pekahiah in Samaria at the king’s palace. Pekah had 50 men from Gilead with him when he killed Pekahiah. Then Pekah became the new king after him. 26 All the great things Pekahiah did are written in the book, The History of the Kings of Israel. Pekah’s Rule Over Israel 27 Pekah son of Remaliah began to rule over Israel in Samaria during the 52nd year that Azariah was king of Judah. Pekah ruled 20 years. 28 Pekah did what the Lord said was wrong. He did not stop committing the sins of Jeroboam son of Nebat who caused Israel to sin. 29 King Tiglath Pileser of Assyria came to fight against Israel while Pekah was king of Israel. Tiglath Pileser captured Ijon, Abel Bethmaacah, Janoah, Kedesh, Hazor, Gilead, Galilee, and all the area of Naphtali. He took the people from these places as prisoners to Assyria. 30 Hoshea son of Elah made plans against Pekah son of Remaliah and killed him. Then Hoshea became the new king. This was during the 20th year that Jotham son of Uzziah was king of Judah. 31 All the great things that Pekah did are written in the book, The History of the Kings of Israel. Jotham’s Rule Over Judah 32 Jotham son of Uzziah became king of Judah. This was during the second year that Pekah son of Remaliah was king of Israel. 33 Jotham was 25 years old when he became king. He ruled 16 years in Jerusalem. His mother was named Jerusha, the daughter of Zadok. 34 Jotham did what the Lord said was right, just as his father Uzziah had done. 35 But he did not destroy the high places. The people still made sacrifices and burned incense at those places of worship. Jotham built the upper gate of the Lord’s Temple. 36 All the great things that Jotham did are written in the book, The History of the Kings of Judah. 37 At that time the Lord sent King Rezin of Aram and Pekah son of Remaliah to fight against Judah. 38 Jotham died and was buried with his ancestors in the City of David, his ancestor. Jotham’s son Ahaz became the new king after him. Ahaz Becomes King Over Judah 16 Ahaz son of Jotham became king of Judah during the 17th year that Pekah son of Remaliah was king of Israel. 2 Ahaz was 20 years old when he became king. He ruled 16 years in Jerusalem. Unlike his ancestor David, Ahaz did not do what the Lord said was right. 3 He did the same bad things the kings of Israel had done. He even burned his son as a sacrifice.[d] He copied the terrible sins of the nations that the Lord had forced to leave the country when the Israelites came. 4 Ahaz made sacrifices and burned incense at the high places and on the hills and under every green tree. 5 King Rezin of Aram and King Pekah son of Remaliah of Israel came to fight against Jerusalem. Rezin and Pekah surrounded Ahaz, but could not defeat him. 6 At that time King Rezin of Aram took back Elath for Aram. Rezin took all the people of Judah who were living in Elath. The Arameans settled in Elath, and they still live there today. 7 Ahaz sent messengers to King Tiglath Pileser of Assyria with this message: “I am your servant. I am like a son to you. Come and save me from the king of Aram and the king of Israel. They have come to fight me.” 8 Ahaz also took the silver and gold that was in the Temple of the Lord and in the treasuries of the king’s palace. Then Ahaz sent a gift to the king of Assyria. 9 The king of Assyria listened to Ahaz and went to fight against Damascus. The king captured that city and took the people from Damascus as prisoners to Kir. He also killed Rezin. 10 King Ahaz went to Damascus to meet King Tiglath Pileser of Assyria. Ahaz saw the altar at Damascus. He sent a model and pattern of this altar to Uriah the priest. 11 Then Uriah the priest built an altar just like the model King Ahaz had sent him from Damascus. Uriah the priest built the altar this way before King Ahaz came back from Damascus. 12 When the king arrived from Damascus, he saw the altar. He offered sacrifices on the altar. 13 Ahaz burned his burnt offerings and grain offerings on it. He poured his drink offering and sprinkled the blood of his fellowship offerings on this altar. 14 Ahaz took the bronze altar that was before the Lord from the front of the Temple. This bronze altar was between Ahaz’s altar and the Temple of the Lord. Ahaz put the bronze altar on the north side of his own altar. 15 He commanded Uriah the priest, “Use the large altar to burn the morning burnt offerings, the evening grain offerings, and the drink offerings from all the people of this country. Sprinkle all the blood from the burnt offering and other sacrifices on the large altar. But I will use the bronze altar to get answers from God.” 16 Uriah the priest did everything that King Ahaz commanded him to do. 17 There were carts with bronze panels and basins for the priests to wash their hands. King Ahaz removed the panels and basins and cut up the carts. He also took the large tank[e] off the bronze bulls that stood under it. He put the large tank on a stone pavement. 18 Workers had built a covered place inside the Temple area for the Sabbath meetings. But Ahaz removed the covered place and the outside entrance for the king. He removed all these from the Lord’s Temple. Ahaz did this because of the king of Assyria. 19 All the great things that Ahaz did are written in the book, The History of the Kings of Judah. 20 Ahaz died and was buried with his ancestors in the City of David. Ahaz’s son Hezekiah became the new king after him. Hoshea Begins His Rule Over Israel 17 Hoshea son of Elah began to rule in Samaria over Israel. This was during the 12th year that Ahaz was king of Judah. Hoshea ruled nine years. 2 He did what the Lord said was wrong, but he was not as bad as the kings of Israel who had ruled before him. 3 King Shalmaneser of Assyria came to fight against Hoshea and defeated him. So Hoshea paid tribute to Shalmaneser. 4 Later, Hoshea sent messengers to the king of Egypt to ask for help. That king’s name was So. That year Hoshea did not pay tribute to the king of Assyria as he did every other year. The king of Assyria learned that Hoshea had made plans against him. So he arrested Hoshea and put him in jail. 5 The king of Assyria attacked many places in Israel. Then he came to Samaria and fought against it for three years. 6 The king of Assyria took Samaria during the ninth year that Hoshea was king of Israel. He captured many Israelites and took them as prisoners to Assyria. He made them live in Halah by the Habor River at Gozan and in other cities of the Medes. 7 These things happened because the Israelites had sinned against the Lord their God. And it was the Lord who brought the Israelites out of the land of Egypt! He saved them from the power of Pharaoh, the king of Egypt. But the Israelites began worshiping other gods. 8 They began doing the same things that other people did. And the Lord had forced those people to leave their land when the Israelites came. The Israelites also chose to be ruled by kings. 9 The Israelites secretly did things against the Lord their God, and those things were wrong! The Israelites built high places in all their cities—from the smallest town to the largest city. 10 They put up memorial stones and Asherah poles on every high hill and under every green tree. 11 They burned incense there in all those places for worship.[f] They did these things like the nations that the Lord forced out of the land before them. The Israelites did evil things that made the Lord angry. 12 They served idols, and the Lord had said to them, “You must not do this.” 13 The Lord used every prophet and every seer to warn Israel and Judah. He said, “Turn away from the evil things you do. Obey my commands and laws. Follow all the law that I gave to your ancestors. I used my servants the prophets to give this law to you.” 14 But the people would not listen. They were very stubborn like their ancestors. Their ancestors did not believe the Lord their God. 15 They refused to follow his laws and the agreement he made with their ancestors. They would not listen to his warnings. They worshiped idols that were worth nothing and they themselves became worth nothing. The Lord had warned them not to do the evil things that the people in the nations around them did. But they lived the same way those people lived. 16 The people stopped following the commands of the Lord their God. They made two gold statues of calves. They made Asherah poles. They worshiped all the stars of heaven and served Baal. 17 They sacrificed their sons and daughters in the fire. They used magic and witchcraft to try to learn the future. They sold themselves to do what the Lord said was evil. They did this to make him angry. 18 So the Lord became very angry with Israel and removed them from his sight. There were no Israelites left, except the tribe of Judah. The People of Judah Are Also Guilty 19 But even the people of Judah did not obey the commands of the Lord their God. They lived just as the Israelites had. 20 The Lord rejected all the Israelites. He brought them many troubles. He let people destroy them. Finally, he threw them away and removed them from his sight. 21 He tore them from the family of David, and they made Jeroboam son of Nebat their king. Jeroboam pulled the Israelites away from following the Lord. He caused them to commit a great sin. 22 So the Israelites sinned in all the ways Jeroboam did. And they did not stop committing these sins 23 until the Lord took Israel away from his sight. And he said this would happen. He sent his prophets to tell the people this would happen. So the Israelites were taken out of their country into Assyria. And they have been there to this day. Foreigners Settle in Israel 24 The king of Assyria took the Israelites out of Samaria and brought in other people from Babylon, Cuthah, Avva, Hamath, and Sepharvaim. They took over Samaria and lived in the cities around it. 25 When these people began to live in Samaria, they did not honor the Lord, so the Lord sent lions to attack them. The lions killed some of them. 26 Some people said to the king of Assyria, “The people who you took away and put in the cities of Samaria don’t know the law of the god of that country. So that god sent lions to attack them. The lions killed them because they don’t know the law of the god of that country.” 27 So the king of Assyria gave this command: “You took some priests from Samaria. Send one of them who I captured back to Samaria. Let that priest go and live there. Then he can teach the people the law of the god of that country.” 28 So one of the priests who the Assyrians had carried away from Samaria came to live in Bethel. He taught the people how they should honor the Lord. 29 But all those people made gods of their own. They put them in the temples at the high places that the people of Samaria had made. They did this wherever they lived. 30 The people of Babylon made the false god Succoth Benoth. The people of Cuthah made the false god Nergal. The people of Hamath made the false god Ashima. 31 The people of Avva made the false gods Nibhaz and Tartak. The people from Sepharvaim also burned their children in the fire to honor their false gods, Adrammelech and Anammelech. 32 But they also worshiped the Lord. They chose priests for the high places from among the people. These priests made sacrifices for the people in the temples at those places of worship. 33 They respected the Lord but also served their own gods, just as they did in their own countries. 34 Even today, they live the same way they did in the past. They don’t honor the Lord. They don’t obey the rules and commands of the Israelites. They don’t obey the law or the commands that the Lord gave to the children of Jacob. 35 The Lord made an agreement with the Israelites. He commanded them, “You must not honor other gods. You must not worship them or serve them or offer sacrifices to them. 36 But you must follow the Lord, who brought you out of Egypt. He used his great power to save you. You must worship him and make sacrifices to him. 37 You must obey the rules, laws, teachings, and commands that he wrote for you. You must obey these things all the time. You must not respect other gods. 38 You must not forget the agreement that I made with you. You must not respect other gods. 39 No, you must respect only the Lord your God. Then he will save you from all your enemies.” 40 But the Israelites did not listen. They kept on doing the same things they did before. 41 So now those other nations respected the Lord, but they also served their own idols. Their children and grandchildren did the same thing their ancestors did. They still do these things to this day. Footnotes - 2 Kings 15:10 in Ibleam This is found in some copies of the ancient Greek version. The standard Hebrew text has “in public.” - 2 Kings 15:19 75,000 pounds Literally, “1000 talents” (34,500 kg). - 2 Kings 15:20 20 ounces Literally, “50 shekels” (575 g). - 2 Kings 16:3 burned his son as a sacrifice Literally, “made his son pass through the fire.” - 2 Kings 16:17 tank A very large container for water. - 2 Kings 17:11 places for worship Or “high places,” places for worshiping God or false gods. These places were often on the hills and mountains.
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2 राजा 17 Nepali Bible: Easy-to-Read Version (ERV-NE) होशे इस्राएलमा आफ्नो शासन शुरू गर्छन् 17 एलाका छोरा होशेले सामरियामा इस्राएलमाथि शासन शुरू गरे। यो समय यहूदाका राजा आहाजको शासनकालको 12 औं बर्ष थियो। होशेले नौं बर्ष शासन गरे। 2 होशेले ती कामहरू गरे जसलाई परमप्रभुले भूल भन्नुभएको थियो। तर होशे अघि शासन गर्ने इस्राएलका राजाहरू जस्तो खराब थिएनन्। 3 अश्शूरका राजा शलमनेसेर होशेको विरोधमा युद्ध गर्न आए। शलमनेसेरले होशेलाई पराजित गरे अनि होशे उनको सेवक भए। यस प्रकार होशेले शलमनेसेरलाई कर तिर्न थाले। 4 पछि होशेले मिश्रका राजालाई मद्दत माग्न दूत पठाए। त्यस राजाको नाउँ सो थियो। त्यस बर्ष होशेले अश्शूरका राजालाई प्रत्येक बर्ष दिए जस्तै कर दिएनन्। अश्शूरका राजाले थाहपाए, होशेले उनको विरोधमा षड्यन्त्र रचेका छन्। यस कारण अश्शूरका राजाले होशेलाई बन्दी बनाए अनि जेलमा थुने। 5 अश्शूरका राजाले इस्राएलमा धेरै ठाउँहरूमा आक्रमण गरे। त्यसपछि तिनी सामरिया आए। उनले सामरियाको विरोधमा तीन बर्ष युद्ध गरे। 6 अश्शूरका राजाले इस्राएलका राजा होशेको नवौं बर्षको अवधिमा सामरियालाई कब्जामा लिए। अश्शूरका राजाले धेरै इस्राएलीहरूलाई पक्रे र बन्दीको रूपमा अश्शूर लगे। उनले तिनीहरूलाई हलहमा गोजान, नदीको किनार हाबोर र माहीहरूका शहरहरूमा छोडी दिए। 7 यस्ता घटनाहरू भए किनभने इस्राएलीहरूले परमप्रभु तिनीहरूको परमेश्वरको विरूद्धमा पाप काम गरेका थिए। जसले तिनीहरूलाई मिश्र भूमिबाट बाहिर निकालेर ल्याउनु भएको थियो। परमप्रभुले तिनीहरूलाई मिश्रका राजा फिरऊनको कब्जाबाट बचाउनुभएको थियो। तर इस्राएलीहरूले अरू देवताहरूको पूजा गर्न थाले। 8 तिनीहरू त्यही कुराहरू गर्न थाले जो अरू मानिसहरू गर्दथे। र परमप्रभुले ती मानिसहरूलाई भूमि छोड्न वाध्य गराए जब इस्राएलीहरू आए। इस्राएलीहरूका राजाहरूले पनि तिनीहरूलाई गलत काम गर्न लगायो। 9 इस्राएलीहरूले लुकेर आफ्ना परमेश्वरको विरोधमा कामहरू गर्न थाले। अनि ती कामहरू झूटा थिए। इस्राएलीहरूले सानो शहरदेखि ठूलो शहरसम्म सबै शहरहरूमा अग्ला ठाउँहरू बनाए। 10 इस्राएलीहरूले प्रत्येक अग्लो पहाडमाथि अनि प्रत्येक हरियो रूखमुनि स्मारक ढुङ्गा अशेर खाँबो खडा गरे। 11 इस्राएलीहरू ती सबै पूजा स्थलहरूमा धूपबलि बाल्ने गर्दथे। तिनीहरूले यी कामहरू ती राष्ट्रहरू जस्तै गरे जसलाई परमप्रभुले उनीहरूको सामुने देश त्याग्न वाध्य गराउनुभएको थियो। इस्राएलीहरूले दुष्ट कामहरू गरे जसले परमप्रभुलाई रीस उठायो। 12 तिनीहरूले देवमूर्तिहरूको सेवा गरे। अनि परमप्रभुले इस्राएलीहरूलाई भन्नुभएको थियो, “तिमीले यस्तो काम गर्नु हुँदैन।” 13 परमप्रभुले प्रत्येक अगमवक्ता र दर्शीलाई प्रयोग गरेर इस्राएल र यहूदालाई चेताउनी दिनुभएको थियो। परमप्रभुले भन्नुभयो, “तिमीले गरेको नीच कामबाट टाढा बस। मेरा आदेश र विधिहरू पालन गर। सबै नियमहरू पालन गर जो मैले तिम्रा पुर्खाहरूलाई दिएको थिएँ। मैले यो नियम तिमीलाई दिनका लागि मेरा सेवक अगमवक्ताहरूलाई काममा लगाएँ।” 14 तर मानिसहरूले सुनेनन्। तिनीहरू आफ्ना पुर्खाहरू जस्तै ढीठ थिए। तिनका पुर्खाहरूले आफ्नो परमेश्वरमाथि विश्वास गरेनन् 15 मानिसहरूले परमप्रभुको नियम र पुर्खाहरूसँग भएको उहाँको करार मान्न स्वीकारेनन्। तिनीहरू परमप्रभुको चेताउनी सुन्न तयार भएनन्। तिनीहरूले देवमूर्तिहरूको पूजा गरे जो कामै नलाग्ने थिए अनि तिनीहरू आफैं पनि काम नलाग्ने भए। तिनीहरू आफ्ना वरिपरि भएका राष्ट्रहरूका मानिसहरू जस्तै जीवन यापन गर्न थाले। तिनीहरूले त्यस्तै खराब कामहरू गरे। अनि परमप्रभुले इस्राएलका मानिसहरूलाई चेताउनी दिनुभएको थियो। परमप्रभुले तिनीहरूलाई त्यस्ता खराब कामहरू नगर्नु भन्नुभएको थियो। 16 मानिसहरूले आफ्ना परमेश्वरको आदेश अनुशरण गर्न बन्द गरे। तिनीहरूले दुइवटा सुनको बाछाका मूर्तिहरू बनाए। तिनीहरूले अशेरा खाँबो बनाए। तिनीहरूले आकाशका सबै ताराहरूको पूजा गरे अनि बालको सेवा गरे। 17 तिनीहरूले आफ्ना छोरा छोरीहरू आगोमा बलि दिए। तिनीहरूले भविष्यको जानकारी प्राप्तका लागि तंत्र-मंत्र जादू-प्रेत, विद्याको प्रयोग गरे। तिनीहरूले त्यस्तो काम गर्नका लागि आफूलाई बेचे जसलाई परमप्रभुले नराम्रो भन्नुभएको थियो। तिनीले यस्तो काम परमप्रभुको रीस जगाउनका लागि गरे। 18 यस कारण परमप्रभु इस्राएलमाथि साह्रै रिसाउनुभयो अनि आफ्नो नजर देखि टाढामा राख्नुभयो। यहूदाका परिवार समूहबाहेक कोही इस्राएली रहेको थिएन। यहूदाका मानिसहरू पनि दोषी छन् 19 तर यहूदाका मानिसहरूले आफ्ना परमप्रभुको आदेश पालन गरेनन्। यहूदाका मानिसहरूले इस्राएलका मानिसहरू जस्तै जीवन यापन गरे। 20 परमप्रभुले इस्राएलका सबै मानिसहरूलाई अस्वीकार गर्नुभयो। उहाँले तिनीहरूमाथि धेरै सङ्कटहरू ल्याउनुभयो अनि, अन्तमा उहाँले तिनीहरूलाई बाहिर फ्याँकी दिनुभयो अनि आफ्नो नजरबाट बाहिर राख्नुभयो। 21 परमप्रभुले इस्राएललाई दाऊदको परिवारबाट छुट्ट्याउनुभयो अनि इस्राएलीहरूले नाबातका छोरा योरोवामलाई आफ्नो राजा बनाए। यारोवामले इस्राएलीहरूलाई परमप्रभुको अनुशरण गर्न नदिएर टाढ राखे यारोवामले इस्राएलीहरूलाई ठुलो पाप गर्न लगाए। 22 यस प्रकार इस्राएलीहरूले सबै पाप कामहरू अनुशरण गरे जो यारोबामले गरे। तिनीहरूले ती पाप कामहरू परमप्रभुले इस्राएललाई नजरबाट पर नगरून्जेल सम्म बन्द गरेनन्। 23 अनि परमप्रभुले भन्नुभयो यस्तो हुनेछ। उहाँले आफ्ना अगमवक्ताहरू मानिसहरूलाई यस्तो भन्न पठाउनुभयो। यसकारण इस्राएलीहरूलाई आफ्नो देशबाट बाहिर अश्शूर पुर्याइयो अनि तिनीहरू आजसम्म त्यहीं छन्। सामरियेली मानिसहरूको शुरूआत 24 अश्शूरका राजाले इस्राएलीहरूलाई सामरियाबाट बाहिर लगे। त्यसपछि अश्शूरका राजाले बाबेल कूता, अब्बा, हमात र सपर्वेमबाट मानिसहरू ल्याए। उनले ती मानिसहरूलाई सामरियामा बस्न लगाए। ती मानिसहरूले सामरियामा अधिकार जमाए अनि वरिपरि शहरहरूमा बस्न थाले। 25 जब ती मानिसहरू सामरियामा बस्न थाले। तिनीहरूले परमप्रभुको सम्मान गरेनन्। यसकारण परमप्रभुले तिनीहरूमाथि आक्रमण गराउन सिंहहरू पठाउनुभयो। ती सिंहहरूले ती मानिसहरूमध्ये केहीलाई मारे। 26 केही मानिसहरूले अश्शूका राजालाई भने, “ती मानिसहरू जसलाई तिमीले लग्यौ अनि सामरियाका शहरहरूमा बस्न लगायौ। त्यस देशका देवताको नियमहरू जान्दैनन्। यसकारण देवताले तिनीहरूमाथि आक्रमण गराउन सिंहहरू पठाए। सिंहहरूले ती मानिसहरूलाई मारे किन भने तिनीहरू त्यस देशका देवताको नियम जान्दैन थिए।” 27 यसकारण अश्शूरका राजाले यस्तो आदेश दिएः “तिमीले सामरियाबाट केही पूजाहारी ल्याउ। ती पूजाहारीहरूमध्ये एक जनालाई पठाऊ जसलाई बन्दी बनाएर सामरिया लगेको थिए। त्यो पूजाहारी जाओस् अनि त्यहीं बसोस। तर त्यस पूजाहारीले मानिसहरूलाई त्यस देशको देवताको नियम पढाउन सक्नेछन्।” 28 यसकारण पूजाहारीहरूमध्ये एक जना जसलाई अश्शूरीहरूले सामरियाबाट ल्याएका थिए,उनी बेतेलमा बस्न आए। यस पूजाहारीले मानिसहरूलाई कसरी तिनीहरूले परमप्रभुको सम्मान गर्नुपर्छ बताए। 29 तर ती सबै मानिसहरूले आ-आफ्नो देवताहरू बनाए अनि अग्लो ठाउँहरूमा भएका मन्दिरहरूमा तिनीहरूलाई स्थापित गरे जो सामरीहरूले बनाएका थिए। ती मानिसहरूलाई यस्तै गरे जहाँ-जहाँ तिनीहरू बस्थे। 30 बाबेलका मानिसहरूले झूटा देवता सुक्कोत-बनोत बनाए। कूतका मानिसहरूले झूटा देवता नेगेल बनाए। हमातका मानिसहरूले झूटा देवता अशीमा बनाए। 31 अब्बाका मानिसहरूले झूटा देवता नेभज र तर्ताक बनाए अनि सपर्वेका मानिसहरूले आफ्ना झूटा देवताहरूको सम्मान गर्नका लागि आफ्ना नानीहरू आगोमा जलाए। झूटा देवताहरू अद्रमेलेक र अनमेलेक थिए। 32 तर ती मानिसहरूले परमप्रभुको पनि आराधना गरे। तिनीहरूले मानिसहरूबाट अग्ला पूजा स्थलका लागि पूजाहारीहरू रोजे। ती पूजाहारीहरूले ती पूजा स्थलहरूमा मन्दिरभित्र मानिसहरूका लागि बलि दिए। 33 तिनीहरूले परमप्रभुको आदर गरे तर तिनीहरूले आफ्ना देवताहरूको पनि सेवा गरे। ती मानिसहरू आफ्ना देवताहरूको सेवा त्यसरी नै गर्दथे जसरी तिनीहरू ती देशमा गर्दथे जहाँबाट तिनीहरूलाई ल्याइयो। 34 आजसम्म ती मानिसहरू त्यसरी बस्छन् जसरी तिनीहरू अतीतमा बसेका थिए। तिनीहरूले परमप्रभुको डर मान्छन् नत भक्ति नै गर्छन्। तिनीहरूले नियमको, निर्देशन, व्यवस्था अथवा आदेशहरू जुन परमप्रभुले याकूबको सन्तानहरूलाई दिएको थियो पालन गर्देनन्। 35 परमप्रभुले इस्राएलका मानिसहरूसँग एउटा करार गर्नुभयो। परमप्रभुले तिनीहरूलाई आदेश दिनुभयो, “तिमीहरूले अरू देवताहरूको आदर नगर। तिमीहरूले तिनीहरूको पूजा गर्नु हुँदैन, सेवा गर्नु हुँदैन अथवा बलि चढाउनु हुँदैन। 36 तर तिमीहरूले परमप्रभुको अनुशरण गर्नु पर्छ। परमप्रभु नै परमेश्वर हुनुहुन्छ जसले तिमीलाई मिश्रबाट बाहिर ल्याउनुभयो। परमप्रभुले तिमीलाई बचाउनका लागि आफ्नो महाशक्ति प्रयोग गर्नुभयो। तिमीले परमप्रभुको आराधना गर्नुपर्छ अनि उहाँका लागि बलि चढाउनु पर्छ। 37 तिमीले विधिहरू, नियमहरू, उपदेशहरू तथा आदेश पालन गर्नु पर्छ जो उहाँले तिम्रो निम्ति लेख्नुभएको थियो। तिमीले यी कुराहरू सधैँ हर समय पालन गर्नु पर्छ। तिमीले अरू देवताहरूको आदर गर्नुहुँदैन। 38 तिमीले त्यो करार बिर्सिनु हुँदैन जो मैले तिमीहरूसित गरेको थिएँ। तिमीले अरू देवताहरूको आदर गर्नुहुँदैन। 39 तिमीले परमप्रभु तिनीहरूको परमेश्वरको मात्र डर मान्नु पर्छ अनि आदर गर्नुपर्छ। तब उहाँले तिमीलाई तिम्रा सबै शत्रुहरूबाट बचाउनु हुनेछ।” 40 तर इस्राएलीहरूले सुनेनन्। तिनीहरू त्यही कामहरू गरिनैरहे जस्तो पहिला गर्दथे। 41 यस प्रकार अहिले अरू राष्ट्रहरू परमप्रभुको सम्मान गर्छन् तर तिनीहरू आफ्ना देवताका मूर्तिहरूको पनि सेवा गर्दछन्। तिनका छोरा-छोरी र नाता नातिनीहरू त्यही काम गर्छन जो उनका पुर्खाहरू गर्दथे। तिनीहरू अझै पनि ती कामहरू गर्छन्।