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But the temple of idols he did not remove; the people still sacrificed and burned incense on the high places.

But Pekah the son of Romaliah, his mighty man, conspired against him and slew him in Samaria in the palace of the kings house; he took with him Argob and Lani and fifty men of the Gileadites, and he killed him and reigned in his stead.

But the temple of idols he did not remove; the people sacrificed and burned incense still on the high places. He built the upper gate of the house of the LORD.

But he walked in the way of the kings of Israel, and also made his son to pass through the fire, according to the custom of the Gentiles whom the LORD had destroyed from before the children of Israel.

Then Rezin king of Aram, and Pekah the son of Romaliah king of Israel came up to Jerusalem to war against it; but they could not fight against it.

And he did that which was evil in the sight of the LORD, but not as the kings of Israel who were before him.

But they would not hearken, but were stubborn more than were their fathers who did not believe in the LORD their God.

Therefore the LORD was very angry with Israel, and removed them out of his sight; there was none left but the tribe of Judah only.

Also the children of Judah did not keep the commandments of the LORD their God, but walked in the statutes of Israel who had done that which is evil in the sight of the LORD and provoked him to anger all the days.

But you must serve the LORD, who brought you up out of the land of Egypt with great power and with an outstretched arm, him shall you serve and him shall you worship and to him shall you sacrifice.

But the LORD your God you shall worship; and he shall deliver you out of the hand of all your enemies.

However they did not hearken, but they did according to their former customs.

For he held fast to the LORD and turned not aside from following him, but kept his commandments, according to all that the LORD commanded Moses.

Because they did not obey the voice of the LORD their God, but transgressed his covenant and all that Moses the servant of the LORD commanded them, and would not hearken nor do them.

But if you say to me, We trust in the LORD our God; is it not he whose high places and whose altars Hezekiah has removed, and has said to Judah and Jerusalem, You shall worship before a single altar in Jerusalem?

But the Rab-shakeh said to them, It was not to you and to your master that my master has sent me to speak these words, but to the men who are sitting on the wall, that they may not eat their own dung and drink their own urine with you.

But the people held their peace, and answered him not a word; for the king had commanded, saying, Do not answer him.

And have burned their gods in fire; for they were no gods, but the works of mens hands, wood and stone; therefore they have burned them.

But I know your dwelling place and your coming in and your going out and your rage against me.

But by the way that he came, by the same shall he return, and shall not enter this city, says the LORD.