³²They also honored the Lord, but they chose priests for the places where gods were worshiped. The priests were chosen from among themselves, and they made sacrifices for the people. ³³The people honored the Lord but also served their own gods, just as the nations did from which they had been brought. ³⁴Even today they do as they did in the past. They do not worship the Lord nor obey his rules and commands. They do not obey the teachings or the commands of the Lord, which he gave to the children of Jacob, whom he had named Israel. ³⁵The Lord had made an agreement with them and had commanded them, “Do not honor other gods. Do not bow down to them or worship them or offer sacrifices to them. ³⁶Worship the Lord who brought you up out of the land of Egypt with great power and strength. Bow down to him and offer sacrifices to him. ³⁷Always obey the rules, orders, teachings, and commands he wrote for you. Do not honor other gods. ³⁸Do not forget the agreement I made with you, and do not honor other gods. ³⁹Instead worship the Lord your God, who will save you from all your enemies.”

⁴⁰But the Israelites did not listen. They kept on doing the same things they had done before. ⁴¹So these nations honored the Lord but also worshiped their idols, and their children and grandchildren still do as their ancestors did.

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