2 Kings 17:33
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And when they worshipped the Lord, they served also their own gods, according to the custom of the nations out of which they were brought to Samaria:

2 Kings 17:32
And nevertheless they worshipped the Lord. And they made to themselves, of the lowest of the people, priests of the high places, and they placed them in the temples of the high places.

2 Kings 17:34
Unto this day they follow the old manner: they fear not the Lord, neither do they keep his ceremonies, and judgments, and law, and the commandment, which the Lord commanded the children of Jacob, whom he surnamed Israel:

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And when they worshipped the Lord, they served also their own gods, according to the custom of the nations out of which they were brought to Samaria:

They feared

2 Kings 17:41 So these nations feared the Lord, but nevertheless served also their idols: their children also, and grandchildren, as their fathers did, so do they unto this day.

1 Kings 18:21 And Elias coming to all the people, said: How long do you halt between two sides? If the Lord be God, follow him: but if Baal, then follow him. And the people did not answer him a word.

Hosea 10:2 Their heart is divided: now they shall perish: he shall break down their idols, he shall destroy their altars.

Zephaniah 1:5 And them that worship the host of heaven upon the tops of houses, and them that adore, and swear by the Lord, and swear by Melchom.

Matthew 6:24 No man can serve two masters. For either he will hate the one, and love the other: or he will sustain the one, and despise the other. You cannot serve God and mammon.

Luke 16:13 No servant can serve two masters: for either he will hate the one and love the other: or he will hold to the one and despise the other. You cannot serve God and mammon.

whom they carried, etc.

Context
Israel's Cities Resettled by Foreigners
32And nevertheless they worshipped the Lord. And they made to themselves, of the lowest of the people, priests of the high places, and they placed them in the temples of the high places. 33And when they worshipped the Lord, they served also their own gods, according to the custom of the nations out of which they were brought to Samaria:34Unto this day they follow the old manner: they fear not the Lord, neither do they keep his ceremonies, and judgments, and law, and the commandment, which the Lord commanded the children of Jacob, whom he surnamed Israel:…
Lexicon
They worshiped
יְרֵאִ֑ים (yə·rê·’îm)
Adjective - masculine plural
Strong's Hebrew 3372: To fear, to revere, caus, to frighten

the LORD,
יְהוָ֖ה (Yah·weh)
Noun - proper - masculine singular
Strong's Hebrew 3068: LORD -- the proper name of the God of Israel

but they also served
עֹֽבְדִ֔ים (‘ō·ḇə·ḏîm)
Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine plural
Strong's Hebrew 5647: To work, to serve, till, enslave

their own gods
אֱלֹֽהֵיהֶם֙ (’ĕ·lō·hê·hem)
Noun - masculine plural construct | third person masculine plural
Strong's Hebrew 430: gods -- the supreme God, magistrates, a superlative

according to the customs
כְּמִשְׁפַּט֙ (kə·miš·paṭ)
Preposition-k | Noun - masculine singular construct
Strong's Hebrew 4941: A verdict, a sentence, formal decree, divine law, penalty, justice, privilege, style

of the nations
הַגּוֹיִ֔ם (hag·gō·w·yim)
Article | Noun - masculine plural
Strong's Hebrew 1471: A foreign nation, a Gentile, a troop of animals, a flight of locusts

from which
אֲשֶׁר־ (’ă·šer-)
Pronoun - relative
Strong's Hebrew 834: Who, which, what, that, when, where, how, because, in order that

they had been carried away.
הִגְל֥וּ (hiḡ·lū)
Verb - Hifil - Perfect - third person common plural
Strong's Hebrew 1540: To denude, to exile, to reveal


Additional Translations
They worshiped the LORD, but they also served their own gods according to the customs of the nations from which they had been carried away.They feared the LORD, and served their own gods, after the manner of the nations whom they carried away from there.

They feared Jehovah, and served their own gods, after the manner of the nations from among whom they had been carried away.

And they feared the Lord, and served their gods according to the manner of the nations, whence their lords brought them.

They feared Jehovah, and served their own gods after the manner of the nations, whence they had been carried away.

They feared the LORD, and served their own gods, after the manner of the nations from among whom they had been carried away.

They feared the LORD, and served their own gods, after the manner of the nations whom they carried away from thence.

They feared Yahweh, and served their own gods, after the ways of the nations from among whom they had been carried away.

Jehovah they are fearing, and their gods they are serving, according to the custom of the nations whence they removed them.
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