2 Kings 17:37

Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

Summary

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.

The statutes

Wrote for you

Deuteronomy 31:9

Nehemiah 9:13

And ye shall not

2 Kings 17:35

Bible References

The statutes

You shall observe and keep all My statutes and all My ordinances and do them. I am the Lord.’”

This is the law which Moses placed before the sons of Israel;

But as for you, stand here by Me, and I will tell you all the commandments and the statutes and the judgments which you shall teach them, so that they may obey them in the land which I give them to possess.’

“Now this is the command; the statutes and the judgments (precepts) which the Lord your God has commanded me to teach you, so that you might do (follow, obey) them in the land which you are crossing over [the Jordan] to possess,

“Everything I command you, you shall be careful to do it; you shall not add to it nor take away from it.

and give to my son Solomon a perfect heart to keep Your commandments, Your testimonies, and Your statutes, and to do all [that is necessary] to build the temple [for You], for which I have made provision.”

The precepts of the Lord are right, bringing joy to the heart;
The commandment of the Lord is pure, enlightening the eyes.

He gave them the lands of the nations [of Canaan],
So that they would possess the fruits of those peoples’ labor,

Wrote for you

So Moses wrote this law and gave it to the priests, the sons of Levi who carried the ark of the covenant of the Lord, and to all the elders of Israel.

“Then You came down on Mount Sinai,
And spoke with them from heaven;
And You gave them fair ordinances and true laws,
Good statutes and commandments.

And ye shall not

with whom the Lord had made a covenant and commanded them, saying, “You shall not fear other gods or bow yourselves to them nor serve them, nor sacrifice to them.