It happened that when they began living there, they did not fear Yahweh, so Yahweh sent lions among them, and they were killing them.

So one of the priests went, whom they had deported from Samaria, and he settled in Bethel and was teaching them how they should fear Yahweh.

Yahweh had {made} a covenant with them and commanded them, "You shall not fear other gods, nor shall you bow down to them, nor shall you serve them, nor shall you sacrifice to them.

Rather, Yahweh, who brought you out from the land of Egypt with great strength and with an outstretched arm--him you shall fear, and to him you shall bow down, and to him you shall sacrifice.

The statutes, the decisions, the law, and the commands that he wrote to you, you shall observe to do always, and you shall not fear other gods.

The covenant that I have {made} with you, you shall not forget, and you shall not fear other gods.

But Yahweh your God you shall fear, and he will deliver you from the hand of all of your enemies."