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Themes in 2 Kings 17

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Themes in 2 Kings 17

2 Kings 17:1 (show verse)

During the twelfth year of the reign of King Ahaz of Judah, Elah's son Hoshea became king over Israel for nine years in Samaria.

Elah » Father of hoshea
Kings » Who reigned over israel » Hoshea
Rulers' » Wicked » Instances of » In permitting baal-worship

2 Kings 17:2 (show verse)

He practiced what the LORD considered to be evil, though not like the kings of Israel who had preceded him.

Kings » Who reigned over israel » Hoshea
Rulers' » Wicked » Instances of » In permitting baal-worship

2 Kings 17:3 (show verse)

King Shalmaneser of Assyria attacked him, and Hoshea became his servant and paid tribute to him.

Assyria » Shalmaneser
Assyria » Shalmaneser king of » Reduced israel to tribute
Assyria » Israelites carried captive into
Kings » Who reigned over israel » Hoshea
Shalmaneser » Overthrows the kingdom of israel

But the king of Assyria uncovered a conspiracy involving Hoshea, who had sent envoys to King So of Egypt and stopped offering tribute to the king of Assyria, as he had done annually. As a result, the king of Assyria placed him under arrest and sent him to prison.

Ambassadors » Hoshea to so
Assyria » Shalmaneser
Assyria » Shalmaneser king of » Was conspired against by hoshea
Assyria » Shalmaneser king of » Imprisoned hoshea
Assyria » Israelites carried captive into
physical Bondage » In prison » General references to
Covenants » The jews » Frequently made with other nations
Kings » Who reigned over israel » Hoshea
Prisons » General references to
Prisons » Used for confining » Enemies taken captive
Shalmaneser » Overthrows the kingdom of israel
So » King of egypt

2 Kings 17:5 (show verse)

After this, the king of Assyria invaded the entire land, approached Samaria, and began a three year siege.

Assyria » Shalmaneser
Assyria » Shalmaneser king of » Carried israel captive
Assyria » Israelites carried captive into
Babylon » Empire of » Samaria
Kings » Who reigned over israel » Hoshea
Samaria » City of
Samaria » City of, built by omri » Besieged by shalmaneser, king of assyria, for three years; captured; the people carried away to halah and habor, cities of the medes
ancient Samaria » Samaria the capital of » Besieged and taken by shalmaneser
Shalmaneser » Overthrows the kingdom of israel
Siege » Instances of » Samaria
Sieges » Mentioned in scripture » Samaria
Sieges » Often lasted for a long time

2 Kings 17:6 (show verse)

As a result, during the ninth year of the reign of Hoshea, the king of Assyria captured Samaria and took the Israelis off to Assyria, placing them in Halah, along the Habor River in Gozan, and in cities ruled by the Medes.

Assyria » Shalmaneser
Assyria » Shalmaneser king of » Carried israel captive
Assyria » Israelites carried captive into
Babylon » Empire of » Samaria
Captivity » Of the ten tribes
Colonization » Of conquered countries and people
Gozan » Israelites taken in captivity to, by the king of assyria, after the conquest of samaria
Habor » A river of mesopotamia
Halah » A place to which israelite captives were transported
Idolatry » Captivity of israel on account of
Israel » Captivity of » Fulfilment of prophecies concerning
Jews, the » Captivity of » Fulfilment of prophecies concerning
Judgments » Delivered » Into the hands of the assyrians
Kings » Who reigned over israel » Hoshea
Medes » Israelites distributed among, when carried to assyria
Rivers » Mentioned in scripture » Gozan
Rivers » Gozan
Samaria » City of, built by omri » Besieged by shalmaneser, king of assyria, for three years; captured; the people carried away to halah and habor, cities of the medes
ancient Samaria » Inhabitants of, carried captive to assyria
Shalmaneser » Overthrows the kingdom of israel

2 Kings 17:7 (show verse)

This happened because the Israelis had sinned against the LORD their God, who had brought them up from the land of Egypt and from the domination of Pharaoh, king of Egypt, because they were fearing other gods,

Assyria » Israelites carried captive into
Babylon » Empire of » Samaria
Fear » The reward for fearing other gods
Following » The reward for following vanity
Forsaking God » Exemplified
Gentiles » The jews » Often corrupted by
Idolatry » Captivity of israel on account of
Judgments » Delivered » Into the hands of the assyrians
Rulers' » Wicked » Instances of » In permitting baal-worship
Vanity » The reward for following vanity

2 Kings 17:8 (show verse)

and because they were following the rules of the nations whom the LORD had expelled before the Israelis and that the kings of Israel had practiced.

Assyria » Israelites carried captive into
Babylon » Empire of » Samaria
Fear » The reward for fearing other gods
Following » The reward for following vanity
Forsaking God » Exemplified
Gentiles » The jews » Often corrupted by
Heathen » General references to
Idolatry » Captivity of israel on account of
Judgments » Delivered » Into the hands of the assyrians
Rulers' » Wicked » Instances of » In permitting baal-worship
national Sins » Exemplified
Vanity » The reward for following vanity

2 Kings 17:9 (show verse)

The Israelis practiced secret things that were not right, offending the LORD their God. In addition, they built high places for use by all their towns, watchtowers, and fortified cities.

Assyria » Israelites carried captive into
Babylon » Empire of » Samaria
Concealment of sin » The attempt to hide sin from God
Fear » The reward for fearing other gods
Following » The reward for following vanity
Forsaking God » Exemplified
High places » Signify a place of idolatrous worship
High places » The jews » Built, in their cities
High places » Built by » People of israel
Idolatry » Rites of, obscene and impure
Idolatry » Captivity of israel on account of
Judgments » Delivered » Into the hands of the assyrians
Rulers' » Wicked » Instances of » In permitting baal-worship
Secret sins » Warnings against
Sin » Concealment of
Sin » Secret » Warnings against
Sins » Secret » Warnings against
national Sins » Exemplified
Vanity » The reward for following vanity

2 Kings 17:10 (show verse)

They set up pillars and Asherim on every high hill and in the shade of every green tree,

Assyria » Israelites carried captive into
Babylon » Empire of » Samaria
Fear » The reward for fearing other gods
Following » The reward for following vanity
Forsaking God » Exemplified
Groves » Worshiped by israelites
Idolatry » Captivity of israel on account of
Judgments » Delivered » Into the hands of the assyrians
Rulers' » Wicked » Instances of » In permitting baal-worship
national Sins » Exemplified
Vanity » The reward for following vanity

2 Kings 17:11 (show verse)

where they made offerings on all the high places, as did the nations whom the LORD had expelled before them. They also practiced other wickedness, provoking the LORD to become angry,

Assyria » Israelites carried captive into
Babylon » Empire of » Samaria
Fear » The reward for fearing other gods
Following » The reward for following vanity
Forsaking God » Exemplified
High places » The jews » Punished for
Idolatry » Captivity of israel on account of
Judgments » Delivered » Into the hands of the assyrians
Rulers' » Wicked » Instances of » In permitting baal-worship
national Sins » Exemplified
Vanity » The reward for following vanity

2 Kings 17:12 (show verse)

and they served idols, a practice that the LORD had warned them, "You are not to do this."

Assyria » Israelites carried captive into
Babylon » Empire of » Samaria
Fear » The reward for fearing other gods
Following » The reward for following vanity
Forsaking God » Exemplified
Idolatry » Exemplified
Idolatry » Captivity of israel on account of
Judgments » Delivered » Into the hands of the assyrians
Rulers' » Wicked » Instances of » In permitting baal-worship
national Sins » Exemplified
Vanity » The reward for following vanity

2 Kings 17:13 (show verse)

Nevertheless, the LORD had warned both Israel and Judah by means of every prophet and seer: "Turn away from your evil practices and keep my commandments and statutes according to the entire Law that I gave your ancestors and that I sent to you through my servants, the prophets."

Assyria » Israelites carried captive into
Babylon » Empire of » Samaria
Fear » The reward for fearing other gods
Following » The reward for following vanity
Forsaking God » Exemplified
Holy spirit » Fruits of » Inspiring prophets
Idolatry » Captivity of israel on account of
Inspiration » General references to inspiration of prophets and teachers
the Inspiration of the Holy Spirit » Design of » To testify against sin
Judgments » Delivered » Into the hands of the assyrians
Prophecy » Fulfilment of » General references to inspiration of prophets and teachers
Prophets » Inspiration of » General references to inspiration of prophets and teachers
Prophets » Called seers
Prophets » Were sent to » Reprove the wicked and exhort to repentance
Rulers' » Wicked » Instances of » In permitting baal-worship
Turning » What to turn from
Unbelief » The reward for not believing the lord
Vanity » The reward for following vanity

2 Kings 17:14 (show verse)

But they would not listen. Instead, they were stubborn, just like their ancestors had been, who did not believe in the LORD their God.

Afflictions » Moments of Discouragement » Impenitence in, examples of
Assyria » Israelites carried captive into
Babylon » Empire of » Samaria
Fear » The reward for fearing other gods
Following » The reward for following vanity
Forsaking God » Exemplified
Idolatry » Captivity of israel on account of
Impenitence » Examples of
Impenitence » Instances of » The israelites
Judgments » Delivered » Into the hands of the assyrians
Rulers' » Wicked » Instances of » In permitting baal-worship
Self-will » Proceeds from » Unbelief
Self-will and stubbornness » Proceed from » Unbelief
Unbelief » The reward for not believing the lord
Unbelief » Instances of » israelites
Unbelief » They who are guilty of » Harden their necks
Vanity » The reward for following vanity

2 Kings 17:15 (show verse)

They rejected the LORD's statutes, the covenant that he had made with their ancestors, and his warnings that he gave them. They pursued meaninglessness and became meaningless themselves as they followed the lifestyles of the nations that surrounded them, a practice that the LORD had warned them not to do.

Assyria » Israelites carried captive into
Babylon » Empire of » Samaria
Fear » The reward for fearing other gods
Following » The reward for following vanity
Forsaking God » Exemplified
Idolatry » Captivity of israel on account of
Imitation » Of worldly people and customs condemned » In heathenish practices
Judgments » Delivered » Into the hands of the assyrians
Rejection » The reward for rejecting the lord
Rulers' » Wicked » Instances of » In permitting baal-worship
Sinful » The whole imitation of worldly people and customs condemned » In heathenish practices
Unbelief » The reward for not believing the lord
Vanity » Idolatry is
Vanity » The reward for following vanity
Worldliness » Seen in the tendency to imitate worldly customs, etc » In heathenish practices

2 Kings 17:16 (show verse)

They abandoned all of the commands given by the LORD their God, crafted for themselves cast images of two calves, constructed an Asherah, worshipped all of the stars in heaven, and served Baal.

Assyria » Israelites carried captive into
Baal » An idol of the phoenicians, God of the sun » By the kingdom of israel
Babylon » Empire of » Samaria
Fear » The reward for fearing other gods
Following » The reward for following vanity
Forsaking God » Exemplified
Groves » Worshiped by israelites
Groves » For idol worship planted » By israelites
Idolatry » Objects of » Sun, moon, and stars
Idolatry » Captivity of israel on account of
Images » Other objects of worship » The golden calves of jeroboam, set up in dan and bethel
Judgments » Delivered » Into the hands of the assyrians
Rejection » The reward for rejecting the lord
Rulers' » Wicked » Instances of » In permitting baal-worship
Stars » Worshiped
Unbelief » The reward for not believing the lord
Vanity » The reward for following vanity
Worship » Divinity of Christ » Of heavenly bodies
false Worship » Other objects of worship » Heavenly bodies
false Worship » Other objects of worship » The golden calves of jeroboam, set up in dan and bethel
FALSE » Other objects of worship » Heavenly bodies
FALSE » Other objects of worship » The golden calves of jeroboam, set up in dan and bethel

2 Kings 17:17 (show verse)

They passed their sons and daughters through fire, practiced divination, cast spells, and sold themselves to practice what the LORD considered to be evil, thereby provoking him.

Assyria » Israelites carried captive into
Babylon » Empire of » Samaria
Bondage, spiritual » Sold under sin
Character » Of the wicked » Sold under sin
Character of the wicked » Sold under sin
Divination » The jews prone to
Fear » The reward for fearing other gods
Fire » Children caused to pass through
Following » The reward for following vanity
Forsaking God » Exemplified
Fortune telling » Sorcery
Idolatry » Captivity of israel on account of
Judgments » Delivered » Into the hands of the assyrians
Magic » Sorcery
Rejection » The reward for rejecting the lord
Rulers' » Wicked » Instances of » In permitting baal-worship
Sin » Secret » Sold under
Unbelief » The reward for not believing the lord
Vanity » The reward for following vanity

2 Kings 17:18 (show verse)

As a result, the LORD was angry with Israel and removed them from his presence. No one was left except for the tribe of Judah.

Assyria » Israelites carried captive into
Babylon » Empire of » Samaria
Fear » The reward for fearing other gods
Following » The reward for following vanity
Forsaking God » Exemplified
High places » The jews » Punished for
Idolatry » Captivity of israel on account of
The tribe of Judah » The last tribe carried into captivity
Judgments » Delivered » Into the hands of the assyrians
Rejection » The reward for rejecting the lord
Rulers' » Wicked » Instances of » In permitting baal-worship
Unbelief » The reward for not believing the lord
Vanity » The reward for following vanity

2 Kings 17:19 (show verse)

But Judah, too, did not keep the commands of the LORD their God. Instead, they lived the lifestyle that Israel had chosen,

Assyria » Israelites carried captive into
Babylon » Empire of » Samaria
Fear » The reward for fearing other gods
Following » The reward for following vanity
Idolatry » Captivity of judah on account of
Judgments » Delivered » Into the hands of the assyrians
Rejection » The reward for rejecting the lord
national Sins » Exemplified
Unbelief » The reward for not believing the lord
Vanity » The reward for following vanity

2 Kings 17:20 (show verse)

so the LORD rejected all of the descendants of Israel, afflicted them, and handed them over to the control of plunderers until he had thrown them away from his presence.

Assyria » Israelites carried captive into
Babylon » Empire of » Samaria
Fear » The reward for fearing other gods
Following » The reward for following vanity
Idolatry » Captivity of judah on account of
Judgments » Delivered » Into the hands of the assyrians
Rejected » Christ » The wicked, by God
Rejection » The reward for rejecting the lord
Unbelief » The reward for not believing the lord
Vanity » The reward for following vanity
The wicked » Causes of failure in » Rejection of, by God

2 Kings 17:21 (show verse)

He ripped them away from the heritage of David, even as the people appointed Nebat's son Jeroboam to be king. Jeroboam drove Israel away from following the LORD and made them commit great sin.

Assyria » Israelites carried captive into
Babylon » Empire of » Samaria
Fear » The reward for fearing other gods
Following » The reward for following vanity
Idolatry » Captivity of judah on account of
Judgments » Delivered » Into the hands of the assyrians
Rejection » The reward for rejecting the lord
Unbelief » The reward for not believing the lord
Vanity » The reward for following vanity

2 Kings 17:22 (show verse)

The Israelis practiced all the sins that Jeroboam had practiced, and never wavered from them

Assyria » Israelites carried captive into
Babylon » Empire of » Samaria
Calves of jeroboam » Guilt of worshipping
Fear » The reward for fearing other gods
Following » The reward for following vanity
Idolatry » Captivity of judah on account of
Judgments » Delivered » Into the hands of the assyrians
Rejection » The reward for rejecting the lord
Unbelief » The reward for not believing the lord
Vanity » The reward for following vanity

2 Kings 17:23 (show verse)

until the LORD removed Israel from his presence, just as he had warned through all of his prophets who served him. So Israel was carried off into exile from their own land into Assyria, where they remain to this day.

Assyria » Israelites carried captive into
Babylon » Empire of » Samaria
Calves of jeroboam » Guilt of worshipping
Captivity » Of the ten tribes
Fear » The reward for fearing other gods
Following » The reward for following vanity
Idolatry » Captivity of judah on account of
Judgments » Delivered » Into the hands of the assyrians
Rejection » The reward for rejecting the lord
Unbelief » The reward for not believing the lord
Vanity » The reward for following vanity

2 Kings 17:24 (show verse)

Because the king of Assyria brought captives from Babylon, Cuthah, Avva, Hamath, and Sephar-vaim and settled them in the cities of Samaria to replace the Israelis, the settlers possessed Samaria and lived in its cities.

Assyria » Shalmaneser
Assyria » Shalmaneser king of » Re-peopled samaria from assyria
Ava » A district » A district near babylon
Babylon » Empire of » Divisions
Babylon » Founded by the assyrians, and a part of their empire
Babylon » Empire of » Samaria
Captivity » Of the ten tribes
Colonization » Of conquered countries and people
Cuth » A district » A district of asia, from which colonists were transported to samaria
Israel » Hoshea » History of » The land repopulated
Judgments » Delivered » Into the hands of the assyrians
Presents » Not bringing, considered a mark of disrespect and disaffection
Samaria » Country of » Foreign colonies distributed among the cities of, by the king of assyria
ancient Samaria » Repeopled from assyria
modern Samaria » Inhabitants of » Their true descent
Samaritans » Marginal chain of texts
Sepharvaim » An assyrian city, from which the king of assyria colonized samaria
Syria » People of, colonized in samaria by the king of assyria

2 Kings 17:25 (show verse)

When they first began to live there, the settlers did not fear the LORD, so he sent lions among them, and they killed a few of them.

Assyria » Shalmaneser
Cuth » A district » A district of asia, from which colonists were transported to samaria
Judgments » Delivered » Into the hands of the assyrians
Lions » Sent as judgment upon the samaritans
Lions » Canaan infested by
Samaria » Country of » Foreign colonies distributed among the cities of, by the king of assyria
ancient Samaria » Repeopled from assyria

2 Kings 17:26 (show verse)

As a result, they reported to the king of Assyria, "Because the nations whom you exiled to live in the cities of Samaria don't know the law of the god of the land, he has sent lions among them. Look how the lions are killing them, because they don't know the law of the god of the land!"

Assyria » Shalmaneser
Cuth » A district » A district of asia, from which colonists were transported to samaria
Idolatry » Led the heathen to consider their gods to have but a local influence
Judgments » Delivered » Into the hands of the assyrians
Lions » Sent as judgment upon the samaritans
Lions » Canaan infested by
Samaria » Country of » Foreign colonies distributed among the cities of, by the king of assyria

2 Kings 17:27 (show verse)

So the king of Assyria issued this order: "Take one of the priests whom you carried away and let him go back and live there. Let him teach them the law of the god of the land."

Assyria » Shalmaneser
Beth-el » A city » A city north of jerusalem » Shalmanezer sends a priest to
Cuth » A district » A district of asia, from which colonists were transported to samaria
Judgments » Delivered » Into the hands of the assyrians
Samaria » Country of » Foreign colonies distributed among the cities of, by the king of assyria

2 Kings 17:28 (show verse)

So one of the priests whom they had carried away from Samaria went to live in Bethel to teach them how they ought to fear the LORD.

Beth-el » A city » A city north of jerusalem » Shalmanezer sends a priest to
Cuth » A district » A district of asia, from which colonists were transported to samaria
Instruction » Examples of spiritual
Judgments » Delivered » Into the hands of the assyrians
Samaria » Country of » Foreign colonies distributed among the cities of, by the king of assyria
Spiritual » Instruction » Examples of spiritual

2 Kings 17:29 (show verse)

Nevertheless, each nation continued to craft their own gods and install them in the temples on the high places that the people of Samaria had constructed every nation in their own cities where they continued to live.

Assyria » Idolatry of, brought into samaria
Babylon » Empire of » Colonists from, sent to samaria
Cuth » A district » A district of asia, from which colonists were transported to samaria
High places » Signify a place of idolatrous worship
Judgments » Delivered » Into the hands of the assyrians
Samaria » Country of » Foreign colonies distributed among the cities of, by the king of assyria

2 Kings 17:30 (show verse)

Settlers from Babylon built Succoth-benoth, settlers from Cuth built Nergal, settlers from Hamath built Ashima,

Ashima » An idol
Babylon » Empire of » Colonists from, sent to samaria
Cuth » A district » A district of asia, from which colonists were transported to samaria
Idolatry » Idols, &c mentioned in scripture » Succoth-benoth
Idolatry » Idols, &c mentioned in scripture » Ashima
Idolatry » Idols, &c mentioned in scripture » Nergal
Judgments » Delivered » Into the hands of the assyrians
Nergal » An idol
Samaria » Country of » Foreign colonies distributed among the cities of, by the king of assyria

2 Kings 17:31 (show verse)

and settlers from Avva built Nibhaz and Tartak. The residents of Sephar-vaim burned their children in fire to Adrammelech and Anammelech, the gods of Sephar-vaim.

Adrammelech » An assyrian idol
Anammelech » An assyrian idol
Avites » Colonists of samaria
Babylon » Empire of » Colonists from, sent to samaria
Children » Inhuman practice of offering to idols
Children » Sacrificed
Idolatry » Idols, &c mentioned in scripture » Nibhaz and tartak
Idolatry » Idols, &c mentioned in scripture » Adrammelech
Idolatry » Idols, &c mentioned in scripture » Anammelech
Judgments » Delivered » Into the hands of the assyrians
Nibhaz » An idol
Offerings » Human sacrifices » The sepharvites to idols
Samaria » Country of » Foreign colonies distributed among the cities of, by the king of assyria
Sepharvaim » An assyrian city, from which the king of assyria colonized samaria
Sepharvites » The people of sepharvaim
Tartak » An assyrian idol

2 Kings 17:32 (show verse)

Because they feared the LORD, they also appointed from among themselves priests for the high places who acted on their behalf in the temples on the high places.

Babylon » Empire of » Colonists from, sent to samaria
Jews, the » Taken captive to assyria and babylon
Judgments » Delivered » Into the hands of the assyrians
priests » Made of the lowest of the people by jeroboam and others
Rulers' » Wicked » Instances of » Exalting debased persons to the priesthood
Samaria » Country of » Foreign colonies distributed among the cities of, by the king of assyria

2 Kings 17:33 (show verse)

While they continued to fear the LORD, they served their own gods, following the custom of the nations whom they had carried away from there.

Judgments » Delivered » Into the hands of the assyrians
Samaria » Country of » Foreign colonies distributed among the cities of, by the king of assyria

2 Kings 17:34 (show verse)

To this very day, they still follow the former customs: they don't fear the LORD and they don't live in accordance with the statutes, ordinances, laws, or commandments that the LORD had given to the descendants of Jacob whom he renamed Israel

Israel » Name given to jacob
Israel » A name given to jacob
Judgments » Delivered » Into the hands of the assyrians
Samaria » Country of » Foreign colonies distributed among the cities of, by the king of assyria

2 Kings 17:35 (show verse)

and with whom the LORD had made a covenant when he gave these orders to them:

Fear » What not to fear
Idolatry » Consists in » Fearing other gods
Judgments » Delivered » Into the hands of the assyrians
Remembrance » What to remember
Samaria » Country of » Foreign colonies distributed among the cities of, by the king of assyria
Service » What not to serve
Worship » What not to worship
Worship » Worshipping the lord

2 Kings 17:36 (show verse)

"You are not to fear other gods, bow down to them, serve them, or sacrifice to them. Instead, it is to be the LORD, who brought you up from the land of Egypt, showing great power and public demonstrations of might, whom you are to fear, worship, and to whom you are to offer sacrifice.

Fear » What not to fear
Judgments » Delivered » Into the hands of the assyrians
Remembrance » What to remember
Sacrifices » To be offered to God alone
Samaria » Country of » Foreign colonies distributed among the cities of, by the king of assyria
Service » What not to serve
Worship » What not to worship
Worship » Worshipping the lord

2 Kings 17:37 (show verse)

Furthermore, you are to be careful to observe forever the statutes, ordinances, law, and the commandment that he wrote for you. And you are not to fear other gods.

Fear » What not to fear
God » Mercy of » Ordinances of
Judgments » Delivered » Into the hands of the assyrians
Remembrance » What to remember
Samaria » Country of » Foreign colonies distributed among the cities of, by the king of assyria
Service » What not to serve
Worship » What not to worship

2 Kings 17:38 (show verse)

You are not to forget the covenant that I've made with you, and you are not to fear other gods.

Fear » What not to fear
unholy Fear » Described as » A fear of idols
Forgetting God » Is forgetting his » Covenant
Forgetting God » Is forgetting his covenant
Judgments » Delivered » Into the hands of the assyrians
Remembrance » What to remember
Samaria » Country of » Foreign colonies distributed among the cities of, by the king of assyria
Service » What not to serve
Worship » What not to worship

Children » Wicked » Samaritans' descendants
Judgments » Delivered » Into the hands of the assyrians
Samaria » Country of » Foreign colonies distributed among the cities of, by the king of assyria
modern Samaria » Inhabitants of » Their religion mixed with idolatry