2 Kings 17:40
2 Kings 17:40-41 The Message (MSG)
But they didn’t pay any attention. They kept doing what they’d always done. As it turned out, all the time these people were putting on a front of worshiping GOD, they were at the same time involved with their local idols. And they’re still doing it. Like father, like son.
2 Kings 17:40 King James Version (KJV)
Howbeit they did not hearken, but they did after their former manner.
2 Kings 17:40 New American Standard Bible - NASB 1995 (NASB1995)
However, they did not listen, but they did according to their earlier custom.
2 Kings 17:40 New Century Version (NCV)
But the Israelites did not listen. They kept on doing the same things they had done before.
2 Kings 17:40 American Standard Version (ASV)
Howbeit they did not hearken, but they did after their former manner.
2 Kings 17:40 New International Version (NIV)
They would not listen, however, but persisted in their former practices.
2 Kings 17:40 New King James Version (NKJV)
However they did not obey, but they followed their former rituals.
2 Kings 17:40 Amplified Bible (AMP)
However, they did not listen, but they acted in accordance with their former custom.