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2 Kings 17:7-20 (CEV)

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⁷ All of this happened because the people of Israel had sinned against the LORD their God, who had rescued them from Egypt, where they had been slaves. They worshiped foreign gods, ⁸ followed the customs of the nations that the LORD had forced out of Israel, and were just as sinful as the Israelite kings. ⁹ Even worse, the Israelites tried to hide their sins from the LORD their God. They built their own local shrines everywhere in Israel--from small towns to large, walled cities. ¹⁰ They also built stone images of foreign gods and set up sacred poles for the worship of Asherah on every hill and under every shady tree. ¹¹ They offered sacrifices at the shrines, just as the foreign nations had done before the LORD forced them out of Israel. They did sinful things that made the LORD very angry. ¹² Even though the LORD had commanded the Israelites not to worship idols, they did it anyway. ¹³ So the LORD made sure that every prophet warned Israel and Judah with these words: "I, the LORD, command you to stop doing sinful things and start obeying my laws and teachings! I gave them to your ancestors, and I told my servants the prophets to repeat ¹⁴ But the Israelites would not listen; they were as stubborn as their ancestors who had refused to worship the LORD their God. ¹⁵ They ignored the LORD's warnings and commands, and they rejected the solemn agreement he had made with their ancestors. They worshiped worthless idols and became worthless themselves. The LORD had told the Israelites not to do the things that the foreign ¹⁶ The people of Israel disobeyed all the commands of the LORD their God. They made two gold statues of calves and set up a sacred pole for Asherah; they also worshiped the stars and the god Baal. ¹⁷ They used magic and witchcraft and even sacrificed their own children. The Israelites were determined to do whatever the LORD hated. ¹⁸ The LORD became so furious with the people of Israel that he allowed them to be carried away as prisoners. Only the people living in Judah were left, ¹⁹ but they also disobeyed the LORD's commands and acted like the Israelites. ²⁰ So the LORD turned his back on everyone in Israel and Judah and let them be punished and defeated until no one was left.

This passage is referenced in the following quiet time(s):
(v. 7) All or Nothing (part 1) (2010-06-18)
(v. 8) All or Nothing (part 1) (2010-06-18)
(v. 9) All or Nothing (part 1) (2010-06-18)
(v. 10) All or Nothing (part 1) (2010-06-18)
(v. 11) All or Nothing (part 1) (2010-06-18)
(v. 12) All or Nothing (part 1) (2010-06-18)
(v. 13) All or Nothing (part 1) (2010-06-18)
(v. 14) All or Nothing (part 1) (2010-06-18)
(v. 15) All or Nothing (part 1) (2010-06-18)
(v. 16) All or Nothing (part 1) (2010-06-18)
(v. 17) All or Nothing (part 1) (2010-06-18)
(v. 18) All or Nothing (part 1) (2010-06-18)
(v. 19) All or Nothing (part 1) (2010-06-18)
(v. 20) All or Nothing (part 1) (2010-06-18)

Definition(s):
Israel (Iz-rehl): who prevails with God
Israel (Is-ra-el): who prevails with God
Judah (Joo-da): the praise of the Lord; confession
Asherah (Ash-er-a):
So (Soh):