2 Kings 17:40
Howbeit they did not hearken, but they did after their former manner.In other versions
Howbeit they did not hearken, but they did after their former manner.
ASV
But they gave no attention, but went on in their old way.
BBE
And they did not hearken, but did after their former customs.
DBY
However they did not listen, but they did after their former manner.
WEB
and they have not hearkened, but according to their former custom they are doing,
YLT
Nevertheless they did not hearken, but they did after their former manner.
ENG
Yet they did not hearken, but they did after their former manner.
WBT
But they would not listen, and they persisted in their former customs.
BSB
In context
38And the covenant that I have made with you ye shall not forget; neither shall ye fear other gods.
39But the LORD your God ye shall fear; and he shall deliver you out of the hand of all your enemies.
40Howbeit they did not hearken, but they did after their former manner.
41So these nations feared the LORD, and served their graven images, both their children, and their children's children: as did their fathers, so do they unto this day.