Also Judah kept not the commandments of the LORD their God, but walked in the statutes of Israel which they made.
Even Judah didn't obey the LORD their God's commands, but followed the same wrong practices that Israel had created.
This verse shows that Judah also fell into disobedience, copying the sinful religious practices that Israel had invented instead of following God's true commands.
📚 Historical Context
In the book of 2 Kings, the Northern Kingdom of Israel had been conquered and exiled by the Assyrians due to their persistent idolatry and disobedience to God's laws. This verse extends the critique to the Southern Kingdom of Judah, noting that they too abandoned God's commandments and followed the sinful customs that Israel had established. This reflects the broader biblical theme of divine judgment for covenant unfaithfulness during a time of political division and moral decline in ancient Israel.
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