Unto this day they do after the former manners: they fear not the LORD, neither do they after their statutes, or after their ordinances, or after the law and commandment which the LORD commanded the children of Jacob, whom he named Israel;
Even to this day, they continue following their old ways: they don't truly honor the LORD, and they don't follow His rules, laws, or the commands that the LORD gave to Jacob's descendants, whom He named Israel.
The writer is saying that these people are still mixing their old religious practices with worship of God, rather than following God's commands wholeheartedly like He gave to Israel.
📚 Historical Context
This verse refers to the Samaritans, who were a mixed population created when the Assyrians conquered the northern kingdom of Israel in 722 BC and relocated foreign peoples there. These transplanted peoples adopted a syncretistic religion that combined elements of worshiping the LORD with their original pagan practices. The author of Kings, writing centuries later, criticizes how this mixed worship continued rather than pure devotion to God alone.
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