2Ki 17:41 | CPDV | STEP | And such were these nations: to some extent fearing the Lord, yet nevertheless also serving their idols. As for their sons and grandsons, just as their fathers acted, so also did they act, even to the present day.

2 Kings 17:41

41 And such were these nations: to some extent fearing the Lord, yet nevertheless also serving their idols. As for their sons and grandsons, just as their fathers acted, so also did they act, even to the present day. ^{▼▼17:41It is clear from the previous verses that they did not fear the Lord, though they did worship him to some extent, and so the phrase ‘timentes quidem’ does not mean that they were ‘indeed fearing’ the Lord, but rather that they were ‘to some extent fearing’ the Lord.(Conte)}