32. They feared the Lord, but they also appointed from their number priests to serve them in the shrines of the high places.
33. They feared the Lord, but they also worshiped their own gods according to the custom of the nations where they had been deported from.
34. They are still practicing the former customs to this day. None of them fear the Lord or observe their statutes and ordinances, the law and commandments the Lord commanded the descendants of Jacob. He had renamed him Israel.
35. The Lord made a covenant with them and commanded them, “Do not fear other gods; do not bow down to them; do not serve them; do not sacrifice to them.