Judges 2: 17

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THE BOOK OF
JUDGES

CHAPTER 2

17 And yet they would not hearken unto their judges, but they went a ^awhoring after other ^bgods, and bowed themselves unto them: they turned ^cquickly out of the way which their fathers walked in, obeying the commandments of the Lord; but they did not so.

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17a	2 Ne. 9: 37. 37 Yea, wo unto those that ^aworship idols, for the devil of all devils delighteth in them. Alma 7: 6. 6 But behold, I trust that ye are not in a state of so much unbelief as were your brethren; I trust that ye are not lifted up in the pride of your hearts; yea, I trust that ye have not set your hearts upon riches and the vain things of the world; yea, I trust that you do not worship ^aidols, but that ye do worship the true and the ^bliving God, and that ye look forward for the remission of your sins, with an everlasting faith, which is to come. Hel. 6: 31. 31 And now behold, he had got great hold upon the hearts of the Nephites; yea, insomuch that they had become exceedingly wicked; yea, the more part of them had turned out of the ^away of righteousness, and did ^btrample under their feet the commandments of God, and did turn unto their own ways, and did build up unto themselves ^cidols of their gold and their silver.
b	Ex. 34: 15. 15 Lest thou make a ^acovenant with the inhabitants of the land, and they go a ^bwhoring after their ^cgods, and do sacrifice unto their gods, and ^done ^ecall thee, and thou ^feat of his sacrifice;
c	Alma 46: 8. 8 Thus we see how ^aquick the children of men do ^bforget the Lord their God, yea, how quick to do ^ciniquity, and to be led away by the evil one. Hel. 12: 4 (2-5) 4 O how ^afoolish, and how vain, and how evil, and devilish, and how ^bquick to do iniquity, and how slow to do good, are the children of men; yea, how quick to hearken unto the words of the evil one, and to set their ^chearts upon the vain things of the world!