2 Kings 17:37
And the statutes, and the ordinances, and the law, and the commandment, which he wrote for you, ye shall observe to do for evermore; and ye shall not fear other gods.
Cross-reference
In 2 Kings 17:35, the original covenant command not to fear other gods is given — 2 Kings 17:37 expands it to all statutes and ordinances.
Deuteronomy 5:31-33 commands observing all statutes and not turning aside, directly paralleling the charge.
Deuteronomy 6:1 records the original command to keep statutes in the land—the same language echoed here in calling foreigners to obey.
Deuteronomy 6:2 adds fearing God and receiving long life—reinforcing the call here to avoid fearing other gods.
Deuteronomy 12:32 commands not adding or diminishing from God’s words—the same principle of precise obedience required here.
Nehemiah 9:13 recounts God giving good statutes at Sinai—the same law that this verse commands the people to keep forever.
Psalm 19:8-11 celebrates the law as right and rewarding—providing positive motivation behind the command to observe it.
Psalm 105:45 explicitly says God gave the land so they might keep his statutes—directly connecting the gift to the obedience called for here.
1 Chronicles 29:19 links a perfect heart to keeping statutes—adding an internal devotion dimension to the external command here.
Leviticus 19:37 similarly commands observance of all God's statutes, echoing the same covenantal language.
Deuteronomy 31:9 describes Moses writing the law—the origin of the written statutes referenced here.
In Nehemiah 9:14, the giving of statutes and laws at Sinai is recounted — the same commandments that 2 Kings 17:37 commands Israel to observe forever.
Deuteronomy 4:45 lists testimonies, statutes, judgments — the same elements as the call to observe here.