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2 Kings 17:40
Howbeit they did not hearken, but they did after their former manner. (2 Kings 17:40)
After their former manner.
 Almost immediately after God had made His covenant with Israel and the people had promised to be obedient (Ex. 24:3, 7), they showed their wayward tendency by worshiping the golden calf (Ex. 32:8).