2Kgs.17.40

Howbeit they did not hearken, but they did after their former manner.

2Kgs.17.40

But they didn't pay any attention. They kept doing what they'd always done.

2Kgs.17.40

They would not listen, however, but persisted in their former practices.

2Kgs.17.40

However they did not obey, but they followed their former rituals.