2 Kings 17:16-18

New Century Version

¹⁶ The people rejected all the commands of the Lord their God. They molded statues of two calves, and they made an Asherah idol. They worshiped all the stars of the sky and served Baal. ¹⁷ They made their sons and daughters pass through fire and tried to find out the future by magic and witchcraft. They always chose to do what the Lord said was wrong, which made him angry. ¹⁸ Because he was very angry with the people of Israel, he removed them from his presence. Only the tribe of Judah was left.