Charles Ellicott Commentary 2 Kings 17:33

"They feared Jehovah, and served their own gods, after the manner of the nations from among whom they had been carried away." — 2 Kings 17:33 (ASV)

They feared ... gods. —Literally, Jehovah they were fearing, and their own gods they were serving. The verse recapitulates 28-32.

Whom they carried away from thence. —Rather, whence they had been carried away. Literally, whence men carried them away. The meaning is: according to the customs of the cities from which Sargon had deported them.