But he walked in the way of the kings of Israel, yea, and made his son to pass through the fire, according to the abominations of the heathen, whom the LORD cast out from before the children of Israel.
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Verse 3 is found in chapter 16 of 2 Kings. Ahaz begins to reign in Judah and receives a deeply negative evaluation. He adopts religious practices associated with the nations and even sacrifices his son according to abominable practices. He also continues the high places. The passage presents Judah’s religious deterioration as affecting both public worship and extreme family decisions. The narrative establishes a relationship between religious imitation of the nations and the loss of the covenant people’s identity. Ahaz will later be shown seeking external political solutions for a crisis that also has a spiritual dimension.
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Compare 2 Kings 16:3 in different Bible versions and see how its wording varies between translations. These differences can help you better understand the meaning and context of the passage.
denn er wandelte auf dem Wege der Könige Israels. Dazu ließ er seinen Sohn durchs Feuer gehen nach den Greueln der Heiden, die der HERR vor den Kindern Israel vertrieben hatte,
Antes anduvo en el camino de los reyes de Israel, y aun hizo pasar por el fuego a su hijo, según las abominaciones de las gentes que Jehová echó de delante de los hijos de Israel.
Il marcha dans la voie des rois d'Israël; et même il fit passer son fils par le feu, suivant les abominations des nations que l'Eternel avait chassées devant les enfants d'Israël.
Ma camminò per la via dei re d’Israele, e fece anche passare il suo figliuolo per lo fuoco, secondo le abbominazioni delle genti, le quali il Signore avea scacciate d’innanzi a’ figliuoli d’Israele.
Porque andou no caminho dos reis de Israel, e até a seu filho fez passar pelo fogo, segundo as abominações dos gentios que o SENHOR lançara fora de diante dos filhos de Israel.
卻行 以色列 諸王的道,又照著耶和華從 以色列 人面前趕出的外邦人所行可憎的事,使他的兒子經火,
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