Parallel Verses
Holman Bible
They made their sons and daughters pass through the fire
New American Standard Bible
Then
King James Version
And they caused their sons and their daughters to pass through the fire, and used divination and enchantments, and sold themselves to do evil in the sight of the LORD, to provoke him to anger.
International Standard Version
They passed their sons and daughters through fire, practiced divination, cast spells, and sold themselves to practice what the LORD considered to be evil, thereby provoking him.
A Conservative Version
And they caused their sons and their daughters to pass through the fire, and used divination and enchantments, and sold themselves to do that which was evil in the sight of LORD to provoke him to anger.
American Standard Version
And they caused their sons and their daughters to pass through the fire, and used divination and enchantments, and sold themselves to do that which was evil in the sight of Jehovah, to provoke him to anger.
Amplified
They made their sons and their daughters pass through the fire [as human sacrifices], and used divination [to foretell the future] and enchantments; and they sold themselves to do evil in the sight of the Lord, provoking Him to anger.
Bible in Basic English
And they made their sons and their daughters go through the fire, and they made use of secret arts and unnatural powers, and gave themselves up to doing evil in the eyes of the Lord, till he was moved to wrath.
Darby Translation
and they caused their sons and their daughters to pass through the fire, and used divination and enchantments, and sold themselves to do evil in the sight of Jehovah, to provoke him to anger.
Julia Smith Translation
And they will cause their sons and their daughters to pass through in fire, and divine divinations and enchantments, and they will be sold to do evil in the eyes of Jehovah to Irritate him.
King James 2000
And they caused their sons and their daughters to pass through the fire, and used divination and enchantments, and sold themselves to do evil in the sight of the LORD, to provoke him to anger.
Lexham Expanded Bible
They made their sons and their daughters pass through the fire, they practiced divination and read omens, and they sold themselves to do evil in the eyes of Yahweh to provoke him.
Modern King James verseion
And they caused their sons and their daughters to pass through the fire. And they used divination and incantations, and sold themselves to do evil in the sight of Jehovah, to provoke Him to anger.
Modern Spelling Tyndale-Coverdale
And they sacrificed their sons and their daughters in fire, and used witchcraft and enchantments, and were sold to work wickedness in the sight of the LORD, for to anger him.
NET Bible
They passed their sons and daughters through the fire, and practiced divination and omen reading. They committed themselves to doing evil in the sight of the Lord and made him angry.
New Heart English Bible
They caused their sons and their daughters to pass through the fire, practiced divination and sorcery, and sold themselves to do that which was evil in the sight of the LORD, to provoke him to anger.
The Emphasized Bible
and made their sons and their daughters pass through the fire, and used divinations and enchantments, and sold themselves to do the thing that was wicked in the eyes of Yahweh, provoking him to wrath.
Webster
And they caused their sons and their daughters to pass through the fire, and used divination and enchantments, and sold themselves to do evil in the sight of the LORD, to provoke him to anger.
World English Bible
They caused their sons and their daughters to pass through the fire, and used divination and enchantments, and sold themselves to do that which was evil in the sight of Yahweh, to provoke him to anger.
Youngs Literal Translation
and cause their sons and their daughters to pass over through fire, and divine divinations, and use enchantments, and sell themselves to do the evil thing in the eyes of Jehovah, to provoke Him;
Themes
Assyria » Israelites carried captive into
Bondage, spiritual » Sold under sin
Character » Of the wicked » Sold under sin
Character of the wicked » Sold under sin
Divination » The jews prone to
Fear » The reward for fearing other gods
Fire » Children caused to pass through
Following » The reward for following vanity
Idolatry » Captivity of israel on account of
Judgments » Delivered » Into the hands of the assyrians
Rejection » The reward for rejecting the lord
Rulers' » Wicked » Instances of » In permitting baal-worship
Topics
Interlinear
Bath
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Ra`
References
Word Count of 20 Translations in 2 Kings 17:17
Verse Info
Context Readings
Israel Deported To Assyria And The Reasons It Fell
16
They abandoned all the commands of the Lord their God. They made cast images
Phrases
Names
Cross References
2 Kings 21:6
He made his son pass through the fire,
1 Kings 21:20
Ahab said to Elijah, “So, you have caught me, my enemy.”
He replied, “I have caught you because you devoted
2 Kings 16:3
but walked in the way of the kings of Israel.
Deuteronomy 18:10-12
No one among you is to make his son or daughter pass through the fire,
Leviticus 18:21
“You are not to make any of your children pass through the fire to Molech.
Leviticus 19:26
“You are not to eat anything with blood in it.
Ezekiel 23:37
For they have committed adultery, and blood is on their hands; they have committed adultery with their idols. They have even made the children they bore to Me pass through the fire as food for the idols.
1 Kings 21:25
Still, there was no one like Ahab, who devoted himself to do what was evil in the Lord’s sight, because his wife Jezebel incited him.
2 Kings 17:11
They burned incense on all the high places just like those nations that the Lord had driven out before them. They did evil things, provoking the Lord.
2 Chronicles 28:3
He burned incense in the Valley of Hinnom
2 Chronicles 33:6
He passed his sons through the fire in the Valley of Hinnom.
Psalm 106:37-38
Isaiah 8:19
When they say to you, “Consult the spirits of the dead and the spiritists who chirp and mutter,”
Isaiah 47:9
suddenly, in one day:
loss of children and widowhood.
They will happen to you in their entirety,
in spite of your many sorceries
and the potency of your spells.
Isaiah 47:12-13
and your many sorceries,
which you have wearied yourself with from your youth.
Perhaps you will be able to succeed;
perhaps you will inspire terror!
Isaiah 50:1
This is what the Lord says:
that I used to send her away?
Or who were My creditors that I sold you to?
Look, you were sold for your iniquities,
and your mother was put away
because of your transgressions.
Jeremiah 27:9
But as for you, do not listen to your prophets, diviners,
Ezekiel 20:26
When they made every firstborn pass through the fire,
Ezekiel 20:31
When you offer your gifts, making your children pass through the fire,
Ezekiel 23:39
On the same day they slaughtered their children for their idols, they entered My sanctuary to profane it.
Micah 5:12
and you will not have any more fortune-tellers.
Acts 16:16
Once, as we were on our way to prayer, a slave girl met us who had a spirit of prediction.
Galatians 5:26
We must not become conceited, provoking one another, envying one another.