2 Kings 21:6

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2 Kings 21:6

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New American Standard Bible

He made his son pass through the fire, practiced witchcraft and used divination, and dealt with mediums and spiritists. He did much evil in the sight of the Lord provoking Him to anger.

And he made his son pass through the fire, and observed times, and used enchantments, and dealt with familiar spirits and wizards: he wrought much wickedness in the sight of the LORD, to provoke him to anger.

Holman Bible

He made his son pass through the fire, practiced witchcraft and divination, and consulted mediums and spiritists. He did a great amount of evil in the Lord’s sight, provoking Him.

International Standard Version

He made his son into a burnt offering, practiced witchcraft, used divination, and consorted with mediums and spirit-channelers. He practiced many things that the LORD considered to be evil and provoked him.

A Conservative Version

And he made his son to pass through the fire, and practiced augury, and used enchantments, and dealt with psychics, and with sorcery. He wrought much evil in the sight of LORD to provoke him to anger.

American Standard Version

And he made his son to pass through the fire, and practised augury, and used enchantments, and dealt with them that had familiar spirits, and with wizards: he wrought much evil in the sight of Jehovah, to provoke him to anger.

Amplified

He made his son pass through the fire and burned him [as an offering to Molech]; he practiced witchcraft and divination, and dealt with mediums and soothsayers. He did great evil in the sight of the Lord, provoking Him to anger.

Bible in Basic English

And he made his son go through the fire, and made use of secret arts and signs for reading the future; he gave positions to those who had control of spirits and to wonder-workers; he did much evil in the eyes of the Lord, moving him to wrath.

Darby Translation

And he caused his son to pass through the fire, and used magic and divination, and appointed necromancers and soothsayers: he wrought evil beyond measure in the sight of Jehovah, to provoke him to anger.

Julia Smith Translation

And he caused his sons to pass through in fire, and he practiced magic, and took auguries, and made necromancy and a wizard spirit: he multiplied to do evil in the eyes of Jehovah to irritate.

King James 2000

And he made his son pass through the fire, and practiced soothsaying, and used witchcraft, and dealt with mediums and wizards: he did much wickedness in the sight of the LORD, to provoke him to anger.

Lexham Expanded Bible

He made his son pass through the fire, practiced soothsaying and divination, and dealt with mediums and spiritists. He increased the doing of evil in the eyes of Yahweh to provoke him.

Modern King James verseion

And he made his son pass through the fire, and observed times and used fortune-tellers. And he dealt with familiar spirits and wizards. He worked much wickedness in the sight of Jehovah, to provoke Him to anger.

Modern Spelling Tyndale-Coverdale

And he offered his son in fire, and observed dismal days; and used witchcraft and maintained workers with spirits, and tellers of fortunes - and wrought much wickedness in the sight of the LORD to anger him.

NET Bible

He passed his son through the fire and practiced divination and omen reading. He set up a ritual pit to conjure up underworld spirits, and appointed magicians to supervise it. He did a great amount of evil in the sight of the Lord, provoking him to anger.

New Heart English Bible

He made his son to pass through the fire, and practiced sorcery, and practiced divination, and consulted mediums, and spiritists: he worked much evil in the sight of the LORD, to provoke him to anger.

The Emphasized Bible

and caused his son to pass through the fire, and practiced hidden arts and used divination, and dealt with a familiar spirit and wizards, - he exceeded in doing the thing that was wicked in the eyes of Yahweh, provoking him to anger;

Webster

And he made his son pass through the fire, and observed times, and used enchantments, and dealt with familiar spirits and wizards: he committed much wickedness in the sight of the LORD, to provoke him to anger.

World English Bible

He made his son to pass through the fire, and practiced sorcery, and used enchantments, and dealt with those who had familiar spirits, and with wizards: he worked much evil in the sight of Yahweh, to provoke him to anger.

Youngs Literal Translation

and he hath caused his son to pass through fire, and observed clouds, and used enchantment, and dealt with a familiar spirit and wizards; he hath multiplied to do the evil thing in the eyes of Jehovah -- to provoke to anger.

Themes

Divination » Effected through » Observing times

Fortune telling » Sorcery

Groves » Worshiped by israelites

Idolatry » Exemplified » Manasseh

Israel » Manasseh » Reign » Wicked

Kings » Who reigned over judah » Manasseh

Magic » Sorcery

Manasseh » King of judah » History of

Molech » Children sacrificed to

Paganism » Results

Rulers' » Wicked » Instances of » Manasseh, who committed the abominations of the heathen

Temple » Solomon's » Converted into an idolatrous shrine by manasseh

The First Temple » Historical notices of » Polluted by the idolatrous worship of manasseh

Topics

Idolatry, Wicked Practices Of

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English(KJV)

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Root Form

Definition

Usage

And he made his son

H1121

son, children, old, first, man, young, young , child, stranger, people,

Usage: 0

pass

H5674

עבר
`abar

over, pass, through, pass by, go, away, pass on,

Usage: 557

through the fire

H784

אשׁ
'esh

fire, burning, fiery, untranslated variant, fire , flaming, hot

Usage: 378

and observed times

H6049

ענן
`anan

observer of times, soothsayer, bring, sorceress, enchanter, Meonenim

Usage: 11

and used enchantments

H5172

נחשׁ
Nachash

enchantment, divine, enchanter, indeed, certainly, learn by experience, diligently observe

Usage: 11

and dealt

H6213

do, make, wrought, deal, commit, offer, execute, keep, shew, prepare, work, do so, perform, get, dress, maker, maintain,

Usage: 0

with familiar spirits

H178

אוב
'owb

familiar spirit, bottles

Usage: 17

and wizards

H3049

ידּעני
Yidd@`oniy

wizard

Usage: 11

he wrought

H6213

do, make, wrought, deal, commit, offer, execute, keep, shew, prepare, work, do so, perform, get, dress, maker, maintain,

Usage: 0

much

H7235

רבה
Rabah

multiply, increase, much, many, more, great, long, store, exceedingly, greater, abundance,

Usage: 224

wickedness

H7451

רעה רע
Ra`

evil, wickedness, wicked, hief, hurt, bad, trouble, sore, affliction, ill, adversity, favoured, harm, naught, noisome, grievous, sad,

Usage: 669

in the sight

H5869

עין
`ayin

eye, sight, seem, colour, fountain, well, face, pleased , presence, displeased , before, pleased , conceit, think,

Usage: 372

of the Lord

H3068

LORD, GOD, JEHOVAH, variant

Usage: 0

References

Word Count of 20 Translations in 2 Kings 21:6

Spirit-channelers (1)

Verse Info

Bible Rank: 16800
2 Kings Rank: 448
19 Topics
13 Themes
16 Cross References
1 Reading
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8 Phrases
2 Names
10 References

Context Readings

Evil Manasseh Reigns After Godly Hezekiah

⁵ For he built altars for all the host of heaven in the two courts of the house of the Lord. ⁶ He made his son pass through the fire, practiced witchcraft and used divination, and dealt with mediums and spiritists. He did much evil in the sight of the Lord provoking Him to anger. ⁷ Then he set the carved image of Asherah that he had made, in the house of which the Lord said to David and to his son Solomon, “In this house and in Jerusalem, which I have chosen from all the tribes of Israel, I will put My name forever.