Discovery Box2 Kings 16:3 
Context16:3 He followed in the footsteps of 1 the kings of Israel. He passed his son through the fire, 2 a horrible sin practiced by the nations 3 whom the Lord drove out from before the Israelites.
2 Kings 17:17
Context17:17 They passed their sons and daughters through the fire, 4 and practiced divination and omen reading. They committed themselves to doing evil in the sight of the Lord and made him angry. 5
1 tn Heb “he walked in the way of.”
2 sn This may refer to child sacrifice, though some interpret it as a less drastic cultic practice. For discussion see M. Cogan and H. Tadmor, II Kings (AB), 266-67.
3 tn Heb “like the abominable practices of the nations.”
4 sn See the note at 2 Kgs 16:3.
5 tn Heb “they sold themselves to doing what was evil in the eyes of the
