2 Kings 16:3
Context| NETBible | 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. |
| XREF | Le 18:21; Le 20:2; De 12:31; De 18:10; 1Ki 12:28-30; 1Ki 14:24; 1Ki 16:31-33; 1Ki 21:25,26; 1Ki 22:52,53; 2Ki 8:18; 2Ki 17:17; 2Ki 21:2,11; 2Ki 23:10; 2Ch 22:3; 2Ch 28:2-4; 2Ch 33:2; 2Ch 33:6; Ps 106:35; Ps 106:37; Ps 106:38; Jer 32:35; Eze 16:21; Eze 16:47; Eze 20:26,31 |
| NET © Notes |
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.” |
