2 Kings 21:6
ContextNETBible | He passed his son 1 through the fire 2 and practiced divination and omen reading. He set up a ritual pit to conjure up underworld spirits, and appointed magicians to supervise it. 3 He did a great amount of evil in the sight of the Lord, provoking him to anger. 4 |
XREF | Ge 13:13; Le 18:21; Le 19:26,31; Le 20:2,3; De 18:10-14; 2Ki 16:3; 2Ki 17:17; 2Ki 24:3,4; 1Ch 10:13; 2Ch 28:3; 2Ch 33:6; Isa 8:19; Isa 19:3; Mic 6:7; Ac 16:16 |
NET © Notes |
1 tc The LXX has the plural “his sons” here. 2 sn See the note at 2 Kgs 16:3. 3 tn Heb “and he set up a ritual pit, along with conjurers.” The Hebrew אוֹב (’ov), “ritual pit,” refers to a pit used by a magician to conjure up underworld spirits. In 1 Sam 28:7 the witch of Endor is called a בַעֲלַת אוֹב (ba’alat ’ov), “owner of a ritual pit.” See H. Hoffner, “Second millennium Antecedents to the Hebrew ’OñBù,” JBL 86 (1967), 385-401. 4 tc Heb “and he multiplied doing what is evil in the eyes of the |