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2 Kings 21:6

He sacrificed his own son in the fire, practiced sorcery and divination, and consulted mediums and spiritists. He did great evil in the sight of the LORD, provoking Him to anger.

BSB

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ASV

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.

KJV

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.

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Original language & word study

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OriginalTransliterationMeaningWord study
וְהֶעֱבִ֤ירve.he.'e.Virand he made passH5674
אֶת־'et-<obj.>H853
בְּנוֹ֙be.Noson hisH1121
בָּאֵ֔שׁba.'Eshin the fireH784
וְעוֹנֵ֣ןve.'o.Nenand he practiced soothsayingH6049
וְנִחֵ֔שׁve.ni.Cheshand he practiced divinationH5172
וְעָ֥שָׂהve.'A.sahand he dealt withH6213
א֖וֹב'ovnecromancerH178
וְיִדְּעֹנִ֑יםve.yi.de.'o.Nimand soothsayersH3049
הִרְבָּ֗הhir.Bahhe increasedH7235
לַעֲשׂ֥וֹתla.'a.Sotto doH6213
הָרַ֛עha.Ra'the evilH7451
בְּעֵינֵ֥יbe.'ei.Neiin [the] eyes ofH5869
יְהוָ֖הYah.wehYahwehH3068
לְהַכְעִֽיס׃le.hakh.'Isto provoke [him] to angerH3707

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Elijah Ascends to Heaven in a Chariot of Fire — Gustave Doré, Doré's English Bible (1866), public domain
Elijah Ascends to Heaven in a Chariot of Fire — Gustave Doré, Doré's English Bible (1866), public domain