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2 Kings 3:27

So he took his firstborn son, who was to succeed him, and offered him as a burnt offering on the city wall. And there was great fury against the Israelites, so they withdrew and returned to their own land.

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ASV

Then he took his eldest son that should have reigned in his stead, and offered him for a burnt-offering upon the wall. And there was great wrath against Israel: and they departed from him, and returned to their own land.

KJV

Then he took his eldest son that should have reigned in his stead, and offered him for a burnt offering upon the wall. And there was great indignation against Israel: and they departed from him, and returned to their own land.

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OriginalTransliterationMeaningWord study
וַיִּקַּח֩vai.yi.Kachand he tookH3947 →
אֶת־'et-<obj.>H853 →
בְּנ֨וֹbe.Noson hisH1121 →
הַבְּכ֜וֹרha.be.Khorthe firstbornH1060 →
אֲשֶׁר־'a.Sher-whoH834 →
יִמְלֹ֣ךְyim.Lokhhe will reignH4427 →
תַּחְתָּ֗יוtach.Tavin place of himH8478 →
וַיַּעֲלֵ֤הוּvai.ya.'a.Le.huand he offered up himH5927 →
עֹלָה֙'o.Laha burnt offeringH5930 →
עַל־'al-onH5921 →
הַ֣חֹמָ֔הha.cho.Mahthe wallH2346 →
וַיְהִ֥יvay.Hiand it wasH1961 →
קֶצֶף־ke.tzef-wrathH7110 →
גָּד֖וֹלga.DolgreatH1419 →
עַל־'al-towardsH5921 →
יִשְׂרָאֵ֑לYis.ra.'ElIsraelH3478 →
וַיִּסְעוּ֙vai.yis.'Uand they departedH5265 →
מֵֽעָלָ֔יוme.'a.Lavfrom on <the> himH5921 →
וַיָּשֻׁ֖בוּvai.ya.Shu.vuand they returnedH7725 →
לָאָֽרֶץ׃ פla.'A.retzto the landH776 →

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Micah 6:7Would the LORD be pleased with thousands of rams, with ten thousand rivers of oil? Shall I present my firstborn for my transgression, the fruit of my body for the sin of my soul?Deuteronomy 12:31You must not worship the LORD your God in this way, because they practice for their gods every abomination which the LORD hates. They even burn their sons and daughters in the fire as sacrifices to their gods.Judges 11:31then whatever comes out the door of my house to greet me on my triumphant return from the Ammonites will belong to the LORD, and I will offer it up as a burnt offering.”Ezekiel 16:20You even took the sons and daughters you bore to Me and sacrificed them as food to idols. Was your prostitution not enough?Amos 2:1This is what the LORD says: “For three transgressions of Moab, even four, I will not revoke My judgment, because he burned to lime the bones of Edom’s king.Psalms 106:37–38They sacrificed their sons and their daughters to demons.1 Samuel 14:36–46And Saul said, “Let us go down after the Philistines by night and plunder them until dawn, leaving no man alive!” “Do what seems good to you,” the troops replied. But the priest said, “We must consult God here.”Judges 11:39After two months, she returned to her father, and he did to her as he had vowed. And she had never had relations with a man. So it has become a custom in IsraelGenesis 22:2“Take your son,” God said, “your only son Isaac, whom you love, and go to the land of Moriah. Offer him there as a burnt offering on one of the mountains, which I will show you.”Genesis 22:13Then Abraham looked up and saw behind him a ram in a thicket, caught by its horns. So he went and took the ram and offered it as a burnt offering in place of his son.2 Kings 8:20In the days of Jehoram, Edom rebelled against the hand of Judah and appointed their own king.1 Kings 20:13Meanwhile a prophet approached Ahab king of Israel and declared, “This is what the LORD says: ‘Do you see this entire great army? Behold, I will deliver it into your hand this very day, and you will know that I am the LORD.’”1 Kings 20:28Then the man of God approached the king of Israel and said, “This is what the LORD says: ‘Because the Arameans think the LORD is a god of the hills and not of the valleys, I will deliver all this great army into your hand. Then you will know that I am the LORD.’”Isaiah 16:12When Moab appears on the high place, when he wearies himself and enters his sanctuary to pray, it will do him no good.1 Kings 20:43Sullen and angry, the king of Israel went home to Samaria.

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