2 Chronicles 33:6
in 2 Chronicles 33He sacrificed his sons in the fire in the Valley of Hinnom. He practiced sorcery, divination, and witchcraft, and consulted mediums and spiritists. He did great evil in the sight of the LORD, provoking Him to anger.
BSB
The same verse in ASV and KJV ▾
ASV
He also made his children to pass through the fire in the valley of the son of Hinnom; and he practised augury, and used enchantments, and practised sorcery, 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 caused his children to pass through the fire in the valley of the son of Hinnom: also he observed times, and used enchantments, and used witchcraft, and dealt with a familiar spirit, and with wizards: he wrought much evil in the sight of the Lord, to provoke him to anger.
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This verse in 2 Chronicles 33
Commentary
1 note on this verseThis site's exposition
the high places which Hezekiah his father had broken down
on 2 Chronicles 33:3-6
The list matches 2 Kings 21:3-6 point for point: high places rebuilt, altars for Baalim, groves, the host of heaven worshipped, and altars raised inside the house of the Lord itself, the one place the name was promised to dwell. Manasseh also caused his children to pass through the fire in the valley of Hinnom and turned to enchantment, witchcraft, and a familiar spirit, the same catalogue Deuteronomy 18 forbids by name. Chronicles keeps every item; its own contribution is the sentence still to come.
The words behind it
20 Hebrew wordsEvery Hebrew word of this verse in the order it stands, with what it means and the door to its own study. The last column counts the times a word stands in the whole Bible: the rarer the word, the more the places it appears belong together.
| Hebrew | Sound | Meaning | Word study | In the Bible |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| וְהוּא֩ | vehu' | and he | H1931 → | 1879 times |
| הֶעֱבִ֨יר | heevir | he made pass | H5674 → | 556 times |
| אֶת־ | ʾet- | <obj.> | H853 → | 10935 times |
| בָּנָ֤יו | banav | sons his | H1121 → | 4930 times |
| בָּאֵשׁ֙ | baesh | in the fire | H784 → | 378 times |
| בְּגֵ֣י | begei | in [the] valley of | H1516 → | 59 times |
| בֶן־ | ven- | Ben | H1121 → | 4930 times |
| הִנֹּ֔ם | hinom | Hinnom | H2011 → | |
| וְעוֹנֵ֤ן | veonen | and he practiced soothsaying | H6049 → | |
| וְנִחֵשׁ֙ | venichesh | and he practiced divination | H5172 → | |
| וְֽכִשֵּׁ֔ף | vekhishef | and he practiced sorcery | H3784 → | |
| וְעָ֥שָׂה | veasah | and he dealt with | H6213 → | 2628 times |
| א֖וֹב | ʾov | necromancer | H178 → | |
| וְיִדְּעוֹנִ֑י | veyideoni | and soothsayer | H3049 → | |
| הִרְבָּ֗ה | hirbah | he increased | H7235 → | 227 times |
| לַעֲשׂ֥וֹת | laasot | to do | H6213 → | 2628 times |
| הָרַ֛ע | hara' | the evil | H7451 → | 662 times |
| בְּעֵינֵ֥י | beeinei | in [the] eyes of | H5869 → | 887 times |
| יְהוָ֖ה | yahweh | Yahweh | H3068 → | 6520 times |
| לְהַכְעִיסֽוֹ׃ | lehakhiso | to provoke to anger him | H3707 → | 54 times |
וְהוּא֩and he
vehu'H1931 →1879 times
הֶעֱבִ֨ירhe made pass
heevirH5674 →556 times
אֶת־<obj.>
ʾet-H853 →10935 times
בָּנָ֤יוsons his
banavH1121 →4930 times
בָּאֵשׁ֙in the fire
baeshH784 →378 times
בְּגֵ֣יin [the] valley of
begeiH1516 →59 times
בֶן־Ben
ven-H1121 →4930 times
הִנֹּ֔םHinnom
hinomH2011 →
וְעוֹנֵ֤ןand he practiced soothsaying
veonenH6049 →
וְנִחֵשׁ֙and he practiced divination
venicheshH5172 →
וְֽכִשֵּׁ֔ףand he practiced sorcery
vekhishefH3784 →
וְעָ֥שָׂהand he dealt with
veasahH6213 →2628 times
א֖וֹבnecromancer
ʾovH178 →
וְיִדְּעוֹנִ֑יand soothsayer
veyideoniH3049 →
הִרְבָּ֗הhe increased
hirbahH7235 →227 times
לַעֲשׂ֥וֹתto do
laasotH6213 →2628 times
הָרַ֛עthe evil
hara'H7451 →662 times
בְּעֵינֵ֥יin [the] eyes of
beeineiH5869 →887 times
יְהוָ֖הYahweh
yahwehH3068 →6520 times
לְהַכְעִיסֽוֹ׃to provoke to anger him
lehakhisoH3707 →54 times
A shaded row is a word that stands 400 times or fewer in the Bible.
The walk
8 stopsEach card is a verse this one points to, and under it the verses that one points to in turn. Where several paths arrive at the same place, that place is listed first: the text keeps returning to it.
Through
Leviticus 19:26You must not eat anything with blood still in it. You must not practice divination or sorcery.
it leads to
- Deuteronomy 18:10–14
Let no one be found among you who sacrifices his son or daughter in the fire, practices divination or conjury, interprets omens, practices sorcery,
Reached by 2 separate paths from here.
- 2 Kings 17:17
They sacrificed their sons and daughters in the fire and practiced divination and soothsaying. They devoted themselves to doing evil in the sight of the LORD, provoking Him to anger.
Reached by 2 separate paths from here.
- Deuteronomy 18:10–14
Through
Leviticus 19:31You must not turn to mediums or spiritists; do not seek them out, or you will be defiled by them. I am the LORD your God.
it leads to
- 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.
Reached by 2 separate paths from here.
- Isaiah 8:19
When men tell you to consult the spirits of the dead and the spiritists who whisper and mutter, shouldn’t a people consult their God instead? Why consult the dead on behalf of the living?
- Leviticus 20:27
A man or a woman who is a medium or spiritist must surely be put to death. They shall be stoned; their blood is upon them.’”
- Leviticus 20:6–7
Whoever turns to mediums or spiritists to prostitute himself with them, I will also set My face against that person and cut him off from his people.
- 2 Kings 21:6
Through
2 Kings 21:6He 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.
it leads to
- Leviticus 18:21
You must not give any of your children to be sacrificed to Molech, for you must not profane the name of your God. I am the LORD.
Reached by 2 separate paths from here.
- Leviticus 18:21
Through
Leviticus 18:21You must not give any of your children to be sacrificed to Molech, for you must not profane the name of your God. I am the LORD.
it leads to
- Deuteronomy 12:31
You 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…
- Deuteronomy 12:31
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This page draws on Adam Clarke, Commentary on the Bible and Matthew Henry, Commentary on the Whole Bible.
