2 Chronicles 28:3

28:3 He offered sacrifices in the Valley of Ben-Hinnom and passed his sons through the fire, ¹  a horrible sin practiced by the nations ²  whom the Lord drove out before the Israelites.

2 Chronicles 32:33

32:33 Hezekiah passed away ³  and was buried on the ascent of the tombs of the descendants of David. All the people of Judah and the residents of Jerusalem buried him with great honor. ⁴  His son Manasseh replaced him as king.

[28:3]  ¹ sn This may refer to child sacrifice, though some interpret it as a less drastic cultic practice (NEB “burnt his sons in the fire”; NASB “burned his sons in the fire”; NIV “sacrificed his sons in the fire”; NRSV “made his sons pass through fire”). For discussion see M. Cogan and H. Tadmor, II Kings (AB), 266-67.

[28:3]  ² tn Heb “like the abominable practices of the nations.”

[32:33]  ³ tn Heb “lay down with his fathers.”

[32:33]  ⁴ tn Heb “and honor they did to him in his death, all Judah and the residents of Jerusalem.”