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2 Kings 16:3

NETBible	He followed in the footsteps of¹ the kings of Israel. He passed his son through the fire,² a horrible sin practiced by the nations³ whom the Lord drove out from before the Israelites.
NIV © biblegateway 2Ki 16:3	He walked in the ways of the kings of Israel and even sacrificed his son in the fire, following the detestable ways of the nations the LORD had driven out before the Israelites.
NASB © biblegateway 2Ki 16:3	But he walked in the way of the kings of Israel, and even made his son pass through the fire, according to the abominations of the nations whom the LORD had driven out from before the sons of Israel.
NLT © biblegateway 2Ki 16:3	Instead, he followed the example of the kings of Israel, even sacrificing his own son in the fire. He imitated the detestable practices of the pagan nations the LORD had driven from the land ahead of the Israelites.
MSG © biblegateway 2Ki 16:3	Instead he followed in the track of the kings of Israel. He even indulged in the outrageous practice of "passing his son through the fire"--a truly abominable act he picked up from the pagans GOD had earlier thrown out of the country.
BBE © SABDAweb 2Ki 16:3	But he went in the ways of the kings of Israel, and even made his son go through the fire, copying the disgusting ways of the nations whom the Lord had sent out of the land before the children of Israel.
NRSV © bibleoremus 2Ki 16:3	but he walked in the way of the kings of Israel. He even made his son pass through fire, according to the abominable practices of the nations whom the LORD drove out before the people of Israel.
NKJV © biblegateway 2Ki 16:3	But he walked in the way of the kings of Israel; indeed he made his son pass through the fire, according to the abominations of the nations whom the LORD had cast out from before the children of Israel.
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KJV	But he walked <03212> (8799) in the way <01870> of the kings <04428> of Israel <03478>_, yea, and made his son <01121> to pass through <05674> (8689) the fire <0784>_, according to the abominations <08441> of the heathen <01471>_, whom the LORD <03068> cast out <03423> (8689) from before <06440> the children <01121> of Israel <03478>_.
NASB © biblegateway 2Ki 16:3	But he walked <01980> in the way <01870> of the kings <04428> of Israel <03478> , and even <01571> made his son <01121> pass <05674> through the fire <0784> , according to the abominations <08441> of the nations <01471> whom <0834> the LORD <03068> had driven <03423> out from before <06440> the sons <01121> of Israel <03478> .
LXXM	kai <2532> CONJ eporeuyh <4198> V-API-3S en <1722> PREP odw <3598> N-DSF ieroboam {N-PRI} uiou <5207> N-GSM nabat {N-PRI} basilewv <935> N-GSM israhl <2474> N-PRI kai <2532> CONJ ge <1065> PRT ton <3588> T-ASM uion <5207> N-ASM autou <846> D-GSM dihgen <1236> V-IAI-3S en <1722> PREP puri <4442> N-DSN kata <2596> PREP ta <3588> T-APN bdelugmata <946> N-APN twn <3588> T-GPN eynwn <1484> N-GPN wn <3739> R-GPN exhren <1808> V-AAI-3S kuriov <2962> N-NSM apo <575> PREP proswpou <4383> N-GSN twn <3588> T-GPM uiwn <5207> N-GPM israhl <2474> N-PRI
NET [draft] ITL	He followed <01980> in the footsteps <01870> of the kings <04428> of Israel <03478> . He passed <05674> his son <01121> through <05674> the fire <0784> , a horrible sin practiced <08441> by the nations <01471> whom <0834> the Lord <03068> drove out <03423> from before <06440> the Israelites <03478> <01121> .
HEBREW	larvy <03478> ynb <01121> ynpm <06440> Mta <0853> hwhy <03068> syrwh <03423> rsa <0834> Mywgh <01471> twbetk <08441> sab <0784> rybeh <05674> wnb <01121> ta <0853> Mgw <01571> larvy <03478> yklm <04428> Krdb <01870> Klyw (16:3) <01980>

NETBible

He followed in the footsteps of¹ the kings of Israel. He passed his son through the fire,² a horrible sin practiced by the nations³ whom the Lord drove out from before the Israelites.

NET Notes

¹tn Heb “he walked in the way of.”

²sn This may refer to child sacrifice, though some interpret it as a less drastic cultic practice. For discussion see M. Cogan and H. Tadmor, II Kings (AB), 266-67.

³tn Heb “like the abominable practices of the nations.”