Text Analysis Hebrew Texts וַיִּקַּח֩ אֶת־ בְּנֹ֨ו הַבְּכֹ֜ור אֲשֶׁר־ יִמְלֹ֣ךְ תַּחְתָּ֗יו וַיַּעֲלֵ֤הוּ עֹלָה֙ עַל־ הַ֣חֹמָ֔ה וַיְהִ֥י קֶצֶף־ גָּדֹ֖ול עַל־ יִשְׂרָאֵ֑ל וַיִּסְעוּ֙ מֵֽעָלָ֔יו וַיָּשֻׁ֖בוּ לָאָֽרֶץ׃ פ KJV with Strong's 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 מלכים ב 3:27 Hebrew OT: Westminster Leningrad Codex וַיִּקַּח֩ אֶת־בְּנֹ֨ו הַבְּכֹ֜ור אֲשֶׁר־יִמְלֹ֣ךְ תַּחְתָּ֗יו וַיַּעֲלֵ֤הוּ עֹלָה֙ עַל־הַ֣חֹמָ֔ה וַיְהִ֥י קֶצֶף־גָּדֹ֖ול עַל־יִשְׂרָאֵ֑ל וַיִּסְעוּ֙ מֵֽעָלָ֔יו וַיָּשֻׁ֖בוּ לָאָֽרֶץ׃ פ מלכים ב 3:27 Hebrew OT: WLC (Consonants Only) מלכים ב 3:27 Paleo-Hebrew OT: WLC (Font Required) מלכים ב 3:27 Hebrew Bible Parallel Verses New American Standard Bible Then he took his oldest son who was to reign in his place, and offered him as a burnt offering on the wall. And there came great wrath against Israel, and they departed from him and returned to their own land. King James Bible 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. Holman Christian Standard Bible So he took his firstborn son, who was to become king in his place, and offered him as a burnt offering on the city wall. Great wrath was on the Israelites, and they withdrew from him and returned to their land. Treasury of Scripture Knowledge offered him In cases of great extremity, it was customary in various heathen nations, to offer {human} sacrifices, and even their own {children.} This was frequent among the Phoenicians, Greeks, Romans, Scythians, Gauls, Africans, and others; and was the natural fruit of a religious system which had for the objects of its worship cruel and merciless divinities. The king of Moab, in this case, sacrificed his son to obtain the favour of Chemosh {his god}, who, being a devil, delighted in blood and murder, and the destruction of mankind. The dearer any thing was to them, the more acceptable those idolaters thought the sacrifice, and therefore burnt their children in the fire to their honour. Genesis 22:2,13 And he said, Take now your son, your only son Isaac, whom you love, … Deuteronomy 12:31 You shall not do so to the LORD your God: for every abomination to … Judges 11:31,39 Then it shall be, that whatever comes forth of the doors of my house … Psalm 106:36,38 And they served their idols: which were a snare to them… Ezekiel 16:20 Moreover you have taken your sons and your daughters, whom you have … Micah 6:7 Will the LORD be pleased with thousands of rams, or with ten thousands … they departed 1 Samuel 14:36-46 And Saul said, Let us go down after the Philistines by night, and … 1 Kings 20:13,28,43 And, behold, there came a prophet to Ahab king of Israel, saying, … Links 2 Kings 3:27 • 2 Kings 3:27 NIV • 2 Kings 3:27 NLT • 2 Kings 3:27 ESV • 2 Kings 3:27 NASB • 2 Kings 3:27 KJV • 2 Kings 3:27 Bible Apps • 2 Kings 3:27 Biblia Paralela • 2 Kings 3:27 Chinese Bible • 2 Kings 3:27 French Bible • 2 Kings 3:27 German Bible • Bible Hub |
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