2 Kings 17:17-19

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¹⁷And they burned their sons and their daughters as offerings,^[a] and used divination and sorcery, and sold themselves to do evil in the sight of the Lord, provoking him to anger. ¹⁸Therefore the Lord was very angry with Israel, and removed them out of his sight; none was left but the tribe of Judah only.^[b]

¹⁹Judah also did not keep the commandments of the Lord their God, but walked in the customs which Israel had introduced.

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Footnotes

2 Kings 17:17 Or made their sons and their daughters pass through the fire
17.7-18 A full explanation of how Israel had sinned and was punished accordingly.

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