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2 Kings 16:3-5
EasyEnglish Bible
2 Kings 16:3-5
EasyEnglish Bible
3 He lived in the same bad way that the kings of Israel did. He even caused his son to walk through fire.[a] In this way he copied the terrible sins of the other nations in Canaan. Those were the nations that the Lord had chased out so that the Israelites could live there. 4 Ahaz offered sacrifices and he burned incense on altars on the hills, as well as under all the big trees.
5 At that time, King Rezin of Syria and Remaliah's son, King Pekah of Israel, attacked Jerusalem. Their armies made a camp all around the city while Ahaz was there. But they could not win the battle against him.
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- 16:3 ‘Walk through fire’ may mean that he burned his son as a sacrifice to a false god.
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