^2 (A)But he walked in the ways of the kings of Israel; he also ^(B)made molten images for the Baals. ³ Moreover, ^(C)he burned incense in the valley of Ben-hinnom and ^(D)burned his sons in fire, ^(E)according to the abominations of the nations whom the Lord had driven out before the sons of Israel.

^6 (A)He made his sons pass through the fire in the valley of Ben-hinnom; and he practiced witchcraft, used divination, practiced sorcery and ^(B)dealt with mediums and spiritists. He did much evil in the sight of the Lord, provoking Him to anger.

³¹ They have ^(A)built the high places of Topheth, which is in the valley of the son of Hinnom, to ^(B)burn their sons and their daughters in the fire, which I ^(C)did not command, and it did not come into My ^[a]mind.

⁵ and have built the ^(A)high places of Baal to burn their ^(B)sons in the fire as burnt offerings to Baal, a thing which I never commanded or spoke of, nor did it ever enter My ^[a]mind;