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class="vheadingv"><b>Verse</b><a href="/bsb/psalms/106.htm" class="clickchap" style="color:#001320" title="Click any translation name for full chapter">  (Click for Chapter)</a></div><div id="par"><span class="versiontext"><a href="/niv/psalms/106.htm">New International Version</a></span><br />They sacrificed their sons and their daughters to false gods.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nlt/psalms/106.htm">New Living Translation</a></span><br />They even sacrificed their sons and their daughters to the demons.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/esv/psalms/106.htm">English Standard Version</a></span><br />They sacrificed their sons and their daughters to the demons;<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/bsb/psalms/106.htm">Berean Standard Bible</a></span><br />They sacrificed their sons and their daughters to demons.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/kjv/psalms/106.htm">King James Bible</a></span><br />Yea, they sacrificed their sons and their daughters unto devils,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nkjv/psalms/106.htm">New King James Version</a></span><br />They even sacrificed their sons And their daughters to demons,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb_/psalms/106.htm">New American Standard Bible</a></span><br />They even sacrificed their sons and their daughters to the demons,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb/psalms/106.htm">NASB 1995</a></span><br />They even sacrificed their sons and their daughters to the demons,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb77/psalms/106.htm">NASB 1977 </a></span><br />They even sacrificed their sons and their daughters to the demons,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsb/psalms/106.htm">Legacy Standard Bible </a></span><br />They sacrificed their sons and their daughters to the demons,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/amp/psalms/106.htm">Amplified Bible</a></span><br />They even sacrificed their sons and their daughters to demons<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/csb/psalms/106.htm">Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />They sacrificed their sons and daughters to demons.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hcsb/psalms/106.htm">Holman Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />They sacrificed their sons and daughters to demons. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/asv/psalms/106.htm">American Standard Version</a></span><br />Yea, they sacrificed their sons and their daughters unto demons,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cev/psalms/106.htm">Contemporary English Version</a></span><br />They sacrificed their sons and their daughters to demons <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/erv/psalms/106.htm">English Revised Version</a></span><br />Yea, they sacrificed their sons and their daughters unto demons,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gwt/psalms/106.htm">GOD'S WORD® Translation</a></span><br />They sacrificed their sons and daughters to demons.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gnt/psalms/106.htm">Good News Translation</a></span><br />They offered their own sons and daughters as sacrifices to the idols of Canaan. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/isv/psalms/106.htm">International Standard Version</a></span><br />They sacrificed their sons and daughters to demons.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/msb/psalms/106.htm">Majority Standard Bible</a></span><br />They sacrificed their sons and their daughters to demons.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/net/psalms/106.htm">NET Bible</a></span><br />They sacrificed their sons and daughters to demons. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nheb/psalms/106.htm">New Heart English Bible</a></span><br />Yes, they sacrificed their sons and their daughters to demons.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/wbt/psalms/106.htm">Webster's Bible Translation</a></span><br />Yes, they sacrificed their sons and their daughters to demons,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/web/psalms/106.htm">World English Bible</a></span><br />Yes, they sacrificed their sons and their daughters to demons. <div class="vheading2"><b>Literal Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsv/psalms/106.htm">Literal Standard Version</a></span><br />And they sacrifice their sons and their daughters to the demons,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/ylt/psalms/106.htm">Young's Literal Translation</a></span><br /> And they sacrifice their sons And their daughters to destroyers,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/slt/psalms/106.htm">Smith's Literal Translation</a></span><br />And they will sacrifice their sons and their daughters to lords.<div class="vheading2"><b>Catholic Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/drb/psalms/106.htm">Douay-Rheims Bible</a></span><br />And they sacrificed their sons, and their daughters to devils. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cpdv/psalms/106.htm">Catholic Public Domain Version</a></span><br /><V 105:37>And they sacrificed their sons and their daughters to demons.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nabre/psalms/106.htm">New American Bible</a></span><br />They sacrificed to demons their own sons and daughters, <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nrsvce/psalms/106.htm">New Revised Standard Version</a></span><br />They sacrificed their sons and their daughters to the demons;<div class="vheading2"><b>Translations from Aramaic</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lamsa/psalms/106.htm">Lamsa Bible</a></span><br />Yea, they sacrificed their sons and their daughters to demons,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hpbt/psalms/106.htm">Peshitta Holy Bible Translated</a></span><br />For they sacrificed their sons and their daughters to demons.<div class="vheading2"><b>OT Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/jps/psalms/106.htm">JPS Tanakh 1917</a></span><br />Yea, they sacrificed their sons and their daughters unto demons,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/sep/psalms/106.htm">Brenton Septuagint Translation</a></span><br />And they sacrificed their sons and their daughters to devils,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/parallel/psalms/106-37.htm">Additional Translations ...</a></span></div></div></div><div id="centbox"><div class="padcent"><a name="audio" id="audio"></a><div class="vheadingv"><b>Audio Bible</b></div><iframe width="100%" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/nFaD2oDhKPc?start=13519" title="YouTube video player" frameborder="0" allow="accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share" allowfullscreen></iframe><span class="p"><br /><br /><br /></span><div class="vheadingv"><b>Context</b></div><span class="hdg"><a href="/bsb/psalms/106.htm">Give Thanks to the LORD, for He is Good</a></span><br>…<span class="reftext">36</span>They worshiped their idols, which became a snare to them. <span class="reftext">37</span><span class="highl"><a href="/hebrew/2076.htm" title="2076: way·yiz·bə·ḥū (Conj-w:: V-Qal-ConsecImperf-3mp) -- To slaughter for sacrifice. A primitive root; to slaughter an animal.">They sacrificed</a> <a href="/hebrew/853.htm" title="853: ’eṯ- (DirObjM) -- Apparent contracted from 'owth in the demonstrative sense of entity; properly, self."></a> <a href="/hebrew/1121.htm" title="1121: bə·nê·hem (N-mpc:: 3mp) -- Son. From banah; a son, in the widest sense (like 'ab, 'ach, etc.).">their sons</a> <a href="/hebrew/853.htm" title="853: wə·’eṯ- (Conj-w:: DirObjM) -- Apparent contracted from 'owth in the demonstrative sense of entity; properly, self.">and</a> <a href="/hebrew/1323.htm" title="1323: bə·nō·w·ṯê·hem (N-fpc:: 3mp) -- Daughter. From banah; a daughter.">their daughters</a> <a href="/hebrew/7700.htm" title="7700: laš·šê·ḏîm (Prep-l, Art:: N-mp) -- Probably demon. From shuwd; a doemon.">to demons.</a> </span><span class="reftext">38</span>They shed innocent blood—the blood of their sons and daughters, whom they sacrificed to the idols of Canaan, and the land was polluted with blood.…<div class="cred"><a href="//berean.bible">Berean Standard Bible</a> · <a href="//berean.bible/downloads.htm">Download</a></div><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a name="crossref" id="crossref"></a><div class="vheading">Cross References</div><div id="crf"><span class="crossverse"><a href="/leviticus/18-21.htm">Leviticus 18:21</a></span><br />You must not give any of your children to be sacrificed to Molech, for you must not profane the name of your God. I am the LORD.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/deuteronomy/18-10.htm">Deuteronomy 18:10</a></span><br />Let no one be found among you who sacrifices his son or daughter in the fire, practices divination or conjury, interprets omens, practices sorcery,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/2_kings/17-17.htm">2 Kings 17:17</a></span><br />They sacrificed their sons and daughters in the fire and practiced divination and soothsaying. They devoted themselves to doing evil in the sight of the LORD, provoking Him to anger.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/2_kings/21-6.htm">2 Kings 21:6</a></span><br />He sacrificed his own son in the fire, practiced sorcery and divination, and consulted mediums and spiritists. He did great evil in the sight of the LORD, provoking Him to anger.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/2_chronicles/28-3.htm">2 Chronicles 28:3</a></span><br />Moreover, Ahaz burned incense in the Valley of Ben-hinnom and sacrificed his sons in the fire, according to the abominations of the nations that the LORD had driven out before the Israelites.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/2_chronicles/33-6.htm">2 Chronicles 33:6</a></span><br />He sacrificed his sons in the fire in the Valley of Ben-hinnom. He practiced sorcery, divination, and witchcraft, and consulted mediums and spiritists. He did great evil in the sight of the LORD, provoking Him to anger.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/jeremiah/7-31.htm">Jeremiah 7:31</a></span><br />They have built the high places of Topheth in the Valley of Ben-hinnom so they could burn their sons and daughters in the fire—something I never commanded, nor did it even enter My mind.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/jeremiah/19-4.htm">Jeremiah 19:4-5</a></span><br />because they have abandoned Me and made this a foreign place. They have burned incense in this place to other gods that neither they nor their fathers nor the kings of Judah have ever known. They have filled this place with the blood of the innocent. / They have built high places to Baal on which to burn their children in the fire as offerings to Baal—something I never commanded or mentioned, nor did it even enter My mind.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/jeremiah/32-35.htm">Jeremiah 32:35</a></span><br />They have built the high places of Baal in the Valley of Ben-hinnom to make their sons and daughters pass through the fire to Molech—something I never commanded them, nor had it ever entered My mind, that they should commit such an abomination and cause Judah to sin.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/ezekiel/16-20.htm">Ezekiel 16:20-21</a></span><br />You even took the sons and daughters you bore to Me and sacrificed them as food to idols. Was your prostitution not enough? / You slaughtered My children and delivered them up through the fire to idols.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/ezekiel/20-31.htm">Ezekiel 20:31</a></span><br />When you offer your gifts, sacrificing your sons in the fire, you continue to defile yourselves with all your idols to this day. So should I be consulted by you, O house of Israel? As surely as I live, declares the Lord GOD, I will not be consulted by you!<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/ezekiel/23-37.htm">Ezekiel 23:37</a></span><br />For they have committed adultery, and blood is on their hands. They have committed adultery with their idols. They have even sacrificed their children, whom they bore to Me, in the fire as food for their idols.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/micah/6-7.htm">Micah 6:7</a></span><br />Would the LORD be pleased with thousands of rams, with ten thousand rivers of oil? Shall I present my firstborn for my transgression, the fruit of my body for the sin of my soul?<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/acts/7-42.htm">Acts 7:42-43</a></span><br />But God turned away from them and gave them over to the worship of the host of heaven, as it is written in the book of the prophets: ‘Did you bring Me sacrifices and offerings forty years in the wilderness, O house of Israel? / You have taken along the tabernacle of Molech and the star of your god Rephan, the idols you made to worship. Therefore I will send you into exile beyond Babylon.’<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/romans/1-21.htm">Romans 1:21-23</a></span><br />For although they knew God, they neither glorified Him as God nor gave thanks to Him, but they became futile in their thinking and darkened in their foolish hearts. / Although they claimed to be wise, they became fools, / and exchanged the glory of the immortal God for images of mortal man and birds and animals and reptiles.</div><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a name="tsk" id="tsk"><div class="vheading">Treasury of Scripture</div><p class="tsk2">Yes, they sacrificed their sons and their daughters to devils,</p><p class="hdg">they sacrificed.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/deuteronomy/12-30.htm">Deuteronomy 12:30,31</a></b></br> Take heed to thyself that thou be not snared by following them, after that they be destroyed from before thee; and that thou inquire not after their gods, saying, How did these nations serve their gods? even so will I do likewise… </p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/deuteronomy/18-10.htm">Deuteronomy 18:10</a></b></br> There shall not be found among you <i>any one</i> that maketh his son or his daughter to pass through the fire, <i>or</i> that useth divination, <i>or</i> an observer of times, or an enchanter, or a witch,</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/2_kings/16-3.htm">2 Kings 16:3</a></b></br> But he walked in the way of the kings of Israel, yea, and made his son to pass through the fire, according to the abominations of the heathen, whom the LORD cast out from before the children of Israel.</p><p class="hdg">devils</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/leviticus/17-7.htm">Leviticus 17:7</a></b></br> And they shall no more offer their sacrifices unto devils, after whom they have gone a whoring. This shall be a statute for ever unto them throughout their generations.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/deuteronomy/32-17.htm">Deuteronomy 32:17</a></b></br> They sacrificed unto devils, not to God; to gods whom they knew not, to new <i>gods that</i> came newly up, whom your fathers feared not.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/2_chronicles/11-15.htm">2 Chronicles 11:15</a></b></br> And he ordained him priests for the high places, and for the devils, and for the calves which he had made.</p><div class="vheading">Jump to Previous</div><a href="/psalms/97-8.htm">Daughters</a> <a href="/deuteronomy/32-17.htm">Demons</a> <a href="/psalms/69-4.htm">Destroyers</a> <a href="/2_chronicles/11-15.htm">Devils</a> <a href="/psalms/106-14.htm">Evil</a> <a href="/psalms/106-28.htm">Offerings</a> <a href="/psalms/54-6.htm">Sacrifice</a> <a href="/ezra/3-3.htm">Sacrificed</a> <a href="/psalms/104-4.htm">Spirits</a><div class="vheading2">Jump to Next</div><a href="/psalms/106-38.htm">Daughters</a> <a href="/matthew/4-24.htm">Demons</a> <a href="/songs/2-15.htm">Destroyers</a> <a href="/matthew/4-24.htm">Devils</a> <a href="/psalms/106-39.htm">Evil</a> <a href="/psalms/107-22.htm">Offerings</a> <a href="/psalms/107-22.htm">Sacrifice</a> <a href="/psalms/106-38.htm">Sacrificed</a> <a href="/proverbs/2-18.htm">Spirits</a><div class="vheading2">Psalm 106</div><span class="reftext">1. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/psalms/106-1.htm">The psalmist exhorts to praise God</a></span><br><span class="reftext">4. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/psalms/106-4.htm">He prays for pardon of sin, as God pardoned the fathers</a></span><br><span class="reftext">7. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/psalms/106-7.htm">The story of the people's rebellion, and God's mercy</a></span><br><span class="reftext">47. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/psalms/106-47.htm">He concludes with prayer and praise</a></span><br></div></div><div id="mdd"><div align="center"><div class="bot2"><table align="center" width="100%"><tr><td><div align="center"> <script id="3d27ed63fc4348d5b062c4527ae09445"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=51ce25d5-1a8c-424a-8695-4bd48c750f35&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; </script> <script id="b817b7107f1d4a7997da1b3c33457e03"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=cb0edd8b-b416-47eb-8c6d-3cc96561f7e8&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; </script><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-2'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-0' style='max-width: 300px;'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-3'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-1' style='max-width: 300px;'> </div><br /><br />  <div align="center" id='div-gpt-ad-1531425649696-0'> </div><br /><br /> <ins class="adsbygoogle" style="display:inline-block;width:200px;height:200px" data-ad-client="ca-pub-3753401421161123" data-ad-slot="3592799687"></ins> <script> (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); </script> <br /><br /> </div> </td></tr></table></div></div></div><div id="combox"><div class="padcom"><a name="study" id="study"></a><div class="vheading"><table width="100%"><tr><td width="99%" valign="top"><a href="/study/psalms/106.htm">Study Bible</a></td><td width="1%" valign="top"><a href="/study/psalms/" title="Book Summary and Study">Book ◦</a> <a href="/study/chapters/psalms/106.htm" title="Chapter summary and Study">Chapter </a></tr></table></div><b>They sacrificed their sons and their daughters</b><br>This phrase refers to the practice of child sacrifice, which was prevalent among some ancient Near Eastern cultures, particularly in the worship of deities like Molech. The Israelites were explicitly forbidden from engaging in such practices (<a href="/leviticus/18-21.htm">Leviticus 18:21</a>, <a href="/deuteronomy/12-31.htm">Deuteronomy 12:31</a>). This act was a severe violation of God's commandments and demonstrated a profound departure from the covenant relationship with Yahweh. The sacrifice of children was seen as the ultimate act of idolatry and rebellion against God, highlighting the depth of Israel's apostasy during certain periods of their history, such as during the reigns of kings like Ahaz and Manasseh (<a href="/2_kings/16-3.htm">2 Kings 16:3</a>, <a href="/2_kings/21-6.htm">2 Kings 21:6</a>).<p><b>to demons</b><br>The term "demons" here is significant as it underscores the spiritual reality behind idolatry. In the biblical worldview, idols are not merely lifeless objects but are associated with demonic forces (<a href="/1_corinthians/10-20.htm">1 Corinthians 10:20</a>). This connection emphasizes the spiritual warfare aspect of idolatry, where turning away from God to worship idols is tantamount to aligning with demonic powers. The use of "demons" also reflects the understanding that these false gods were not benign but malevolent, seeking to draw people away from the true God. This phrase serves as a stark reminder of the spiritual consequences of idolatry and the reality of evil forces at work in the world.<div class="vheading2">Persons / Places / Events</div>1. <b><a href="/topical/i/israelites.htm">Israelites</a></b><br>The people of God who were delivered from Egypt but often fell into idolatry and disobedience.<br><br>2. <b><a href="/topical/c/canaan.htm">Canaan</a></b><br>The land promised to the Israelites, where they encountered pagan nations and their practices.<br><br>3. <b><a href="/topical/d/demons.htm">Demons</a></b><br>Spiritual entities opposed to God, often associated with pagan worship and idolatry.<br><br>4. <b><a href="/topical/p/pagan_nations.htm">Pagan Nations</a></b><br>The surrounding cultures in Canaan that practiced child sacrifice and other abominations.<br><br>5. <b><a href="/topical/c/child_sacrifice.htm">Child Sacrifice</a></b><br>A horrific practice adopted by the Israelites from the Canaanites, condemned by God.<div class="vheading2">Teaching Points</div><b><a href="/topical/t/the_danger_of_syncretism.htm">The Danger of Syncretism</a></b><br>Mixing true worship with pagan practices leads to spiritual corruption. Believers must guard against adopting worldly practices that compromise their faith.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/t/the_sanctity_of_life.htm">The Sanctity of Life</a></b><br>God values human life, and practices that devalue or destroy life are abhorrent to Him. Christians are called to uphold the sanctity of life in all its forms.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/t/the_reality_of_spiritual_warfare.htm">The Reality of Spiritual Warfare</a></b><br>The Bible reveals that behind idolatry and false worship are demonic influences. Believers must be vigilant in spiritual warfare, recognizing the enemy's tactics.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/t/the_call_to_repentance.htm">The Call to Repentance</a></b><br>When God's people stray into sin, there is always a call to repentance and a return to faithful worship. God is merciful and ready to forgive those who turn back to Him.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/t/the_importance_of_obedience.htm">The Importance of Obedience</a></b><br>Obedience to God's commands protects us from the destructive consequences of sin. Following God's Word leads to life and blessing.<div class="vheading2">Lists and Questions</div><a href="/top10/lessons_from_psalm_106.htm">Top 10 Lessons from Psalm 106</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/what_does_the_bible_say_on_child_sacrifice.htm">What does the Bible say about child sacrifice?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/what_does_'from_faith_to_faith'_mean.htm">What is the Bible's stance on clairvoyance?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/what_defines_christian_demonology.htm">What defines Christian demonology?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/what_does_the_bible_say_on_evil_spirits.htm">What does the Bible say about evil spirits?</a><a name="commentary" id="commentary"></a><div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/ellicott/psalms/106.htm">Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers</a></div>(37) <span class= "bld">Devils.</span>--Literally, <span class= "ital">lords, </span>meaning, of course, the false deities. The word is, no doubt, chosen to represent the meaning of the heathen gods' names <span class= "ital">Ba'alim, Adonim. </span>For the same Hebrew word, see <a href="/deuteronomy/32-17.htm" title="They sacrificed to devils, not to God; to gods whom they knew not, to new gods that came newly up, whom your fathers feared not.">Deuteronomy 32:17</a> (<a href="/judges/2-11.htm" title="And the children of Israel did evil in the sight of the LORD, and served Baalim:">Judges 2:11</a>, Baalim).<p>The Arabic equivalent of the Hebrew word became in Spain <span class= "ital">the Cid, </span>and exists still in the Moorish <span class= "ital">sidi, i.e.</span>, "my lord."<p><div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/pulpit/psalms/106.htm">Pulpit Commentary</a></div><span class="cmt_sub_title">Verse 37.</span> - <span class="cmt_word">Yea, they sacrificed their sons and their daughters unto devils.</span> The Moloch sacrifices of children by their parents are evidently intended (comp. <a href="/leviticus/18-21.htm">Leviticus 18:21</a>; <a href="/deuteronomy/18-10.htm">Deuteronomy 18:10</a>; <a href="/2_kings/3-27.htm">2 Kings 3:27</a>; <a href="/jeremiah/7-31.htm">Jeremiah 7:31</a>; <a href="/ezekiel/23-37.htm">Ezekiel 23:37</a>, etc.). (For the identification of the false gods of the heathen with "devils," comp. Leviticus 17:71; <a href="/deuteronomy/32-17.htm">Deuteronomy 32:17</a>; <a href="/2_chronicles/11-15.htm">2 Chronicles 11:15</a>; <a href="/1_corinthians/10-20.htm">1 Corinthians 10:20, 21</a>.) It is argued by some that the use of the word "devils," or "demons," here does not imply that the objects of the worship were evil spirits. But it is difficult to see what else can be meant. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/commentaries/psalms/106-37.htm">Parallel Commentaries ...</a></span><span class="p"><br /><br /><br /></span><a name="lexicon" id="lexicon"></a><div class="vheading">Hebrew</div><span class="word">They sacrificed</span><br /><span class="heb">וַיִּזְבְּח֣וּ</span> <span class="translit">(way·yiz·bə·ḥū)</span><br /><span class="parse">Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine plural<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_2076.htm">Strong's 2076: </a> </span><span class="str2">To slaughter for sacrifice</span><br /><br /><span class="word">their sons</span><br /><span class="heb">בְּ֭נֵיהֶם</span> <span class="translit">(bə·nê·hem)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - masculine plural construct | third person masculine plural<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_1121.htm">Strong's 1121: </a> </span><span class="str2">A son</span><br /><br /><span class="word">and</span><br /><span class="heb">וְאֶת־</span> <span class="translit">(wə·’eṯ-)</span><br /><span class="parse">Conjunctive waw | Direct object marker<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_853.htm">Strong's 853: </a> </span><span class="str2">Untranslatable mark of the accusative case</span><br /><br /><span class="word">their daughters</span><br /><span class="heb">בְּנֽוֹתֵיהֶ֗ם</span> <span class="translit">(bə·nō·w·ṯê·hem)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - feminine plural construct | third person masculine plural<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_1323.htm">Strong's 1323: </a> </span><span class="str2">A daughter</span><br /><br /><span class="word">to demons.</span><br /><span class="heb">לַשֵּֽׁדִים׃</span> <span class="translit">(laš·šê·ḏîm)</span><br /><span class="parse">Preposition-l, Article | Noun - masculine plural<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_7700.htm">Strong's 7700: </a> </span><span class="str2">Probably demon</span><br /><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><div class="vheading">Links</div><a href="/niv/psalms/106-37.htm">Psalm 106:37 NIV</a><br /><a href="/nlt/psalms/106-37.htm">Psalm 106:37 NLT</a><br /><a href="/esv/psalms/106-37.htm">Psalm 106:37 ESV</a><br /><a href="/nasb/psalms/106-37.htm">Psalm 106:37 NASB</a><br /><a href="/kjv/psalms/106-37.htm">Psalm 106:37 KJV</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="//bibleapps.com/psalms/106-37.htm">Psalm 106:37 BibleApps.com</a><br /><a href="//bibliaparalela.com/psalms/106-37.htm">Psalm 106:37 Biblia Paralela</a><br /><a href="//holybible.com.cn/psalms/106-37.htm">Psalm 106:37 Chinese Bible</a><br /><a href="//saintebible.com/psalms/106-37.htm">Psalm 106:37 French Bible</a><br /><a href="/catholic/psalms/106-37.htm">Psalm 106:37 Catholic Bible</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/psalms/106-37.htm">OT Poetry: Psalm 106:37 Yes they sacrificed their sons and their (Psalm Ps Psa.) </a></div></div></td></tr></table></div><div id="left"><a href="/psalms/106-36.htm" onmouseover='lft.src="/leftgif.png"' onmouseout='lft.src="/left.png"' title="Psalm 106:36"><img src="/left.png" name="lft" border="0" alt="Psalm 106:36" /></a></div><div id="right"><a href="/psalms/106-38.htm" onmouseover='rght.src="/rightgif.png"' onmouseout='rght.src="/right.png"' title="Psalm 106:38"><img src="/right.png" name="rght" border="0" alt="Psalm 106:38" /></a></div><div id="botleft"><a href="#" onmouseover='botleft.src="/botleftgif.png"' onmouseout='botleft.src="/botleft.png"' title="Top of Page"><img src="/botleft.png" name="botleft" border="0" alt="Top of Page" /></a></div><div id="botright"><a href="#" onmouseover='botright.src="/botrightgif.png"' onmouseout='botright.src="/botright.png"' title="Top of Page"><img src="/botright.png" name="botright" border="0" alt="Top of Page" /></a></div><div id="bot"><iframe width="100%" height="1500" scrolling="no" src="/botmenubhnew2.htm" frameborder="0"></iframe></div></td></tr></table></div></body></html>