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They practiced divination and sought omens and sold themselves to do evil in the eyes of the LORD, arousing his anger. <a href="/nlt/2_kings/17.htm">New Living Translation</a> They even sacrificed their own sons and daughters in the fire. They consulted fortune-tellers and practiced sorcery and sold themselves to evil, arousing the LORD’s anger. <a href="/esv/2_kings/17.htm">English Standard Version</a> And they burned their sons and their daughters as offerings and used divination and omens and sold themselves to do evil in the sight of the LORD, provoking him to anger. <a href="/bsb/2_kings/17.htm">Berean Standard Bible</a> 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. <a href="/kjv/2_kings/17.htm">King James Bible</a> And they caused their sons and their daughters to pass through the fire, and used divination and enchantments, and sold themselves to do evil in the sight of the LORD, to provoke him to anger. <a href="/nkjv/2_kings/17.htm">New King James Version</a> And they caused their sons and daughters to pass through the fire, practiced witchcraft and soothsaying, and sold themselves to do evil in the sight of the LORD, to provoke Him to anger. <a href="/nasb_/2_kings/17.htm">New American Standard Bible</a> Then they made their sons and their daughters pass through the fire, and they practiced divination and interpreting omens, and gave themselves over to do evil in the sight of the LORD, provoking Him. <a href="/nasb/2_kings/17.htm">NASB 1995</a> Then they made their sons and their daughters pass through the fire, and practiced divination and enchantments, and sold themselves to do evil in the sight of the LORD, provoking Him. <a href="/nasb77/2_kings/17.htm">NASB 1977 </a> Then they made their sons and their daughters pass through the fire, and practiced divination and enchantments, and sold themselves to do evil in the sight of the LORD, provoking Him. <a href="/lsb/2_kings/17.htm">Legacy Standard Bible </a> Then they made their sons and their daughters pass through the fire, and practiced divination and omens, and sold themselves to do what is evil in the sight of Yahweh, provoking Him to anger. <a href="/amp/2_kings/17.htm">Amplified Bible</a> They made their sons and their daughters pass through the fire [as human sacrifices], and used divination [to foretell the future] and enchantments; and they sold themselves to do evil in the sight of the LORD, provoking Him to anger. <a href="/csb/2_kings/17.htm">Christian Standard Bible</a> They sacrificed their sons and daughters in the fire and practiced divination and interpreted omens. They devoted themselves to do what was evil in the LORD’s sight and angered him. <a href="/hcsb/2_kings/17.htm">Holman Christian Standard Bible</a> They made their sons and daughters pass through the fire and practiced divination and interpreted omens. They devoted themselves to do what was evil in the LORD&#8217s sight and provoked Him. <a href="/asv/2_kings/17.htm">American Standard Version</a> And they caused their sons and their daughters to pass through the fire, and used divination and enchantments, and sold themselves to do that which was evil in the sight of Jehovah, to provoke him to anger. <a href="/cev/2_kings/17.htm">Contemporary English Version</a> They used magic and witchcraft and even sacrificed their own children. The Israelites were determined to do whatever the LORD hated. <a href="/erv/2_kings/17.htm">English Revised Version</a> And they caused their sons and their daughters to pass through the fire, and used divination and enchantments, and sold themselves to do that which was evil in the sight of the LORD, to provoke him to anger. <a href="/gwt/2_kings/17.htm">GOD'S WORD® Translation</a> They sacrificed their sons and daughters by burning them alive. They practiced black magic and cast evil spells. They sold themselves by doing what the LORD considered evil, and they made him furious. <a href="/gnt/2_kings/17.htm">Good News Translation</a> They sacrificed their sons and daughters as burnt offerings to pagan gods; they consulted mediums and fortunetellers, and they devoted themselves completely to doing what is wrong in the LORD's sight, and so aroused his anger. <a href="/isv/2_kings/17.htm">International Standard Version</a> They passed their sons and daughters through fire, practiced divination, cast spells, and sold themselves to practice what the LORD considered to be evil, thereby provoking him. <a href="/msb/2_kings/17.htm">Majority Standard Bible</a> 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. <a href="/net/2_kings/17.htm">NET Bible</a> They passed their sons and daughters through the fire, and practiced divination and omen reading. They committed themselves to doing evil in the sight of the LORD and made him angry. <a href="/nheb/2_kings/17.htm">New Heart English Bible</a> They caused their sons and their daughters to pass through the fire, practiced divination and sorcery, and sold themselves to do that which was evil in the sight of the LORD, to provoke him to anger. <a href="/wbt/2_kings/17.htm">Webster's Bible Translation</a> And they caused their sons and their daughters to pass through the fire, and used divination and enchantments, and sold themselves to do evil in the sight of the LORD, to provoke him to anger. <a href="/web/2_kings/17.htm">World English Bible</a> They caused their sons and their daughters to pass through the fire, used divination and enchantments, and sold themselves to do that which was evil in Yahweh’s sight, to provoke him to anger. <div class="vheading2">Literal Translations</div><a href="/lsv/2_kings/17.htm">Literal Standard Version</a> and cause their sons and their daughters to pass over through fire, and divine divinations, and use enchantments, and sell themselves to do evil in the eyes of YHWH, to provoke Him. <a href="/ylt/2_kings/17.htm">Young's Literal Translation</a> and cause their sons and their daughters to pass over through fire, and divine divinations, and use enchantments, and sell themselves to do the evil thing in the eyes of Jehovah, to provoke Him; <a href="/slt/2_kings/17.htm">Smith's Literal Translation</a> And they will cause their sons and their daughters to pass through in fire, and divine divinations and enchantments, and they will be sold to do evil in the eyes of Jehovah to Irritate him.<div class="vheading2">Catholic Translations</div><a href="/drb/2_kings/17.htm">Douay-Rheims Bible</a> And consecrated their sons, and their daughters through fire: and they gave themselves to divinations, and soothsayings: and they delivered themselves up to do evil before the Lord, to provoke him. <a href="/cpdv/2_kings/17.htm">Catholic Public Domain Version</a> And they consecrated their sons and their daughters through fire. And they devoted themselves to divinations and soothsaying. And they delivered themselves into the doing of evil before the Lord, so that they provoked him. <a href="/nabre/2_kings/17.htm">New American Bible</a> They immolated their sons and daughters by fire. They practiced augury and divination. They surrendered themselves to doing what was evil in the LORD’s sight, and provoked him. <a href="/nrsvce/2_kings/17.htm">New Revised Standard Version</a> They made their sons and their daughters pass through fire; they used divination and augury; and they sold themselves to do evil in the sight of the LORD, provoking him to anger.<div class="vheading2">Translations from Aramaic</div><a href="/lamsa/2_kings/17.htm">Lamsa Bible</a> And they caused their sons and their daughters to pass through the fire and used divinations and sorcery, and they purposed to do all manner of evil in the sight of the LORD to provoke him to anger. <a href="/hpbt/2_kings/17.htm">Peshitta Holy Bible Translated</a> And they put their children and their daughters into fire and they divined oracles and they practiced sorcery and they conceived to do everything that is evil before LORD JEHOVAH to anger him<div class="vheading2">OT Translations</div><a href="/jps/2_kings/17.htm">JPS Tanakh 1917</a> and they caused their sons and their daughters to pass through the fire, and used divination and enchantments, and gave themselves over to do that which was evil in the sight of the LORD, to provoke Him; <a href="/sep/2_kings/17.htm">Brenton Septuagint Translation</a> And they caused their sons and their daughters to pass through the fire, and used divinations and auspices, and sold themselves to work wickedness in the sight of the Lord, to provoke him. <a href="/parallel/2_kings/17-17.htm">Additional Translations ...</a></div></div></div><div id="centbox"><div class="padcent"><a name="audio" id="audio"></a><div class="vheadingv">Audio Bible</div><iframe width="100%" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/FiLs3w_mMFQ?start=5870" title="YouTube video player" frameborder="0" allow="accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share" allowfullscreen></iframe> <div class="vheadingv">Context</div><a href="/bsb/2_kings/17.htm">Israel Exiled Because of Idolatry</a> …16They abandoned all the commandments of the LORD their God and made for themselves two cast idols of calves and an Asherah pole. They bowed down to all the host of heaven and served Baal. 17<a href="/hebrew/5674.htm" title="5674: way·ya·‘ă·ḇî·rū (Conj-w:: V-Hifil-ConsecImperf-3mp) -- To pass over, through, or by, pass on. A primitive root; to cross over; used very widely of any transition; specifically, to cover.">They sacrificed</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."></a> <a href="/hebrew/1323.htm" title="1323: bə·nō·w·ṯê·hem (N-fpc:: 3mp) -- Daughter. From banah; a daughter.">and daughters</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/784.htm" title="784: bā·’êš (Prep-b, Art:: N-cs) -- A fire. A primitive word; fire.">in the fire</a> <a href="/hebrew/7080.htm" title="7080: way·yiq·sə·mū (Conj-w:: V-Qal-ConsecImperf-3mp) -- A primitive root; properly, to distribute, i.e. Determine by lot or magical scroll; by implication, to divine.">and practiced</a> <a href="/hebrew/7081.htm" title="7081: qə·sā·mîm (N-mp) -- Divination. From qacam; a lot: also divination, oracle.">divination</a> <a href="/hebrew/5172.htm" title="5172: way·na·ḥê·šū (Conj-w:: V-Piel-ConsecImperf-3mp) -- A primitive root; properly, to hiss, i.e. Whisper a spell; generally, to prognosticate.">and soothsaying.</a> <a href="/hebrew/4376.htm" title="4376: way·yiṯ·mak·kə·rū (Conj-w:: V-Hitpael-ConsecImperf-3mp) -- To sell. A primitive root; to sell, literally, or figuratively.">They devoted themselves</a> <a href="/hebrew/6213.htm" title="6213: la·‘ă·śō·wṯ (Prep-l:: V-Qal-Inf) -- To do, make. A primitive root; to do or make, in the broadest sense and widest application.">to doing</a> <a href="/hebrew/7451.htm" title="7451: hā·ra‘ (Art:: Adj-ms) -- Bad, evil. From ra'a'; bad or evil.">evil</a> <a href="/hebrew/5869.htm" title="5869: bə·‘ê·nê (Prep-b:: N-cdc) -- An eye. Probably a primitive word; an eye; by analogy, a fountain.">in the sight</a> <a href="/hebrew/3068.htm" title="3068: Yah·weh (N-proper-ms) -- The proper name of the God of Israel. From hayah; self-Existent or Eternal; Jehovah, Jewish national name of God.">of the LORD,</a> <a href="/hebrew/3707.htm" title="3707: lə·haḵ·‘î·sōw (Prep-l:: V-Hifil-Inf:: 3ms) -- To be vexed or angry. A primitive root; to trouble; by implication, to grieve, rage, be indignant.">provoking Him to anger.</a> 18So the LORD was very angry with Israel, and He removed them from His presence. Only the tribe of Judah remained,…<div class="cred"><a href="//berean.bible">Berean Standard Bible</a> · <a href="//berean.bible/downloads.htm">Download</a></div> <a name="crossref" id="crossref"></a><div class="vheading">Cross References</div><div id="crf"><a href="/deuteronomy/18-10.htm">Deuteronomy 18:10-12</a> Let no one be found among you who sacrifices his son or daughter in the fire, practices divination or conjury, interprets omens, practices sorcery, / casts spells, consults a medium or spiritist, or inquires of the dead. / For whoever does these things is detestable to the LORD. And because of these detestable things, the LORD your God is driving out the nations before you. <a href="/leviticus/18-21.htm">Leviticus 18:21</a> 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. <a href="/2_chronicles/33-6.htm">2 Chronicles 33:6</a> 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. <a href="/jeremiah/7-31.htm">Jeremiah 7:31</a> 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. <a href="/ezekiel/20-31.htm">Ezekiel 20:31</a> 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! <a href="/isaiah/57-5.htm">Isaiah 57:5</a> who burn with lust among the oaks, under every luxuriant tree, who slaughter your children in the valleys, under the clefts of the rocks? <a href="/micah/5-12.htm">Micah 5:12</a> I will cut the sorceries from your hand, and you will have no fortune-tellers. <a href="/psalms/106-37.htm">Psalm 106:37-38</a> They sacrificed their sons and their daughters to demons. / 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. <a href="/jeremiah/19-5.htm">Jeremiah 19:5</a> 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. <a href="/ezekiel/16-20.htm">Ezekiel 16:20-21</a> 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. <a href="/galatians/5-19.htm">Galatians 5:19-21</a> The acts of the flesh are obvious: sexual immorality, impurity, and debauchery; / idolatry and sorcery; hatred, discord, jealousy, and rage; rivalries, divisions, factions, / and envy; drunkenness, orgies, and the like. I warn you, as I did before, that those who practice such things will not inherit the kingdom of God. <a href="/revelation/21-8.htm">Revelation 21:8</a> But to the cowardly and unbelieving and abominable and murderers and sexually immoral and sorcerers and idolaters and all liars, their place will be in the lake that burns with fire and sulfur. This is the second death.” <a href="/romans/1-28.htm">Romans 1:28-32</a> Furthermore, since they did not see fit to acknowledge God, He gave them up to a depraved mind, to do what ought not to be done. / They have become filled with every kind of wickedness, evil, greed, and depravity. They are full of envy, murder, strife, deceit, and malice. They are gossips, / slanderers, God-haters, insolent, arrogant, and boastful. They invent new forms of evil; they disobey their parents. ... <a href="/1_corinthians/10-20.htm">1 Corinthians 10:20-21</a> No, but the sacrifices of pagans are offered to demons, not to God. And I do not want you to be participants with demons. / You cannot drink the cup of the Lord and the cup of demons too; you cannot partake in the table of the Lord and the table of demons too. <a href="/acts/19-19.htm">Acts 19:19</a> And a number of those who had practiced magic arts brought their books and burned them in front of everyone. When the value of the books was calculated, the total came to fifty thousand drachmas.</div> <a name="tsk" id="tsk"><div class="vheading">Treasury of Scripture</div>And they caused their sons and their daughters to pass through the fire, and used divination and enchantments, and sold themselves to do evil in the sight of the LORD, to provoke him to anger.they caused<a href="/2_kings/16-3.htm">2 Kings 16:3</a> 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.<a href="/2_kings/21-6.htm">2 Kings 21:6</a> And he made his son pass through the fire, and observed times, and used enchantments, and dealt with familiar spirits and wizards: he wrought much wickedness in the sight of the LORD, to provoke him to anger.<a href="/leviticus/18-21.htm">Leviticus 18:21</a> And thou shalt not let any of thy seed pass through the fire to Molech, neither shalt thou profane the name of thy God: I am the LORD.used<a href="/2_kings/21-6.htm">2 Kings 21:6</a> And he made his son pass through the fire, and observed times, and used enchantments, and dealt with familiar spirits and wizards: he wrought much wickedness in the sight of the LORD, to provoke him to anger.<a href="/deuteronomy/18-10.htm">Deuteronomy 18:10-12</a> There shall not be found among you any one that maketh his son or his daughter to pass through the fire, or that useth divination, or an observer of times, or an enchanter, or a witch, … <a href="/2_chronicles/33-6.htm">2 Chronicles 33:6</a> And he caused his children to pass through the fire in the valley of the son of Hinnom: also he observed times, and used enchantments, and used witchcraft, and dealt with a familiar spirit, and with wizards: he wrought much evil in the sight of the LORD, to provoke him to anger.sold<a href="/1_kings/21-20.htm">1 Kings 21:20,25</a> And Ahab said to Elijah, Hast thou found me, O mine enemy? And he answered, I have found thee: because thou hast sold thyself to work evil in the sight of the LORD… <a href="/isaiah/50-1.htm">Isaiah 50:1</a> Thus saith the LORD, Where is the bill of your mother's divorcement, whom I have put away? or which of my creditors is it to whom I have sold you? Behold, for your iniquities have ye sold yourselves, and for your transgressions is your mother put away.in the sight<a href="/2_kings/17-11.htm">2 Kings 17:11</a> And there they burnt incense in all the high places, as did the heathen whom the LORD carried away before them; and wrought wicked things to provoke the LORD to anger:<a href="/2_kings/21-6.htm">2 Kings 21:6</a> And he made his son pass through the fire, and observed times, and used enchantments, and dealt with familiar spirits and wizards: he wrought much wickedness in the sight of the LORD, to provoke him to anger.<div class="vheading">Jump to Previous</div><a href="/2_kings/17-11.htm">Anger</a> <a href="/2_kings/9-22.htm">Arts</a> <a href="/2_kings/17-11.htm">Burned</a> <a href="/2_kings/14-21.htm">Cause</a> <a href="/2_kings/16-3.htm">Caused</a> <a href="/1_kings/11-3.htm">Daughters</a> <a href="/1_samuel/15-23.htm">Divination</a> <a href="/1_samuel/28-13.htm">Divine</a> <a href="/numbers/24-1.htm">Enchantments</a> <a href="/2_kings/17-13.htm">Evil</a> <a href="/2_kings/17-2.htm">Eyes</a> <a href="/2_kings/16-3.htm">Fire</a> <a href="/2_kings/16-6.htm">Moved</a> <a href="/2_kings/17-11.htm">Offerings</a> <a href="/1_samuel/23-9.htm">Practiced</a> <a href="/2_kings/17-11.htm">Provoke</a> <a href="/2_kings/17-11.htm">Provoking</a> <a href="/2_kings/16-4.htm">Sacrificed</a> <a href="/2_kings/15-30.htm">Secret</a> <a href="/2_kings/4-7.htm">Sell</a> <a href="/2_kings/17-2.htm">Sight</a> <a href="/2_kings/7-18.htm">Sold</a> <a href="/deuteronomy/18-14.htm">Sorcery</a> <a href="/2_kings/17-16.htm">Themselves</a> <a href="/leviticus/21-18.htm">Unnatural</a> <a href="/2_kings/12-15.htm">Use</a> <a href="/2_kings/13-20.htm">Used</a> <a href="/2_kings/17-7.htm">Wrath</a><div class="vheading2">Jump to Next</div><a href="/2_kings/19-27.htm">Anger</a> <a href="/isaiah/2-6.htm">Arts</a> <a href="/2_kings/17-31.htm">Burned</a> <a href="/2_kings/18-35.htm">Cause</a> <a href="/2_kings/17-21.htm">Caused</a> <a href="/1_chronicles/2-34.htm">Daughters</a> <a href="/isaiah/2-6.htm">Divination</a> <a href="/psalms/45-6.htm">Divine</a> <a href="/2_kings/21-6.htm">Enchantments</a> <a href="/2_kings/19-16.htm">Evil</a> <a href="/2_kings/18-3.htm">Eyes</a> <a href="/2_kings/17-31.htm">Fire</a> <a href="/2_kings/23-18.htm">Moved</a> <a href="/2_kings/17-32.htm">Offerings</a> <a href="/2_kings/21-6.htm">Practiced</a> <a href="/2_kings/21-6.htm">Provoke</a> <a href="/2_kings/21-15.htm">Provoking</a> <a href="/2_kings/17-32.htm">Sacrificed</a> <a href="/2_kings/21-23.htm">Secret</a> <a href="/nehemiah/5-8.htm">Sell</a> <a href="/2_kings/17-18.htm">Sight</a> <a href="/nehemiah/5-8.htm">Sold</a> <a href="/2_kings/21-6.htm">Sorcery</a> <a href="/2_kings/17-22.htm">Themselves</a> <a href="/romans/1-26.htm">Unnatural</a> <a href="/2_kings/22-7.htm">Use</a> <a href="/2_kings/21-6.htm">Used</a> <a href="/2_kings/19-28.htm">Wrath</a><div class="vheading2">2 Kings 17</div>1. <a href="/2_kings/17-1.htm">Hoshea the Last King of Israel</a> 3. <a href="/2_kings/17-3.htm">Being subdued by Shalmaneser, he conspires against him with So, king of Egypt</a> 5. <a href="/2_kings/17-5.htm">Samaria for sinning is led into captivity</a> 24. <a href="/2_kings/17-24.htm">The strange nations transplanted into Samaria make a mixture of religions.</a> </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'; 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Archaeological evidence from sites like Carthage shows that such practices were not uncommon in the ancient Near East. The Israelites were explicitly forbidden from engaging in this abomination (<a href="/leviticus/18-21.htm">Leviticus 18:21</a>, <a href="/deuteronomy/12-31.htm">Deuteronomy 12:31</a>). This act was a direct violation of God's commandments and demonstrated a complete 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.and practiced divination and soothsaying Divination and soothsaying were methods used to predict the future or gain insight through supernatural means, often involving rituals or the consultation of spirits. These practices were common among pagan cultures and were strictly prohibited for the Israelites (<a href="/deuteronomy/18-10.htm">Deuteronomy 18:10-12</a>). The use of divination indicated a reliance on sources other than God for guidance and wisdom, which was considered an act of unfaithfulness. This behavior was akin to spiritual adultery, as it involved seeking power and knowledge from false gods or demonic forces, rather than trusting in the Lord.They devoted themselves to doing evil in the sight of the LORD This phrase underscores the intentional and persistent nature of Israel's sin. The people were not merely passive in their wrongdoing; they actively pursued evil, demonstrating a hardened heart and a willful rejection of God's laws. The phrase "in the sight of the LORD" emphasizes that their actions were not hidden from God, who is omniscient and sees all. This deliberate rebellion against God's commandments was a breach of the covenant and a direct challenge to His authority and holiness.provoking Him to anger The provocation of God's anger is a recurring theme in the Old Testament, particularly in the context of Israel's idolatry and disobedience. God's anger is not capricious but is a righteous response to sin and injustice. The Israelites' actions were a direct affront to God's holiness and justice, and their persistent rebellion necessitated divine judgment. This phrase serves as a warning of the consequences of sin and the seriousness with which God views covenant unfaithfulness. It also foreshadows the eventual judgment and exile that would come upon Israel as a result of their continued disobedience.<div class="vheading2">Persons / Places / Events</div>1. <a href="/topical/i/israelites.htm">Israelites</a> The people of the Northern Kingdom of Israel who are being addressed in this passage. They have turned away from God and adopted pagan practices. 2. <a href="/topical/s/sons_and_daughters.htm">Sons and Daughters</a> Refers to the children of the Israelites who were tragically sacrificed in pagan rituals, a practice condemned by God. 3. <a href="/topical/d/divination_and_omens.htm">Divination and Omens</a> These are practices associated with seeking knowledge or guidance from sources other than God, often linked to pagan religions. 4. <a href="/topical/t/the_lord.htm">The LORD (Yahweh)</a> The covenant God of Israel, who is provoked to anger by the Israelites' idolatry and disobedience. 5. <a href="/topical/a/assyrian_exile.htm">Assyrian Exile</a> The broader context of this passage is the impending exile of the Northern Kingdom by the Assyrians as a consequence of their persistent idolatry and sin.<div class="vheading2">Teaching Points</div><a href="/topical/t/the_consequences_of_idolatry.htm">The Consequences of Idolatry</a> Idolatry leads to moral and spiritual decay. The Israelites' adoption of pagan practices resulted in severe consequences, including exile. <a href="/topical/t/the_sanctity_of_life.htm">The Sanctity of Life</a> The sacrifice of children is a grave sin against God, who values human life. This calls us to uphold the sanctity of life in all its forms. <a href="/topical/t/the_danger_of_syncretism.htm">The Danger of Syncretism</a> Mixing true worship with pagan practices leads to spiritual compromise. Believers must guard against incorporating worldly practices into their faith. <a href="/topical/g/god's_righteous_anger.htm">God's Righteous Anger</a> God is provoked to anger by persistent sin and disobedience. His anger is a response to the violation of His holiness and covenant. <a href="/topical/r/repentance_and_restoration.htm">Repentance and Restoration</a> While this passage highlights judgment, it also serves as a call to repentance. Turning back to God can restore the broken relationship.<div class="vheading2">Lists and Questions</div><a href="/top10/lessons_from_2_kings_17.htm">Top 10 Lessons from 2 Kings 17</a> <a href="/q/evidence_for_ezekiel_13_18-20_practices.htm">In Ezekiel 13:18–20, where it references “bands” and “veils” used for ensnaring souls, is there any historical or archeological evidence supporting such practices? </a> <a href="/q/how_does_jer._3_12-14_show_limitless_mercy.htm">How does Jeremiah 3:12-14 depict limitless mercy when texts like 2 Kings 17:6-23 suggest God's patience eventually ran out?</a> <a href="/q/why_link_god's_favor_to_david's_power.htm">1 Chronicles 14:2 - Why would God's favor be linked to David's increasing power and multiple wives, despite biblical warnings against polygamy elsewhere?</a> <a href="/q/how_did_water_appear_in_the_desert.htm">How could water supernaturally appear in a desert valley without rain or wind (2 Kings 3:17)?</a><a name="commentary" id="commentary"></a><div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/ellicott/2_kings/17.htm">Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers</a></div>(17) And they caused . . . fire.--The cultus of Moloch (<a href="/2_kings/16-3.htm" title="But he walked in the way of the kings of Israel, yes, 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.">2Kings 16:3</a>).Used divination and enchantments.--<a href="/deuteronomy/18-10.htm" title="There shall not be found among you any one that makes his son or his daughter to pass through the fire, or that uses divination, or an observer of times, or an enchanter, or a witch.">Deuteronomy 18:10</a>; <a href="/numbers/23-23.htm" title="Surely there is no enchantment against Jacob, neither is there any divination against Israel: according to this time it shall be said of Jacob and of Israel, What has God worked!">Numbers 23:23</a>. "Divinationibus inserviebant et auguriis" (Vulg.).Sold themselves.--Idolatry is regarded as a servitude. (Comp. <a href="/1_kings/21-20.htm" title="And Ahab said to Elijah, Have you found me, O my enemy? And he answered, I have found you: because you have sold yourself to work evil in the sight of the LORD.">1Kings 21:20</a>; <a href="/1_kings/21-25.htm" title="But there was none like to Ahab, which did sell himself to work wickedness in the sight of the LORD, whom Jezebel his wife stirred up.">1Kings 21:25</a>.) . . . <div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/pulpit/2_kings/17.htm">Pulpit Commentary</a></div>Verse 17. - And they caused their sons and their daughters to pass through the fire. (On this phrase, see the comment upon <a href="/2_kings/16-3.htm">2 Kings 16:3</a>.) The sin of child-murder had not Been previously laid to the charge of Israel; but, as it had infected Judah (<a href="/2_kings/16-3.htm">2 Kings 16:3</a>), there is no reason why it should not have invaded also the sister kingdom. Perhaps it is alluded to by <a href="/hosea/4-2.htm">Hosea 4:2</a>; <a href="/hosea/5-2.htm">Hosea 5:2</a>; and Hosea 6:8. It was an old sin of the Canaanitish nations (<a href="/leviticus/18-21.htm">Leviticus 18:21</a>, etc.), and continued to be practiced by the Moabites (<a href="/2_kings/3-27.htm">2 Kings 3:27</a>; <a href="/amos/2-1.htm">Amos 2:1</a>) and Ammonites, neighbors of Israel. And used divination and enchantments. The "witchcrafts" of Jezebel have been already mentioned (<a href="/2_kings/9-22.htm">2 Kings 9:22</a>). Magical practices always accompanied idolatry, and were of many kinds. Sometimes divination was by means of staves or rods (rhabdomancy), which were manipulated in various ways (Herod., 4:67; Schol. ad Nicandr., 'Theriac.,' 613; Tacit., 'German.,' § 10; Atom. Marc., 31:2; <a href="/hosea/4-12.htm">Hosea 4:12</a>). Sometimes it was by arrows (<a href="/ezekiel/21-21.htm">Ezekiel 21:21</a>). Very often, especially in Greece and Rome, it was by inspecting the entrails of victims. Where faith in God wanes, a trust in magical practices, astrology, chiromancy, "sertes Virgilianae," horoscopes, spirit-rapping, and the like, almost always supervenes. And sold themselves to do evil in the sight of the Lord, to provoke him to anger. (On the expression, "sold themselves to do evil," see the comment upon <a href="/1_kings/21-20.htm">1 Kings 21:20</a>.) <a href="/commentaries/2_kings/17-17.htm">Parallel Commentaries ...</a> <a name="lexicon" id="lexicon"></a><div class="vheading">Hebrew</div>They sacrificed וַֽ֠יַּעֲבִירוּ (way·ya·‘ă·ḇî·rū) Conjunctive waw | Verb - Hifil - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine plural <a href="/hebrew/strongs_5674.htm">Strong's 5674: </a> To pass over, through, or by, pass on their sons בְּנֵיהֶ֤ם (bə·nê·hem) Noun - masculine plural construct | third person masculine plural <a href="/hebrew/strongs_1121.htm">Strong's 1121: </a> A son and daughters בְּנֽוֹתֵיהֶם֙ (bə·nō·w·ṯê·hem) Noun - feminine plural construct | third person masculine plural <a href="/hebrew/strongs_1323.htm">Strong's 1323: </a> A daughter in the fire בָּאֵ֔שׁ (bā·’êš) Preposition-b, Article | Noun - common singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_784.htm">Strong's 784: </a> A fire and practiced וַיִּקְסְמ֥וּ (way·yiq·sə·mū) Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine plural <a href="/hebrew/strongs_7080.htm">Strong's 7080: </a> To distribute, determine by lot, magical scroll, to divine divination קְסָמִ֖ים (qə·sā·mîm) Noun - masculine plural <a href="/hebrew/strongs_7081.htm">Strong's 7081: </a> A lot, divination, oracle and soothsaying. וַיְנַחֵ֑שׁוּ (way·na·ḥê·šū) Conjunctive waw | Verb - Piel - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine plural <a href="/hebrew/strongs_5172.htm">Strong's 5172: </a> To hiss, whisper a, spell, to prognosticate They devoted themselves וַיִּֽתְמַכְּר֗וּ (way·yiṯ·mak·kə·rū) Conjunctive waw | Verb - Hitpael - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine plural <a href="/hebrew/strongs_4376.htm">Strong's 4376: </a> To sell to doing לַעֲשׂ֥וֹת (la·‘ă·śō·wṯ) Preposition-l | Verb - Qal - Infinitive construct <a href="/hebrew/strongs_6213.htm">Strong's 6213: </a> To do, make evil הָרַ֛ע (hā·ra‘) Article | Adjective - masculine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_7451.htm">Strong's 7451: </a> Bad, evil in the sight בְּעֵינֵ֥י (bə·‘ê·nê) Preposition-b | Noun - cdc <a href="/hebrew/strongs_5869.htm">Strong's 5869: </a> An eye, a fountain of the LORD, יְהוָ֖ה (Yah·weh) Noun - proper - masculine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_3068.htm">Strong's 3068: </a> LORD -- the proper name of the God of Israel provoking Him to anger. לְהַכְעִיסֽוֹ׃ (lə·haḵ·‘î·sōw) Preposition-l | Verb - Hifil - Infinitive construct | third person masculine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_3707.htm">Strong's 3707: </a> To trouble, to grieve, rage, be indignant <div class="vheading">Links</div><a href="/niv/2_kings/17-17.htm">2 Kings 17:17 NIV</a> <a href="/nlt/2_kings/17-17.htm">2 Kings 17:17 NLT</a> <a href="/esv/2_kings/17-17.htm">2 Kings 17:17 ESV</a> <a href="/nasb/2_kings/17-17.htm">2 Kings 17:17 NASB</a> <a href="/kjv/2_kings/17-17.htm">2 Kings 17:17 KJV</a> <a href="//bibleapps.com/2_kings/17-17.htm">2 Kings 17:17 BibleApps.com</a> <a href="//bibliaparalela.com/2_kings/17-17.htm">2 Kings 17:17 Biblia Paralela</a> <a href="//holybible.com.cn/2_kings/17-17.htm">2 Kings 17:17 Chinese Bible</a> <a href="//saintebible.com/2_kings/17-17.htm">2 Kings 17:17 French Bible</a> <a href="/catholic/2_kings/17-17.htm">2 Kings 17:17 Catholic Bible</a> <a href="/2_kings/17-17.htm">OT History: 2 Kings 17:17 They caused their sons and their daughters (2Ki iiKi ii ki 2 kg 2kg) </a></div></div></td></tr></table></div><div id="left"><a href="/2_kings/17-16.htm" onmouseover='lft.src="/leftgif.png"' onmouseout='lft.src="/left.png"' title="2 Kings 17:16"><img src="/left.png" name="lft" border="0" alt="2 Kings 17:16" /></a></div><div id="right"><a href="/2_kings/17-18.htm" onmouseover='rght.src="/rightgif.png"' onmouseout='rght.src="/right.png"' title="2 Kings 17:18"><img src="/right.png" name="rght" border="0" alt="2 Kings 17:18" /></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>