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In this way, he followed the detestable practices of the pagan nations the LORD had driven from the land ahead of the Israelites. <a href="/esv/2_chronicles/28.htm">English Standard Version</a> and he made offerings in the Valley of the Son of Hinnom and burned his sons as an offering, according to the abominations of the nations whom the LORD drove out before the people of Israel. <a href="/bsb/2_chronicles/28.htm">Berean Standard Bible</a> 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. <a href="/kjv/2_chronicles/28.htm">King James Bible</a> Moreover he burnt incense in the valley of the son of Hinnom, and burnt his children in the fire, after the abominations of the heathen whom the LORD had cast out before the children of Israel. <a href="/nkjv/2_chronicles/28.htm">New King James Version</a> He burned incense in the Valley of the Son of Hinnom, and burned his children in the fire, according to the abominations of the nations whom the LORD had cast out before the children of Israel. <a href="/nasb_/2_chronicles/28.htm">New American Standard Bible</a> Furthermore, he burned incense in the Valley of Ben-hinnom, and burned his sons in fire, according to the abominations of the nations whom the LORD had driven out from the sons of Israel. <a href="/nasb/2_chronicles/28.htm">NASB 1995</a> Moreover, he burned incense in the valley of Ben-hinnom and burned his sons in fire, according to the abominations of the nations whom the LORD had driven out before the sons of Israel. <a href="/nasb77/2_chronicles/28.htm">NASB 1977 </a> Moreover, he burned incense in the valley of Ben-hinnom, and burned his sons in fire, according to the abominations of the nations whom the LORD had driven out before the sons of Israel. <a href="/lsb/2_chronicles/28.htm">Legacy Standard Bible </a> Moreover, he offered offerings in smoke in the valley of Ben-hinnom and burned his sons in the fire, according to the abominations of the nations whom Yahweh had dispossessed from before the sons of Israel. <a href="/amp/2_chronicles/28.htm">Amplified Bible</a> And he burned incense in the Valley of Ben-hinnom and burned his sons [as an offering], in accordance with the repulsive acts of the [pagan] nations whom the LORD had driven out before the sons (descendants) of Israel. <a href="/csb/2_chronicles/28.htm">Christian Standard Bible</a> He burned incense in Ben Hinnom Valley and burned his children in the fire, imitating the detestable practices of the nations the LORD had dispossessed before the Israelites. <a href="/hcsb/2_chronicles/28.htm">Holman Christian Standard Bible</a> He burned incense in the Valley of Hinnom and burned his children in the fire, imitating the detestable practices of the nations the LORD had dispossessed before the Israelites. <a href="/asv/2_chronicles/28.htm">American Standard Version</a> Moreover he burnt incense in the valley of the son of Hinnom, and burnt his children in the fire, according to the abominations of the nations whom Jehovah cast out before the children of Israel. <a href="/cev/2_chronicles/28.htm">Contemporary English Version</a> and he offered sacrifices in Hinnom Valley. Worst of all, Ahaz sacrificed his own sons, which was a disgusting custom of the nations that the LORD had forced out of Israel. <a href="/erv/2_chronicles/28.htm">English Revised Version</a> Moreover he burnt incense in the valley of the son of Hinnom, and burnt his children in the fire, according to the abominations of the heathen, whom the LORD cast out before the children of Israel. <a href="/gwt/2_chronicles/28.htm">GOD'S WORD® Translation</a> He burned sacrifices in the valley of Ben Hinnom and sacrificed his son by burning him alive, one of the disgusting things done by the nations that the LORD had forced out of the Israelites' way. <a href="/gnt/2_chronicles/28.htm">Good News Translation</a> burned incense in Hinnom Valley, and even sacrificed his own sons as burnt offerings to idols, imitating the disgusting practice of the people whom the LORD had driven out of the land as the Israelites advanced. <a href="/isv/2_chronicles/28.htm">International Standard Version</a> burned incense in the Ben-hinnom Valley, and burned his sons as an offering, following the detestable activities of the nations whom the LORD had expelled in front of the people of Israel. <a href="/msb/2_chronicles/28.htm">Majority Standard Bible</a> 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. <a href="/net/2_chronicles/28.htm">NET Bible</a> He offered sacrifices in the Valley of Ben-Hinnom and passed his sons through the fire, a horrible sin practiced by the nations whom the LORD drove out before the Israelites. <a href="/nheb/2_chronicles/28.htm">New Heart English Bible</a> Moreover he burnt incense in the Valley of Ben Hinnom, and made his sons pass through the fire, according to the abominations of the nations whom the LORD cast out before the children of Israel. <a href="/wbt/2_chronicles/28.htm">Webster's Bible Translation</a> Moreover, he burnt incense in the valley of the son of Hinnom, and burnt his children in the fire, after the abominations of the heathen whom the LORD had cast out before the children of Israel. <a href="/web/2_chronicles/28.htm">World English Bible</a> Moreover he burned incense in the valley of the son of Hinnom, and burned his children in the fire, according to the abominations of the nations whom Yahweh cast out before the children of Israel. <div class="vheading2">Literal Translations</div><a href="/lsv/2_chronicles/28.htm">Literal Standard Version</a> and has made incense himself in the Valley of the Son of Hinnom, and burns his sons with fire according to the abominations of the nations that YHWH dispossessed from the presence of the sons of Israel, <a href="/ylt/2_chronicles/28.htm">Young's Literal Translation</a> and himself hath made perfume in the valley of the son of Hinnom, and burneth his sons with fire according to the abominations of the nations that Jehovah dispossessed from the presence of the sons of Israel, <a href="/slt/2_chronicles/28.htm">Smith's Literal Translation</a> And he burnt incense in the valley of the son of Hinnom, and he will burn his sons in fire according to the abomination of the nations which Jehovah dispossessed from before the sons of Israel.<div class="vheading2">Catholic Translations</div><a href="/drb/2_chronicles/28.htm">Douay-Rheims Bible</a> It was he that burnt incense in the valley of Benennom, and consecrated his sons in the fire according to the manner of the nations, which the Lord slew at the coming of the children of Israel. <a href="/cpdv/2_chronicles/28.htm">Catholic Public Domain Version</a> It is he who burned incense in the Valley of the son of Hinnom. And he purified his sons by fire, in accord with the ritual of the nations that the Lord put to death at the advent of the sons of Israel. <a href="/nabre/2_chronicles/28.htm">New American Bible</a> Moreover, he offered sacrifice in the Valley of Ben-hinnom, and immolated his children by fire in accordance with the abominable practices of the nations whom the LORD had dispossessed before the Israelites. <a href="/nrsvce/2_chronicles/28.htm">New Revised Standard Version</a> and he made offerings in the valley of the son of Hinnom, and made his sons pass through fire, according to the abominable practices of the nations whom the LORD drove out before the people of Israel.<div class="vheading2">Translations from Aramaic</div><a href="/lamsa/2_chronicles/28.htm">Lamsa Bible</a> Moreover he burned incense in great valleys, and passed his son through the fire, according to the custom of the nations whom the LORD had destroyed from before the children of Israel. <a href="/hpbt/2_chronicles/28.htm">Peshitta Holy Bible Translated</a> And he offered up censers of sweet spices in the great valleys, and he brought his son into fire, according to the law of the Gentiles, whom LORD JEHOVAH destroyed from before the sons of Israel.<div class="vheading2">OT Translations</div><a href="/jps/2_chronicles/28.htm">JPS Tanakh 1917</a> Moreover he offered in the valley of the son of Hinnom, and burnt his children in the fire, according to the abominations of the heathen, whom the LORD cast out before the children of Israel. <a href="/sep/2_chronicles/28.htm">Brenton Septuagint Translation</a> And he sacrificed to their idols in the valley of Benennom, and passed his children through the fire, according to the abominations of the heathen, whom the Lord cast out from before the children of Israel. <a href="/parallel/2_chronicles/28-3.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/zGrb4955Tvs?start=6923" 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_chronicles/28.htm">Ahaz Reigns in Judah</a> …2Instead, he walked in the ways of the kings of Israel and even made cast images of the Baals. 3<a href="/hebrew/1931.htm" title="1931: wə·hū (Conj-w:: Pro-3ms) -- He, she, it. ">Moreover, Ahaz</a> <a href="/hebrew/6999.htm" title="6999: hiq·ṭîr (V-Hifil-Perf-3ms) -- To make sacrifices smoke. A primitive root; to smoke, i.e. Turn into fragrance by fire.">burned incense</a> <a href="/hebrew/1516.htm" title="1516: bə·ḡê (Prep-b:: N-proper-fs) -- A valley. Or gay; probably from the same root as gevah; a gorge.">in the Valley of Hinnom</a> <a href="/hebrew/1197.htm" title="1197: way·yaḇ·‘êr (Conj-w:: V-Hifil-ConsecImperf-3ms) -- To kindle, consume, to be, brutish. A primitive root; to kindle, i.e. Consume; also to be(-come) brutish.">and 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/2011.htm" title="2011: hin·nōm (N-proper) -- A valley S.W. of Jer. Probably of foreign origin; Hinnom, apparently a Jebusite.">his</a> <a href="/hebrew/1121.htm" title="1121: ḇen- (N-mpc) -- Son. From banah; a son, in the widest sense (like 'ab, 'ach, etc.).">sons</a> <a href="/hebrew/1121.htm" title="1121: bā·nāw (N-mpc:: 3ms) -- Son. From banah; a son, in the widest sense (like 'ab, 'ach, etc.)."></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/8441.htm" title="8441: kə·ṯō·‘ă·ḇō·wṯ (Prep-k:: N-fpc) -- Or tonebah; feminine active participle of ta'ab; properly, something disgusting, i.e. an abhorrence; especially idolatry or an idol.">according to the abominations</a> <a href="/hebrew/1471.htm" title="1471: hag·gō·w·yim (Art:: N-mp) -- Rarely goy; apparently from the same root as gevah; a foreign nation; hence, a Gentile; also a troop of animals, or a flight of locusts.">of the nations</a> <a href="/hebrew/834.htm" title="834: ’ă·šer (Pro-r) -- Who, which, that. A primitive relative pronoun; who, which, what, that; also when, where, how, because, in order that, etc.">that</a> <a href="/hebrew/3068.htm" title="3068: ha·šêm (N-proper-ms) -- The proper name of the God of Israel. From hayah; self-Existent or Eternal; Jehovah, Jewish national name of God.">the LORD</a> <a href="/hebrew/3423.htm" title="3423: hō·rîš (V-Hifil-Perf-3ms) -- Or yaresh; a primitive root; to occupy; by implication, to seize, to rob, to inherit; also to expel, to impoverish, to ruin.">had driven out</a> <a href="/hebrew/6440.htm" title="6440: mip·pə·nê (Prep-m:: N-cpc) -- Face, faces. Plural of an unused noun; the face; used in a great variety of applications; also as a preposition.">before</a> <a href="/hebrew/1121.htm" title="1121: bə·nê (N-mpc) -- Son. From banah; a son, in the widest sense (like 'ab, 'ach, etc.).">the Israelites.</a> <a href="/hebrew/3478.htm" title="3478: yiś·rā·’êl (N-proper-ms) -- From sarah and 'el; he will rule as God; Jisrael, a symbolical name of Jacob; also of his posterity."></a> 4And he sacrificed and burned incense on the high places, on the hills, and under every green tree.…<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="/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="/deuteronomy/18-10.htm">Deuteronomy 18:10</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, <a href="/2_kings/16-3.htm">2 Kings 16:3</a> Instead, he walked in the ways of the kings of Israel and even sacrificed his son in the fire, according to the abominations of the nations that the LORD had driven out before the Israelites. <a href="/2_kings/21-6.htm">2 Kings 21:6</a> 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. <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="/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="/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="/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="/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="/2_kings/23-10.htm">2 Kings 23:10</a> He also desecrated Topheth in the Valley of Ben-hinnom so that no one could sacrifice his son or daughter in the fire to Molech. <a href="/2_kings/17-17.htm">2 Kings 17:17</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="/micah/6-7.htm">Micah 6:7</a> 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? <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="/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.</div> <a name="tsk" id="tsk"><div class="vheading">Treasury of Scripture</div>Moreover he burnt incense in the valley of the son of Hinnom, and burnt his children in the fire, after the abominations of the heathen whom the LORD had cast out before the children of Israel.burnt incense.<a href="/2_kings/23-10.htm">2 Kings 23:10</a> And he defiled Topheth, which is in the valley of the children of Hinnom, that no man might make his son or his daughter to pass through the fire to Molech.<a href="/jeremiah/7-31.htm">Jeremiah 7:31,32</a> And they have built the high places of Tophet, which is in the valley of the son of Hinnom, to burn their sons and their daughters in the fire; which I commanded them not, neither came it into my heart… <a href="/jeremiah/19-2.htm">Jeremiah 19:2-6,13</a> And go forth unto the valley of the son of Hinnom, which is by the entry of the east gate, and proclaim there the words that I shall tell thee, … burnt<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.<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.<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.after the abominations<a href="/2_chronicles/33-2.htm">2 Chronicles 33:2</a> But did that which was evil in the sight of the LORD, like unto the abominations of the heathen, whom the LORD had cast out before the children of Israel.<a href="/deuteronomy/12-31.htm">Deuteronomy 12:31</a> Thou shalt not do so unto the LORD thy God: for every abomination to the LORD, which he hateth, have they done unto their gods; 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The Valley of Ben-hinnom, located southwest of Jerusalem, became infamous for its association with pagan worship and child sacrifice. This valley later became synonymous with Gehenna, a term used in the New Testament to describe hell. The burning of incense was a common practice in idol worship, often intended to appease or invoke the favor of false gods.and sacrificed his sons in the fire This horrific act of child sacrifice was a practice associated with the worship of the Canaanite god Molech. Such practices were explicitly condemned in <a href="/leviticus/18-21.htm">Leviticus 18:21</a> and <a href="/deuteronomy/18-10.htm">Deuteronomy 18:10</a>. The sacrifice of children was seen as the ultimate abomination, demonstrating the depth of Ahaz's apostasy and the influence of surrounding pagan cultures on Israel. This act was a direct violation of God's commandments and a rejection of the sanctity of life.according to the abominations of the nations The term "abominations" refers to practices that are detestable and repugnant to God. The nations mentioned here are the Canaanite peoples whom God had driven out before the Israelites due to their wickedness. These abominations included idolatry, child sacrifice, and other morally corrupt practices. The Israelites were warned repeatedly not to adopt these customs (<a href="/deuteronomy/12-31.htm">Deuteronomy 12:31</a>).that the LORD had driven out before the Israelites This phrase recalls the conquest of Canaan, where God commanded the Israelites to dispossess the land's inhabitants due to their sinful practices (<a href="/deuteronomy/9-4.htm">Deuteronomy 9:4-5</a>). The driving out of these nations was both a judgment on their sin and a means to protect Israel from their corrupting influence. Ahaz's actions represented a tragic return to the very sins that led to the Canaanites' expulsion, highlighting the cyclical nature of sin and the need for repentance and faithfulness to God.<div class="vheading2">Persons / Places / Events</div>1. <a href="/topical/a/ahaz.htm">Ahaz</a> King of Judah who reigned during a time of spiritual decline. He is noted for his idolatrous practices and departure from the ways of the LORD. 2. <a href="/topical/v/valley_of_ben_hinnom.htm">Valley of Ben Hinnom</a> A location near Jerusalem associated with idolatrous practices, including child sacrifice. It later became synonymous with Gehenna, a term used for hell in the New Testament. 3. <a href="/topical/s/sacrificed_his_sons.htm">Sacrificed his sons</a> A reference to the horrific practice of child sacrifice, which was strictly forbidden by God and considered an abomination. 4. <a href="/topical/a/abominations_of_the_nations.htm">Abominations of the nations</a> Refers to the detestable practices of the Canaanite nations, which included idolatry and child sacrifice, that God had commanded Israel to avoid. 5. <a href="/topical/t/the_lord.htm">The LORD</a> The covenant name of God, who had driven out the Canaanite nations before Israel as a judgment against their wickedness.<div class="vheading2">Teaching Points</div><a href="/topical/t/the_danger_of_idolatry.htm">The Danger of Idolatry</a> Ahaz's actions serve as a stark reminder of the spiritual and moral decline that results from turning away from God. Idolatry leads to destructive behaviors and practices that are abhorrent to God. <a href="/topical/t/the_influence_of_culture.htm">The Influence of Culture</a> Ahaz's adoption of pagan practices illustrates the powerful influence of surrounding cultures. Believers must remain vigilant and grounded in Scripture to resist conforming to worldly standards. <a href="/topical/t/the_sanctity_of_life.htm">The Sanctity of Life</a> The practice of child sacrifice highlights the value God places on human life. Christians are called to uphold the sanctity of life in all its forms, advocating for the vulnerable and voiceless. <a href="/topical/g/god's_righteous_judgment.htm">God's Righteous Judgment</a> The text underscores God's judgment against the nations for their abominations. It serves as a warning that God will not tolerate sin indefinitely. <a href="/topical/r/repentance_and_restoration.htm">Repentance and Restoration</a> While Ahaz's account is one of failure, it points to the need for repentance and the hope of restoration through turning back to God.<div class="vheading2">Lists and Questions</div><a href="/top10/lessons_from_2_chronicles_28.htm">Top 10 Lessons from 2 Chronicles 28</a> <a href="/q/why_claim_child_sacrifice_without_proof.htm">How can 2 Chronicles 28:3 claim child sacrifice occurred without any clear archeological evidence? </a> <a href="/q/why_does_god_claim_ignorance_in_jer_32_35.htm">Jeremiah 32:35: Why would God claim ignorance of child sacrifices if other passages suggest He is omniscient and aware of every human action? </a> <a href="/q/jeremiah_7_30-31__why_no_historical_proof.htm">Jeremiah 7:30–31: How does the practice of child sacrifice in this passage reconcile with the lack of supporting historical records outside the Bible?</a> <a href="/q/how_does_hell's_concept_change_in_christianity.htm">Why does the idea of Hell evolve over time in Christian doctrine?</a><a name="commentary" id="commentary"></a><div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/ellicott/2_chronicles/28.htm">Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers</a></div>(3) Moreover he.--"And he (emphatic) burnt incense" to Moloch, the god of Ammon, for whom Solomon had built a high place (<a href="/context/1_kings/11-5.htm" title="For Solomon went after Ashtoreth the goddess of the Zidonians, and after Milcom the abomination of the Ammonites.">1Kings 11:5-8</a>), which was still in existence.In the valley of the son of Hinnom.--Also called simply the valley of Hinnom (<a href="/joshua/15-8.htm" title="And the border went up by the valley of the son of Hinnom to the south side of the Jebusite; the same is Jerusalem: and the border went up to the top of the mountain that lies before the valley of Hinnom westward, which is at the end of the valley of the giants northward:">Joshua 15:8</a>), on the west and south of Jerusalem (<a href="/joshua/18-16.htm" title="And the border came down to the end of the mountain that lies before the valley of the son of Hinnom, and which is in the valley of the giants on the north, and descended to the valley of Hinnom, to the side of Jebusi on the south, and descended to Enrogel,">Joshua 18:16</a>), the scene of the cruel rites in honour of"Moloch, horrid king, besmeared with blood."MILTON.(<a href="/context/jeremiah/7-31.htm" title="And they have built the high places of Tophet, which is in the valley of the son of Hinnom, to burn their sons and their daughters in the fire; which I commanded them not, neither came it into my heart.">Jeremiah 7:31-32</a>; <a href="/context/jeremiah/19-2.htm" title="And go forth to the valley of the son of Hinnom, which is by the entry of the east gate, and proclaim there the words that I shall tell you,">Jeremiah 19:2-6</a>, where "the Baal" is named as the object of this worship, Moloch being a Baal.) In later times, the term "valley of Hinnom," spelt as one word, and with modified vowels, G?hinn?m, became the appellation of hell, "the house of woe and pain." It is so used in the Targums, and later in the Talmud, and appears in the New Testament under the Graecised form ??????, whence the Latin Gehenna. . . . <div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/pulpit/2_chronicles/28.htm">Pulpit Commentary</a></div>Verse 3. - Burnt incense... Hinnom. The sin of Solomon (<a href="/1_kings/11-7.htm">1 Kings 11:7, 8</a>) is reproduced. For the valley of the son of Hinnom, which curved round the south-west and west of Jerusalem (Ge Ben-Hinnom), see Conder's 'Handbook,' ch. 7. pp. 330-332. Burnt his children (see <a href="/leviticus/18-21.htm">Leviticus 18:21</a>); but there cannot be any doubt that Ahaz's practice here stated was an incident of the Moloch-superstition and horrible cruelty (see the parallel in its vers. 3, 4). <a href="/commentaries/2_chronicles/28-3.htm">Parallel Commentaries ...</a> <a name="lexicon" id="lexicon"></a><div class="vheading">Hebrew</div>Moreover, Ahaz וְה֥וּא (wə·hū) Conjunctive waw | Pronoun - third person masculine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_1931.htm">Strong's 1931: </a> He, self, the same, this, that, as, are burned incense הִקְטִ֖יר (hiq·ṭîr) Verb - Hifil - Perfect - third person masculine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_6999.htm">Strong's 6999: </a> To smoke, turn into fragrance by fire in the Valley of Hinnom בְּגֵ֣יא (bə·ḡê) Preposition-b | Noun - proper - feminine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_1516.htm">Strong's 1516: </a> A valley and sacrificed וַיַּבְעֵ֤ר (way·yaḇ·‘êr) Conjunctive waw | Verb - Hifil - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_1197.htm">Strong's 1197: </a> To kindle, consume, to be, brutish his sons בֶן־ (ḇen-) Noun - masculine plural construct <a href="/hebrew/strongs_1121.htm">Strong's 1121: </a> A son in the fire, בָּאֵ֔שׁ (bā·’êš) Preposition-b, Article | Noun - common singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_784.htm">Strong's 784: </a> A fire according to the abominations כְּתֹֽעֲבוֹת֙ (kə·ṯō·‘ă·ḇō·wṯ) Preposition-k | Noun - feminine plural construct <a href="/hebrew/strongs_8441.htm">Strong's 8441: </a> Something disgusting, an abhorrence, idolatry, an idol of the nations הַגּוֹיִ֔ם (hag·gō·w·yim) Article | Noun - masculine plural <a href="/hebrew/strongs_1471.htm">Strong's 1471: </a> A foreign nation, a Gentile, a troop of animals, a flight of locusts whom אֲשֶׁר֙ (’ă·šer) Pronoun - relative <a href="/hebrew/strongs_834.htm">Strong's 834: </a> Who, which, what, that, when, where, how, because, in order that the LORD יְהוָ֔ה (ha·šêm) Noun - proper - masculine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_3423.htm">Strong's 3423: </a> To occupy, to seize, to rob, to inherit, to expel, to impoverish, to ruin had driven out הֹרִ֣ישׁ (hō·rîš) Verb - Hifil - Perfect - third person masculine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_3068.htm">Strong's 3068: </a> LORD -- the proper name of the God of Israel before מִפְּנֵ֖י (mip·pə·nê) Preposition-m | Noun - common plural construct <a href="/hebrew/strongs_6440.htm">Strong's 6440: </a> The face the Israelites. בְּנֵ֥י (bə·nê) Noun - masculine plural construct <a href="/hebrew/strongs_1121.htm">Strong's 1121: </a> A son <div class="vheading">Links</div><a href="/niv/2_chronicles/28-3.htm">2 Chronicles 28:3 NIV</a> <a href="/nlt/2_chronicles/28-3.htm">2 Chronicles 28:3 NLT</a> <a href="/esv/2_chronicles/28-3.htm">2 Chronicles 28:3 ESV</a> <a href="/nasb/2_chronicles/28-3.htm">2 Chronicles 28:3 NASB</a> <a href="/kjv/2_chronicles/28-3.htm">2 Chronicles 28:3 KJV</a> <a href="//bibleapps.com/2_chronicles/28-3.htm">2 Chronicles 28:3 BibleApps.com</a> <a href="//bibliaparalela.com/2_chronicles/28-3.htm">2 Chronicles 28:3 Biblia Paralela</a> <a href="//holybible.com.cn/2_chronicles/28-3.htm">2 Chronicles 28:3 Chinese Bible</a> <a href="//saintebible.com/2_chronicles/28-3.htm">2 Chronicles 28:3 French Bible</a> <a href="/catholic/2_chronicles/28-3.htm">2 Chronicles 28:3 Catholic Bible</a> <a href="/2_chronicles/28-3.htm">OT History: 2 Chronicles 28:3 Moreover he burnt incense in the valley (2 Chron. 2Ch iiCh ii ch 2 chr 2chr) </a></div></div></td></tr></table></div><div id="left"><a href="/2_chronicles/28-2.htm" onmouseover='lft.src="/leftgif.png"' onmouseout='lft.src="/left.png"' title="2 Chronicles 28:2"><img src="/left.png" name="lft" border="0" alt="2 Chronicles 28:2" /></a></div><div id="right"><a href="/2_chronicles/28-4.htm" onmouseover='rght.src="/rightgif.png"' onmouseout='rght.src="/right.png"' title="2 Chronicles 28:4"><img src="/right.png" name="rght" border="0" alt="2 Chronicles 28:4" /></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>