2 Kings

2 Kings 16:3–4

³Instead, he walked in the ways of the kings of Israel and even sacrificed his son in the fire,^a according to the abominations of the nations that the LORD had driven out before the Israelites. ⁴And he sacrificed and burned incense on the high places, on the hills, and under every green tree.

Footnotes

a 16:3 Literally made his son pass through the fire

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2 Kings 16:3

English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
Instead	וַיֵּ֕לֶךְ	way·yê·leḵ	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular	H1980 go, come, walk
he walked	וַיֵּ֕לֶךְ	way·yê·leḵ	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular	H1980 go, come, walk
in the ways	בְּדֶ֖רֶךְ	bə·ḏe·reḵ	Preposition-b; Noun - common singular construct	H1870 way, road, distance, journey, manner
of the kings	מַלְכֵ֣י	mal·ḵê	Noun - masculine plural construct	H4428 king
of Israel	יִשְׂרָאֵ֑ל	yiś·rā·’êl	Noun - proper - masculine singular	H3478 Israel
and even	וְגַ֤ם	wə·ḡam	Conjunction	H1571 also, moreover, yea
sacrificed	הֶעֱבִ֣יר	he·‘ĕ·ḇîr	Verb - Hifil - Perfect - third person masculine singular	H5674 pass over, through, by, pass on
his son	בְּנוֹ֙	bə·nōw	Noun - masculine singular construct; third person masculine singular	H1121 son
in the fire	בָּאֵ֔שׁ	bā·’êš	Preposition-b, Article; Noun - common singular	H784 fire
according to the abominations	כְּתֹֽעֲבוֹת֙	kə·ṯō·‘ă·ḇō·wṯ	Preposition-k; Noun - feminine plural construct	H8441 abomination
of the nations	הַגּוֹיִ֔ם	hag·gō·w·yim	Article; Noun - masculine plural	H1471 nation, people
that	אֲשֶׁ֨ר	’ă·šer	Pronoun - relative	H834 particle of relation
the LORD	יְהוָה֙	Yah·weh	Noun - proper - masculine singular	H3068 Yahweh
had driven out	הוֹרִ֤ישׁ	hō·w·rîš	Verb - Hifil - Perfect - third person masculine singular	H3423 take possession of, inherit, dispossess
before	מִפְּנֵ֖י	mip·pə·nê	Preposition-m; Noun - common plural construct	H6440 face, before
the Israelites	בְּנֵ֥י	bə·nê	Noun - masculine plural construct	H1121 son

2 Kings 16:4

English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
And he sacrificed	וַיְזַבֵּ֧חַ	way·zab·bê·aḥ	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Piel - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular	H2076 slaughter for sacrifice
and burned incense	וַיְקַטֵּ֛ר	way·qaṭ·ṭêr	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Piel - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular	H6999 make sacrifices smoke, send them up in smoke
on the high places	בַּבָּמ֖וֹת	bab·bā·mō·wṯ	Preposition-b, Article; Noun - feminine plural	H1116 high place
on	וְעַל־	wə·‘al-	Conjunctive waw; Preposition	H5921 height
the hills	הַגְּבָע֑וֹת	hag·gə·ḇā·‘ō·wṯ	Article; Noun - feminine plural	H1389 hill
and under	וְתַ֖חַת	wə·ṯa·ḥaṯ	Conjunctive waw; Preposition	H8478 the under part
every	כָּל־	kāl-	Noun - masculine singular construct	H3605 the whole, all
green	רַעֲנָֽן׃	ra·‘ă·nān	Adjective - masculine singular	H7488 luxuriant, fresh
tree	עֵ֥ץ	‘êṣ	Noun - masculine singular	H6086 tree, trees, wood

Cross-references

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2 Kings 16:3 Deuteronomy 12:31 · Leviticus 18:21 · 2 Kings 21:2 · 2 Kings 21:11 · Psalm 106:37–38 · 2 Kings 17:17

2 Kings 16:4 Deuteronomy 12:2 · 1 Kings 14:23

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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.