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2 Kings 17:17

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What does 2 Kings 17:17 say?

The American Standard Version records this verse as: “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.” Read the surrounding verses and the named sources below before drawing broader conclusions.

The verse

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.
2 Kings 17:17 — American Standard Version

Context — 2 Kings 17

American Standard Version (1901) — public domain. Click any verse for its study page.
14Notwithstanding, they would not hear, but hardened their neck, like to the neck of their fathers, who believed not in Jehovah their God.
15And they rejected his statutes, and his covenant that he made with their fathers, and his testimonies which he testified unto them; and they followed vanity, and became vain, and [went] after the nations that were round about them, concerning whom Jehovah had charged them that they should not do like them.
16And they forsook all the commandments of Jehovah their God, and made them molten images, even two calves, and made an Asherah, and worshipped all the host of heaven, and served Baal.
17And 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.
18Therefore Jehovah was very angry with Israel, and removed them out of his sight: there was none left but the tribe of Judah only.
19Also Judah kept not the commandments of Jehovah their God, but walked in the statutes of Israel which they made.
20And Jehovah rejected all the seed of Israel, and afflicted them, and delivered them into the hand of spoilers, until he had cast them out of his sight.
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What do historical commentaries say?

John Gill's Exposition
John Gill (1697–1771) · Exposition of the Old and New Testament · 18th-century historical commentary
“And they caused their sons and their daughters to pass through the fire, etc.] To Baal or Moloch, which were the same, and represented the sun, which, as the above writer observes, presides in the element of fire; this was done either by way of lustration, or so as to be burnt, (see <121603> 2 Kings 16:3) and used divination and enchantments: to get knowledge of what was to be done at present, or of things to come, neglecting the word of God and his prophets, and acting against the express law of God, (<051810>Deuteronomy 18:10-12) and sold themselves to do evil in the sight of the Lord, to provoke him to anger; as Ahab their king did, (see <112120>1 Kings 21:20,25), they were as much the…”
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Barnes' Notes
Albert Barnes (1798–1870) · Notes on the Whole Bible · 19th-century historical commentary
“Compare 2 Kings 16:3 note, and see Leviticus 20:2-5 note. return to 'Top of Page'”
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Treasury of Scriptural Knowledge
R. A. Torrey and contributors · The Treasury of Scripture Knowledge · Cross-reference reference work
“they caused: Kg2 16:3, Kg2 21:6; Lev 18:21; Ch2 28:3; Psa 106:37, Psa 106:38; Eze 20:26, Eze 20:31; Eze 23:37, Eze 23:39 used: Kg2 21:6; Deu 18:10-12; Ch2 33:6; Isa 8:19, Isa 47:9, Isa 47:12, Isa 47:13; Jer 27:9; Mic 5:12; Act 16:16; Gal 5:26 sold: Kg1 21:20, Kg1 21:25; Isa 50:1 in the sight: Kg2 17:11, Kg2 21:6 4 Kings (2 Kings) 17:18”
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