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- "Moreover he¹ burnt incenseª° in the valleyª of the sonª of Hinnom,ª and burntª°¹ his childrenª in the fire,ª after the abominationsª of the heathenª whom¹ the LORDª had cast outª° beforeª¹ the childrenª of Israel.ª" {2Ch 28:3} + "And thou shalt not²°¹ let¹ any of thy seedª¹ pass²° through¹ [the fire] to Molech,ª neither¹ shalt thou profaneª°¹ the nameª of thy God:ª I¹ [am] the LORD.ª" {Lev 18:21} + "Again, thou shalt sayª° to¹ the childrenª of Israel,ª Whosoeverª [he be] of the childrenª¹ of Israel,ª or of¹ the strangersª that sojournª° in Israel,ª that¹ givethª° [any] of his seedª¹ unto Molech;ª he shall surely²° be put to death:ª° the peopleª of the landª shall stoneª° him with stones.ª" {Lev 20:2} + "Thou shalt not¹ doª° so¹ unto the LORDª thy God:ª for¹ every¹ abominationª to the LORD,ª which¹ he hateth,ª° have they doneª° unto their gods;ª for¹ even¹¹ their sonsª and their daughtersª they have burntª° in the fireª to their gods.ª" {Deu 12:31} + "There shall not¹ be foundª° among you [any one] that maketh his sonª or his daughterª to pass²° through¹ the fire,ª [or] that usethª° divination,ª [or] an observer of times,ª° or an enchanter,ª° or a witch,ª°" {Deu 18:10} + "And he made¹ his sonª pass²° through¹ the fire,ª and observed times,ª° and used enchantments,ª° and dealtª° with familiar spiritsª and wizards:ª he wroughtª° muchª° wickednessª in the sightª of the LORD,ª to provoke [him] to anger.ª°" {2Kg 21:6} + "And he defiledª°¹ Topheth,ª which¹ [is] in the valleyª of the childrenª° of Hinnom,ª that no¹ manª might make¹ his sonª or his daughterª to pass throughª° the fireª to Molech.ª" {2Kg 23:10} + "And they have builtª° the high placesª of Tophet,ª which¹ [is] in the valleyª of the sonª of Hinnom,ª to burnª°¹ their sonsª and their daughtersª in the fire;ª which¹ I commandedª° [them] not,¹ neither¹ cameª° it into¹ my heart.ª ... Therefore,¹ behold,¹ the daysª come,ª° saithª° the LORD,ª that it shall no¹ more¹ be calledª° Tophet,ª nor the valleyª of the sonª of Hinnom,ª but¹¹ the valleyª of slaughter:ª for they shall buryª° in Tophet,ª till there be noª¹ place.ª" {Jer 7:31-32} + "That¹ they have committed adultery,ª° and bloodª [is] in their hands,ª and with¹ their idolsª have they committed adultery,ª° and have also¹ caused¹ their sons,ª whom¹ they bareª° unto me, to pass for them throughª° [the fire], to devourª [them]." {Ezk 23:37} + "For when they had slainª°¹ their childrenª to their idols,ª then they cameª° the same¹ dayª into¹ my sanctuaryª to profaneª° it; and, lo,¹ thus¹ have they doneª° in the midstª of mine house.ª" {Ezk 23:39}
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