- slaying:
- "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 ... Then I¹ will setª°¹ my faceª against that¹ man,ª and against his family,ª and will cut him off,ª°¹ and all¹ that go a whoringª° afterª him, to commit whoredomª° with¹ Molech,ª from amongª¹ their people.ª" {Lev 20:2-5} + "But he walked²°¹ in the wayª of the kingsª of Israel,ª yea,¹ and made¹ his sonª to pass throughª° the fire,ª according to the abominationsª of the heathen,ª whom¹¹ the LORDª cast outª° from beforeª¹ the childrenª of Israel.ª" {2Kg 16:3} + "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} + "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 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" {Jer 7:31} + "And they builtª°¹ the high placesª of Baal,ª which¹ [are] in the valleyª of the sonª of Hinnom,ª to cause¹ their sonsª and their daughtersª to pass²° through¹ [the fire] unto Molech;ª which¹ I commandedª° them not,¹ neither¹ cameª° it into¹ my mind,ª that they should doª° this¹ abomination,ª to¹ cause¹ Judahª to sin.ª°" {Jer 32:35} + "Moreover thou hast takenª°¹ thy sonsª and thy daughters,ª whom¹ thou hast borneª° unto me, and these hast thou sacrificedª° unto them to be devoured.ª° [Is this] of¹ thy whoredomsª a small matter,ª" {Ezk 16:20} + "And I pollutedª° them in their own gifts,ª in that they caused to pass throughª° [the fire] all¹ that openethª the womb,ª that¹ I might make them desolate,ª° to the end¹ that¹ they might knowª° that¹ I¹ [am] the LORD.ª" {Ezk 20:26} + "For when ye offerª° your gifts,ª when ye make your sonsª to pass¹ through²° the fire,ª ye¹ pollute²° yourselves¹ with all¹ your idols,ª even unto¹ this day:ª and shall I¹ be enquired²° of¹ by you, O houseª of Israel?ª [As] I¹ live,ª saithª° the Lordª GOD,ª I will not¹ be enquired²° of¹ by you." {Ezk 20:31}
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