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Cause and Comparison in Prophetic Narrative: The Syntax of 2 Chronicles 28:3
וְהוּא הִקְטִיר בְּגֵיא בֶן־הִנֹּם וַיַּבְעֵר אֶת־בָּנָיו בָּאֵשׁ כְּתוֹעֲבוֹת הַגּוֹיִם אֲשֶׁר הוֹרִישׁ יְהוָה מִפְּנֵי בְנֵי יִשְׂרָאֵל׃
(2 Chronicles 28:3)
And he burned incense in the Valley of Ben-Hinnom, and he burned his sons in fire, according to the abominations of the nations whom YHWH had dispossessed before the children of Israel.
Imitation of the Nations and Divine Displeasure
This verse documents a horrific act: the burning of children as sacrifices in the Valley of Ben-Hinnom by a king of Judah, mirroring the abominations of the surrounding nations.… Learn Hebrew
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