He sacrificed his own son in the fire, practiced sorcery and divination, and consulted mediums and spiritists. He did great evil in the sight of the LORD, provoking Him to anger.2 Kings 21:6
Original language and places
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Original language (Hebrew)
וְהֶעֱבִ֤יר אֶת־בְּנוֹ֙ בָּאֵ֔שׁ וְעוֹנֵ֣ן וְנִחֵ֔שׁ וְעָ֥שָׂה א֖וֹב וְיִדְּעֹנִ֑ים הִרְבָּ֗ה לַעֲשׂ֥וֹת הָרַ֛ע בְּעֵינֵ֥י יְהוָ֖ה לְהַכְעִֽיס׃
- וְהֶעֱבִ֤ירve.he.'e.Vir“and he made pass”Conjunction + Verb, hiphil, sequential perfect, 3rd person, masculine, singular · from עָבַר · “pass” · Strong's H5674A
- אֶת־'et-“<obj.>”Particle, direct object marker · from אֵת · “[Obj.]” · Strong's H0853
- בְּנוֹ֙be.No“son his”Noun, masculine, singular, construct + Suffix, pronominal, 3rd person, masculine, singular · from בֵּן · “child” · Strong's H1121A
- בָּאֵ֔שׁba.'Esh“in the fire”Preposition with article + Noun, both genders, singular, absolute · from אֵשׁ · “fire” · Strong's H0784
- וְעוֹנֵ֣ןve.'o.Nen“and he practiced soothsaying”Conjunction + Verb, piel, sequential perfect, 3rd person, masculine, singular · from עָנַן · “to divine” · Strong's H6049B
- וְנִחֵ֔שׁve.ni.Chesh“and he practiced divination”Conjunction + Verb, piel, sequential perfect, 3rd person, masculine, singular · from נָחַשׁ · “to divine” · Strong's H5172
- וְעָ֥שָׂהve.'A.sah“and he dealt with”Conjunction + Verb, qal, sequential perfect, 3rd person, masculine, singular · from עָשָׂה · “do” · Strong's H6213A
- א֖וֹב'ov“necromancer”Noun, masculine, singular, absolute · from אוֹב · “medium” · Strong's H0178
- וְיִדְּעֹנִ֑יםve.yi.de.'o.Nim“and soothsayers”Conjunction + Noun, masculine, plural, absolute · from יִדְּעֹנִי · “spiritist” · Strong's H3049
- הִרְבָּ֗הhir.Bah“he increased”Verb, hiphil, perfect, 3rd person, masculine, singular · from רָבָה · “to multiply” · Strong's H7235A
- לַעֲשׂ֥וֹתla.'a.Sot“to do”Preposition + Verb, qal, infinitive construct, common · from עָשָׂה · “do” · Strong's H6213A
- הָרַ֛עha.Ra'“the evil”Definite article + Adjective, masculine, singular, absolute · from רַע · “evil” · Strong's H7451H
- בְּעֵינֵ֥יbe.'ei.Nei“in [the] eyes of”Preposition + Noun, feminine, dual, construct · from עַ֫יִן · “seeing” · Strong's H5869H
- יְהוָ֖הYah.weh“Yahweh”Noun, proper name, title · from יהוה · “LORD” · Strong's H3068G
- לְהַכְעִֽיס׃le.hakh.'Is“to provoke [him] to anger”Preposition + Verb, hiphil, infinitive construct, common · from כָּעַס · “to provoke” · Strong's H3707
- Hebrew and Aramaic words: STEP Bible (STEPBible.org), based on work at Tyndale House, Cambridge. CC BY 4.0. Source (version ed476a8)