2 Kings 23:10

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Events

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• Reign of Josiahc. 641 BC

Related verses

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• Jeremiah 19:6
  So behold, the days are coming, declares the LORD, when this place will no longer be called Topheth or the Valley of Ben-hinnom, but the Valley of Slaughter.
• Isaiah 30:33
  For Topheth has long been prepared; it has been made ready for the king. Its funeral pyre is deep and wide, with plenty of fire and wood. The breath of the LORD, like a torrent of burning sulfur, sets it ablaze.
• Leviticus 18:21
  You must not give any of your children to be sacrificed to Molech, for you must not profane the name of your God. I am the LORD.
• Jeremiah 7:31–32
  They have built the high places of Topheth in the Valley of Ben-hinnom so they could burn their sons and daughters in the fire—something I never commanded, nor did it even enter My mind.
• Jeremiah 32:35
  They have built the high places of Baal in the Valley of Ben-hinnom to make their sons and daughters pass through the fire to Molech—something I never commanded them, nor had it ever entered My mind, that they should commit such an abomination and cause Judah to sin.
• Joshua 15:8
  From there the border went up the Valley of Ben-hinnom along the southern slope of the Jebusites (that is, Jerusalem) and ascended to the top of the hill that faces the Valley of Hinnom on the west, at the northern end of the Valley of Rephaim.
• Jeremiah 19:11–13
  …and you are to proclaim to them that this is what the LORD of Hosts says: I will shatter this nation and this city, like one shatters a potter’s jar that can never again be repaired. They will bury the dead in Topheth until there is no more room to bury them.
• Deuteronomy 18:10
  Let no one be found among you who sacrifices his son or daughter in the fire, practices divination or conjury, interprets omens, practices sorcery,
• 2 Chronicles 33:6
  He sacrificed his sons in the fire in the Valley of Ben-hinnom. He practiced sorcery, divination, and witchcraft, and consulted mediums and spiritists. He did great evil in the sight of the LORD, provoking Him to anger.
• Matthew 5:22
  But I tell you that anyone who is angry with his brother will be subject to judgment. Again, anyone who says to his brother, ‘Raca,’ will be subject to the Sanhedrin. But anyone who says, ‘You fool!’ will be subject to the fire of hell.
• Jeremiah 19:2
  …and go out to the Valley of Ben-hinnom near the entrance of the Potsherd Gate. Proclaim there the words I speak to you,
• 2 Kings 17:17
  They sacrificed their sons and daughters in the fire and practiced divination and soothsaying. They devoted themselves to doing evil in the sight of the LORD, provoking Him to anger.

Parallels

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1 Kings 13:1–10· 2 Chronicles 34:3–7

People

Molech: Canaanite deity associated with child sacrifice

Places

Topheth: Site of pagan child sacrifice, south of Jerusalem

Glossary

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Book of the Covenant· Book of Zephaniah· Gehenna· Hell· Josiah· Kidron· Kings, Books of First and Second· Kohath, Kohathites· Manasseh (Person)· Place of the Dead· Temple· Topheth

Topics

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Child Sacrifice· Hinnom: A Valley West and Southwest of Jerusalem· Iconoclasm: Destroyed by Josiah· Idolatry: Wicked Practices of Human Sacrifices· Josiah: King of Judah: Destroys the Altar and High Places of Idolatry· Molech: Children Sacrificed To· Offerings: Human Sacrifices: Israelites· Prophecies Concerning Israel: Josiah Succeeds Amon· Prophecy: Miscellaneous, Fulfilled: The Birth and Zeal of Josiah· Tophet: A Place in the Valley of the Sons of Hinnom· Tophet: Destroyed by Josiah· Tophet: Jewish Children Passed Through the Fire to the God Molech In· Valleys: Hinnom or Tophet· Zeal: should be Exhibited: Against Idolatry