Verse 3

He followed the ways of the kings of Israel, and even sacrificed his son in the fire, imitating the detestable practices of the nations the Lord had driven out before the Israelites.

Other Translations

• GT, oversatt fra Hebraisk

  Han fulgte i Israels kongers fotspor og ofret til og med sin sønn i ilden, på samme måte som de avskyelige skikkene til de folkeslagene som Herren hadde drevet ut for israelittene.

• Moderne oversettelse av Bibelen fra 1611 KJV med hebraisk kontekst

  Men han vandret på Israels kongers vei, ja, han lot til og med sin sønn gå gjennom ilden, etter hedningskikken, som Herren hadde drevet ut for Israels barn.

• Norsk King James

  Men han fulgte veiene til Israels konger og lot til og med sin sønn gå gjennom ild, i samsvar med de skrekkelige skikkene som folkene praktiserte, og som Herren hadde støtt ut foran Israels barn.

• Modernisert Norsk Bibel 1866

  I stedet fulgte han i fotsporene til kongene i Israel, og han lot til og med sin sønn gå gjennom ilden, i tråd med de avskyelige skikkene til de folkene som Herren hadde drevet ut for Israels barn.

• Oversettelse av hebraiske Bibeltekster til moderne norsk bokmål

  Han fulgte i Israels kongers fotspor, og han lot til og med sin sønn gå gjennom ilden, i tråd med de avskyelige skikkene til folkeslagene som Herren hadde drevet bort for Israels barn.

• Bibelen: En Moderne Oversettelse av King James Version 1611

  Men han fulgte i Israels kongers fotspor, ja, han lot til og med sin sønn gå gjennom ilden, i samsvar med de avskyelige skikkene til de folkene Herren hadde jaget bort foran Israels barn.

• o3-mini KJV Norsk

  Han fulgte imidlertid israelittiske kongers vei, og lot til og med sin sønn gå gjennom ilden, i samsvar med hedningenes grusomheter, som Herren hadde forvist for Israels barn.

• En Moderne Oversettelse av King James Version 1611 (mar 2025)

  Men han fulgte i Israels kongers fotspor, ja, han lot til og med sin sønn gå gjennom ilden, i samsvar med de avskyelige skikkene til de folkene Herren hadde jaget bort foran Israels barn.

• Lingvistisk bibeloversettelse fra grunntekst

  Han fulgte Israels kongers vei og lot også sin sønn gå gjennom ilden, etter styggedommene til de folkeslag som Herren hadde drevet ut foran Israels barn.

• GT, oversatt fra hebraisk Aug2024

  Han fulgte i Israels kongers fotspor, og til og med sin egen sønn ofret han i ilden, etter skikkene til de hedenske folkene som Herren hadde drevet ut foran Israels folk.

• Original Norsk Bibel 1866

  Men han vandrede i Israels Kongers Vei; tilmed lod han sin Søn gaae igjennem Ilden efter Hedningernes Vederstyggeligheder, hvilke Herren havde fordrevet for Israels Børns Ansigt.

• King James Version 1769 (Standard Version)

  But he walked in the way of the kings of Israel, yea, and made his son to pass through the fire, according to the abominations of the heathen, whom the LORD cast out from before the children of Israel.

• KJV 1769 norsk

  I stedet fulgte han de samme veiene som kongene i Israel. Ja, han lot til og med sin sønn gå gjennom ilden, i samsvar med de motbydelige skikkene til de folkeslagene Herren hadde jaget bort foran Israels barn.

• KJV1611 - Moderne engelsk

  But he walked in the way of the kings of Israel, yes, and made his son pass through the fire, according to the abominations of the nations whom the LORD had cast out from before the children of Israel.

• King James Version 1611 (Original)

  But he walked in the way of the kings of Israel, yea, and made his son to pass through the fire, according to the abominations of the heathen, whom the LORD cast out from before the children of Israel.

• Norsk oversettelse av Webster

  Han fulgte derimot i Israels kongers fotspor, ja, han lot også sin sønn gå gjennom ilden, etter de avskyelige skikkene til de folkene som Herren hadde drevet bort for Israels barn.

• Norsk oversettelse av Youngs Literal Translation

  Han fulgte i kongene av Israels fotspor, og til og med sin sønn ofret han i ilden, etter de motbydelige skikkene til de folkene som Herren hadde drevet ut for Israels barn.

• Norsk oversettelse av ASV1901

  Men han fulgte i Israels kongers spor. Han lot til og med sin sønn gå gjennom ilden, i henhold til de avskyelige skikkene hos de folkene som Herren hadde drevet bort for Israels barn.

• Norsk oversettelse av BBE

  Men han fulgte i Israels kongers fotspor, og han lot til og med sin sønn gå gjennom ilden, etterlignende de motbydelige praksisene til de folkene som Herren hadde drevet ut for Israels barn.

• Coverdale Bible (1535)

  for he walked in the waye of the kynges of Israel, Yee and caused his sonne to go thorow the fyre, after the maner of the abhominacions of the Heythen, whom the LORDE droue awaye before the childre of Israel.

• Geneva Bible (1560)

  But walked in the way of ye kings of Israel, yea, and made his sonne to go through the fire, after the abominations of the heathen, whom the Lord had cast out before the children of Israel.

• Bishops' Bible (1568)

  But walked in the way of the kinges of Israel, yea and made his sonnes to go through the fire after the abhominations of the heathen whom the Lorde cast out before the children of Israel.

• Authorized King James Version (1611)

  But he walked in the way of the kings of Israel, yea, and made his son to pass through the fire, according to the abominations of the heathen, whom the LORD cast out from before the children of Israel.

• Webster's Bible (1833)

  But he walked in the way of the kings of Israel, yes, and made his son to pass through the fire, according to the abominations of the nations, whom Yahweh cast out from before the children of Israel.

• Young's Literal Translation (1862/1898)

  and he walketh in the way of the kings of Israel, and also his son he hath caused to pass over into fire, according to the abominations of the nations that Jehovah dispossessed from the presence of the sons of Israel,

• American Standard Version (1901)

  But he walked in the way of the kings of Israel, yea, and made his son to pass through the fire, according to the abominations of the nations, whom Jehovah cast out from before the children of Israel.

• Bible in Basic English (1941)

  But he went in the ways of the kings of Israel, and even made his son go through the fire, copying the disgusting ways of the nations whom the Lord had sent out of the land before the children of Israel.

• World English Bible (2000)

  But he walked in the way of the kings of Israel, yes, and made his son to pass through the fire, according to the abominations of the nations, whom Yahweh cast out from before the children of Israel.

• NET Bible® (New English Translation)

  He followed in the footsteps of the kings of Israel. He passed his son through the fire, a horrible sin practiced by the nations whom the LORD drove out from before the Israelites.

Referenced Verses

• Deut 12:31 : 31 You must not worship the Lord your God in their way, because they practice for their gods every abomination that the Lord hates. They even burn their sons and daughters in the fire as sacrifices to their gods.
• Lev 18:21 : 21 Do 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.
• 2 Kgs 21:2 : 2 He did what was evil in the sight of the LORD, following the abominations of the nations that the LORD had driven out before the people of Israel.
• 2 Kgs 21:11 : 11 'Because Manasseh king of Judah has done these detestable things, acting more wickedly than all the Amorites who were before him, and has caused Judah to sin with his idols,'
• Ps 106:37-38 : 37 They sacrificed their sons and their daughters to demons. 38 They shed innocent blood, the blood of their sons and daughters, whom they sacrificed to the idols of Canaan, and the land was polluted with blood.
• 2 Kgs 17:17 : 17 They sacrificed their sons and daughters in the fire, practiced divination and sorcery, and sold themselves to do what was evil in the sight of the Lord, provoking Him to anger.
• Jer 32:35 : 35 They built high places for Baal in the Valley of Hinnom’s Son to sacrifice their sons and daughters to Molech, something I never commanded nor even considered in My heart. They committed this detestable act to make Judah sin.
• Ezek 16:21 : 21 You slaughtered my children and offered them up by making them pass through fire to these idols.
• Ezek 16:47 : 47 You not only followed their ways and acted according to their detestable practices but in a very short time, you became more depraved than they were in all your ways.
• Ezek 20:26 : 26 I defiled them through their own gifts, by making them cause all their firstborn to pass through the fire, in order to devastate them and make them know that I am the LORD.
• Ezek 20:31 : 31 When you offer your gifts and make your children pass through the fire, you defile yourselves with all your idols to this day. Shall I let you inquire of me, house of Israel? As surely as I live, declares the Sovereign LORD, I will not let you inquire of me.
• 2 Kgs 23:10 : 10 He defiled Topheth, which is in the Valley of the Son of Hinnom, so no one could make his son or daughter pass through the fire to Molech.
• 2 Chr 22:3 : 3 He also walked in the ways of Ahab’s family, for his mother encouraged him to do evil.
• 2 Chr 28:2-4 : 2 Instead, he followed the ways of the kings of Israel, and he even made cast images for the Baals. 3 He burned sacrifices in the Valley of Ben-Hinnom and sacrificed his sons in the fire, following the detestable practices of the nations that the LORD had driven out before the Israelites. 4 He offered sacrifices and burned incense on the high places, on the hills, and under every green tree.
• 2 Chr 33:2 : 2 He did what was evil in the sight of the LORD, following the detestable practices of the nations the LORD had driven out before the Israelites.
• 2 Chr 33:6 : 6 He sacrificed his sons in the fire in the Valley of Ben Hinnom, practiced divination, sought omens, practiced witchcraft, and consulted mediums and spiritists. He did much evil in the sight of the LORD, provoking him to anger.
• Ps 106:35 : 35 but they mingled with the nations and adopted their ways.
• 2 Kgs 21:6 : 6 He sacrificed his own son by fire, practiced divination and omen reading, and consulted mediums and spiritists. He did much evil in the sight of the LORD, provoking Him to anger.
• Lev 20:2 : 2 Say to the Israelites, 'Any man from the Israelites or from the foreigners residing in Israel who gives any of his children to Molech shall surely be put to death. The people of the land shall stone him with stones.
• Deut 18:10 : 10 Let no one be found among you who sacrifices their son or daughter in the fire, practices divination, tells fortunes, interprets omens, or engages in witchcraft.
• 1 Kgs 12:28-30 : 28 After seeking advice, the king made two golden calves. He said to the people, "It is too much for you to go up to Jerusalem. Here are your gods, Israel, who brought you up out of Egypt. 29 He set up one in Bethel, and the other in Dan. 30 And this thing became a sin; the people came to worship the one at Bethel and went as far as Dan to worship the other.
• 1 Kgs 14:24 : 24 There were even male cult prostitutes in the land. They committed all the detestable practices of the nations that the LORD had driven out before the Israelites.
• 1 Kgs 16:31-33 : 31 As if it had been a trivial thing for him to walk in the sins of Jeroboam son of Nebat, he also married Jezebel, the daughter of Ethbaal king of the Sidonians, and began to serve Baal and worship him. 32 He set up an altar for Baal in the temple of Baal that he built in Samaria. 33 Ahab also made an Asherah pole, and he did more to provoke the Lord, the God of Israel, to anger than all the kings of Israel who were before him.
• 1 Kgs 21:25-26 : 25 There was no one like Ahab, who sold himself to do evil in the eyes of the LORD, urged on by his wife Jezebel. 26 He acted in the most detestable way by following idols, just as the Amorites had done, whom the LORD drove out before the Israelites.
• 1 Kgs 22:52-53 : 52 Ahaziah son of Ahab became king over Israel in Samaria in the seventeenth year of Jehoshaphat, king of Judah, and he reigned over Israel for two years. 53 He did evil in the eyes of the LORD and followed the ways of his father, his mother, and Jeroboam son of Nebat, who caused Israel to sin.
• 2 Kgs 8:18 : 18 He walked in the ways of the kings of Israel, just as the house of Ahab had done, for he had married Ahab's daughter. He did what was evil in the eyes of the LORD.