2 Tawarikh 28:3

28:3 He offered sacrifices in the Valley of Ben-Hinnom and passed his sons through the fire, ¹  a horrible sin practiced by the nations ²  whom the Lord drove out before the Israelites.

2 Tawarikh 33:2

33:2 He did evil in the sight of ³  the Lord and committed the same horrible sins practiced by the nations ⁴  whom the Lord drove out ahead of the Israelites.

2 Tawarikh 34:33

34:33 Josiah removed all the detestable idols from all the areas belonging to the Israelites and encouraged ⁵  all who were in Israel to worship the Lord their God. Throughout the rest of his reign ⁶  they did not turn aside from following the Lord God of their ancestors.

[28:3]  ¹ sn This may refer to child sacrifice, though some interpret it as a less drastic cultic practice (NEB “burnt his sons in the fire”; NASB “burned his sons in the fire”; NIV “sacrificed his sons in the fire”; NRSV “made his sons pass through fire”). For discussion see M. Cogan and H. Tadmor, II Kings (AB), 266-67.

[28:3]  ² tn Heb “like the abominable practices of the nations.”

[33:2]  ³ tn Heb “in the eyes of.”

[33:2]  ⁴ tn Heb “like the abominable practices of the nations.”

[34:33]  ⁵ tn Or “caused, forced.”

[34:33]  ⁶ tn Heb “all his days.”