2 Chronicles 28:3 meaning and explanation

Moreover, Ahaz burned incense in the Valley of Hinnom and sacrificed his sons in the fire, according to the abominations of the nations that the LORD had driven out before the Israelites.

2 Chronicles 28:3, Berean Standard Bible

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The Chronicler describes King Ahaz of Judah, who reigned in Jerusalem and, unlike David, did not do right in the LORD's eyes. In the Valley of Hinnom, just south of Jerusalem, Ahaz burned incense and sacrificed his sons in the fire, a practice the text calls an abomination of the nations the LORD had driven out before Israel.

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