2 Kings 3:27 meaning and explanation
So he took his firstborn son, who was to succeed him, and offered him as a burnt offering on the city wall. And there was great fury against the Israelites, so they withdrew and returned to their own land.
2 Kings 3:27, Berean Standard Bible
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Mesha, king of Moab, is trapped in his capital as the allied kings of Israel, Judah and Edom close in. In desperation he sacrifices his firstborn son and heir on the city wall as a burnt offering to his god Chemosh.
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