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Thou: Deu 12:4, Deu 18:9, Exo 23:2, Lev 18:3, Lev 18:26-30, 2Ki 17:15-17, 2Ki 21:2, 2Ch 33:2, 2Ch 36:14
abomination to the: Heb. abomination of the
even their sons: The unnatural and horrid practice of offering human sacrifices not only existed, but universally prevailed among ancient nations. We have already - See note on Lev 20:2 referred to the custom among the Phoenicians and Carthaginians, descendants from the Canaanitish nations, of sacrificing their children to Moloch, or Saturn; and we will now cite a passage from Diodorus Siculus - lib. xx.which immediately precedes that already produced relative to this barbarous custom. He states that the Carthaginians imputed their being besieged by Agathocles to the anger of Saturn, because, instead of sacrificing the best of their own children, as formerly, they had sacrificed children bought for that purpose. "In haste, therefore, to rectify their errors, they chose 200 of the noblest children, and publicly sacrificed them! Others, accused of irreligion, voluntarily gave themselves up, to the number of no less than 300!" Deu 18:10, Lev 18:21, Lev 20:2, Jer 7:31, Jer 32:35, Eze 20:31, Eze 23:27, Mic 6:7
Reciprocal: Exo 8:26 - we shall Exo 23:24 - do after Lev 18:24 - for Lev 20:23 - in the manners Num 33:52 - General Deu 7:16 - for that will Deu 9:4 - for the wickedness Deu 16:22 - which Deu 20:18 - General Jdg 11:39 - did with 1Ki 21:26 - according to 2Ki 3:27 - offered him 2Ki 16:3 - made his son 2Ki 17:8 - walked 2Ki 17:31 - burnt their children 2Ch 28:3 - after the abominations 2Ch 33:6 - caused Ezr 9:1 - doing according Ezr 9:11 - The land Psa 53:1 - have done Psa 74:20 - the dark Psa 106:37 - they sacrificed Jer 10:2 - Learn Jer 19:5 - to burn Eze 11:12 - but Eze 16:45 - that loatheth Eze 23:37 - have also 1Pe 4:3 - to have