2 Kings 17 · Verse 17

2 Kings 17:17

And they caused their sons and their daughters to pass through the fire, and used divination and enchantments, and sold themselves to do evil in the sight of the Lord, to provoke him to anger.
2 Kings 17:17, King James Version

2 Kings 17:17 in other translations

BSBThey sacrificed their sons and daughters in the fire and practiced divination and soothsaying. They devoted themselves to doing evil in the sight of the LORD, provoking Him to anger.
WEBThey caused their sons and their daughters to pass through the fire, used divination and enchantments, and sold themselves to do that which was evil in the LORD’s sight, to provoke him to anger.
ASVAnd they caused their sons and their daughters to pass through the fire, and used divination and enchantments, and sold themselves to do that which was evil in the sight of Jehovah, to provoke him to anger.
YLTand cause their sons and their daughters to pass over through fire, and divine divinations, and use enchantments, and sell themselves to do the evil thing in the eyes of Jehovah, to provoke Him;
DARBYand they caused their sons and their daughters to pass through the fire, and used divination and enchantments, and sold themselves to do evil in the sight of Jehovah, to provoke him to anger.
BBEAnd they made their sons and their daughters go through the fire, and they made use of secret arts and unnatural powers, and gave themselves up to doing evil in the eyes of the Lord, till he was moved to wrath.
WebsterAnd they caused their sons and their daughters to pass through the fire, and used divination and enchantments, and sold themselves to do evil in the sight of the LORD, to provoke him to anger.

What does 2 Kings 17:17 mean?

Adam Clarke's Commentary
Verse 17 Sold themselves to do evil - Abandoned themselves to the will of the devil, to work all iniquity with greediness.

Adam Clarke, 1831 · public domain

Matthew Henry's Concise Commentary on 2 Kings 17:7-23

Though the destruction of the kingdom of the ten tribes was but briefly related, it is in these verses largely commented upon, and the reasons of it given. It was destruction from the Almighty: the Assyrian was but the rod of his anger, Is 10:5. Those that bring sin into a country or family, bring a plague into it, and will have to answer for all the mischief that follows. And vast as the outward wickedness of the…

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2 Kings 17:17 in the original Hebrew

Word-by-word with transliteration, English gloss and Strong's number. Tap a number for the full definition and every place the word is used.

וַֽ֠יַּעֲבִירוּVai.ya.'a.vi.ruand they made passH5674
אֶת\־'et-<obj.>H853
בְּנֵיהֶ֤םbe.nei.Hemsons theirH1121
וְאֶת\־ve.'Etand <obj.>H853
בְּנֽוֹתֵיהֶם֙be.no.tei.Hemdaughters theirH1323
בָּאֵ֔שׁba.'Eshin the fireH784
וַיִּקְסְמ֥וּvai.yik.se.Muand they divinedH7080
קְסָמִ֖יםke.sa.MimdivinationsH7081
וַיְנַחֵ֑שׁוּvay.na.Che.shuand they practiced divinationH5172
וַיִּֽתְמַכְּר֗וּvai.yit.ma.ke.Ruand they sold themselvesH4376
לַעֲשׂ֥וֹתla.'a.Sotto doH6213
הָרַ֛עha.Ra'the evilH7451
בְּעֵינֵ֥יbe.'ei.Neiin [the] eyes ofH5869
יְהוָ֖הYah.wehYahwehH3068
לְהַכְעִיסֽוֹ\׃le.hakh.'i.Soto provoke to anger himH3707

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Cross references for 2 Kings 17:17

  • 2 Kings 21:6

    And he made his son pass through the fire, and observed times, and used enchantments, and dealt with familiar spirits and wizards: he wrought much wickedness in the sight of the Lord, to provoke him to anger.

  • 2 Kings 16:3

    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.

  • Deuteronomy 18:10-12

    There shall not be found among you any one that maketh his son or his daughter to pass through the fire, or that useth divination, or an observer of times, or an enchanter, or a witch, Or a charmer, or a consulter with familiar spirits, or a wizard, or a necromancer. For all that do these things are an abomination unto the Lord: and because of these abominations the Lord thy God doth drive them out from before thee.

  • Ezekiel 23:37

    That they have committed adultery, and blood is in their hands, and with their idols have they committed adultery, and have also caused their sons, whom they bare unto me, to pass for them through the fire, to devour them.

  • Psalms 106:37-38

    Yea, they sacrificed their sons and their daughters unto devils, And shed innocent blood, even the blood of their sons and of their daughters, whom they sacrificed unto the idols of Canaan: and the land was polluted with blood.

  • 1 Kings 21:20

    And Ahab said to Elijah, Hast thou found me, O mine enemy? And he answered, I have found thee: because thou hast sold thyself to work evil in the sight of the Lord.

  • Micah 5:12

    And I will cut off witchcrafts out of thine hand; and thou shalt have no more soothsayers:

  • Ezekiel 20:26

    And I polluted them in their own gifts, in that they caused to pass through the fire all that openeth the womb, that I might make them desolate, to the end that they might know that I am the Lord.

  • Leviticus 18:21

    And thou shalt not let any of thy seed pass through the fire to Molech, neither shalt thou profane the name of thy God: I am the Lord.

  • Ezekiel 20:31

    For when ye offer your gifts, when ye make your sons to pass through the fire, ye pollute yourselves with all your idols, even unto this day: and shall I be enquired of by you, O house of Israel? As I live, saith the Lord God, I will not be enquired of by you.

  • Leviticus 19:26

    Ye shall not eat any thing with the blood: neither shall ye use enchantment, nor observe times.

  • 1 Kings 21:25

    But there was none like unto Ahab, which did sell himself to work wickedness in the sight of the Lord, whom Jezebel his wife stirred up.

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Treasury of Scripture Knowledge
they caused.
16:3; 21:6; Le 18:21; 2Ch 28:3; Ps 106:37,38; Eze 20:26,31
Eze 23:37,39
used.
21:6; De 18:10-12; 2Ch 33:6; Isa 8:19; 47:9,12,13; Jer 27:9
Mic 5:12; Ac 16:16; Ga 5:26
sold.
1Ki 21:20,25; Isa 50:1
in the sight.
11; 21:6

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Context

  • 2 Kings 17:16

    And they left all the commandments of the Lord their God, and made them molten images, even two calves, and made a grove, and worshipped all the host of heaven, and served Baal.

  • 2 Kings 17:17

    And they caused their sons and their daughters to pass through the fire, and used divination and enchantments, and sold themselves to do evil in the sight of the Lord, to provoke him to anger.

  • 2 Kings 17:18

    Therefore the Lord was very angry with Israel, and removed them out of his sight: there was none left but the tribe of Judah only.

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2 Kings 17:17 in other languages

Spanish
Reina-Valera 1909		E hicieron pasar á sus hijos y á sus hijas por fuego; y diéronse á adivinaciones y agüeros, y entregáronse á hacer lo malo en ojos de Jehová, provocándole á ira.
French
Bible J.N. Darby 1885		Et ils firent passer leurs fils et leurs filles par le feu, et pratiquèrent la divination et s’adonnèrent aux enchantements, et se vendirent pour faire ce qui est mauvais aux yeux de l’ Éternel, pour le provoquer à colère.
German
Elberfelder 1871		Und sie ließen ihre Söhne und ihre Töchter durchs Feuer gehen, und trieben Wahrsagerei und Zauberei, und verkauften sich, zu tun, was böse war in den Augen Jehovas, um ihn zu reizen.
Latin
Clementine Vulgate		et consecraverunt filios suos et filias suas per ignem: et divinationibus inserviebant, et auguriis: et tradiderunt se ut facerent malum coram Domino, ut irritarent eum.