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Moreover, 1he burnedincense in the valley of Ben-hinnom* and 2burned his sons in fire, 3according to the abominations of the nationswhom the LORD had driven out before* the sons of Israel.
1
Ahaz was twenty years old when he became king, and he reigned sixteen years in Jerusalem; and he did not do right in the sight of the LORD as David his father had done.
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But he walked in the ways of the kings of Israel; he also made molten images for the Baals.
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Moreover, he burned incense in the valley of Ben-hinnom and burned his sons in fire, according to the abominations of the nations whom the LORD had driven out before the sons of Israel.
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He sacrificed and burned incense on the high places, on the hills and under every green tree.
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Wherefore, the LORD his God delivered him into the hand of the king of Aram; and they defeated him and carried away from him a great number of captives and brought them to Damascus. And he was also delivered into the hand of the king of Israel, who inflicted him with heavy casualties.