translation_id: net-engnet

label: NET study note

text: This may refer to child sacrifice, though some interpret it as a less drastic cultic practice (NEB “burnt his sons in the fire”; NASB “burned his sons in the fire”; NIV “sacrificed his sons in the fire”; NRSV “made his sons pass through fire”). For discussion see M. Cogan and H. Tadmor, II Kings (AB), 266-67.


text: That is, “of Judah.” Frequently in 2 Chronicles “Israel” is substituted for “Judah.”