Deuteronomy 12:31 (KJV)
Thou shalt not doso unto the LORDthy Godfor every abominationto the LORDwhich he hatethhave they doneunto their godsfor even their sonsand their daughtersthey have burntin the fireto their gods
Cross-references
Thou. De 12:4 De 18:9 Ex 23:2 Le 18:3 Le 18:26-30 2Ki 17:15-17 2Ki 21:2 2Ch 33:2 2Ch 36:14
abomination to the. Heb. abomination of the. even theirsons. The unnatural and horrid practice of offering human sacrifices not only existed, but universally prevailed among ancient nations. We have already (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!" De 18:10 Le 18:21 Le 20:2 Jer 7:31 Jer 32:35 Eze 20:31 Eze 23:27 Mic 6:7
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