Parallel 2KI 21:6

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OEB No OEB 2KI book available

WEBBE He made his son to pass through the fire, practised sorcery, used enchantments, and dealt with those who had familiar spirits and with wizards. He did much evil in the LORD’s sight, to provoke him to anger.

WMBB (Same as above)

NET He passed his son through the fire and practiced divination and omen reading. He set up a ritual pit to conjure up underworld spirits, and appointed magicians to supervise it. He did a great amount of evil in the sight of the Lord, provoking him to anger.

LSV and he has caused his son to pass through fire, and observed clouds, and used enchantment, and dealt with a familiar spirit and wizards; he has multiplied to do evil in the eyes of YHWH—to provoke to anger.

FBV He even he sacrificed his own son as a burnt offering, and used fortune-telling and witchcraft, and he dealt with mediums and with spiritists. He did a great deal of evil in the Lord's sight, making the Lord angry.

T4T He even sacrificed his own son by burning him in a fire. He performed rituals to practice sorcery and magic rituals. He also went to people who consulted the spirits of dead people to find out what would happen in the future. He did many things that Yahweh considered to be extremely evil, things that caused Yahweh to become very angry.

LEB He made his son pass through the fire, practiced soothsaying and divination, and dealt with mediums and spiritists. He increased the doing of evil in the eyes of Yahweh to provoke him.

BBE And he made his son go through the fire, and made use of secret arts and signs for reading the future; he gave positions to those who had control of spirits and to wonder-workers; he did much evil in the eyes of the Lord, moving him to wrath.

Moff No Moff 2KI book available

JPS And he made his son to pass through the fire, and practised soothsaying, and used enchantments, and appointed them that divined by a ghost or a familiar spirit: he wrought much evil in the sight of the LORD, to provoke Him.

ASV And he made his son to pass through the fire, and practised augury, and used enchantments, and dealt with them that had familiar spirits, and with wizards: he wrought much evil in the sight of Jehovah, to provoke him to anger.

DRA And he made his son pass through fire: and he used divination, and observed omens, and appointed pythons, and multiplied soothsayers to do evil before the Lord, and to provoke him.

YLT and he hath caused his son to pass through fire, and observed clouds, and used enchantment, and dealt with a familiar spirit and wizards; he hath multiplied to do the evil thing in the eyes of Jehovah — to provoke to anger.

Drby And he caused his son to pass through the fire, and used magic and divination, and appointed necromancers and soothsayers: he wrought evil beyond measure in the sight of Jehovah, to provoke him to anger.

RV And he made his son to pass through the fire, and practised augury, and used enchantments, and dealt with them that had familiar spirits, and with wizards: he wrought much evil in the sight of the LORD, to provoke him to anger.

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

KJB-1769 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.
   (And he made his son pass through the fire, and observed times, and used enchantments, and dealt with familiar spirits and wizards: he wrought/done much wickedness in the sight of the LORD, to provoke him to anger. )

KJB-1611 And he made his sonne passe thorow the fire, and obserued times, and vsed enchantments, and dealt with familiar spirits, and wizards: he wrought much wickednesse in the sight of the LORD, to prouoke him to anger.
   (Modernised spelling is same as from KJB-1769 above, apart from punctuation)

Bshps And he offred his owne sonne in fire, and gaue heede vnto witchcraft and sorcery, and mainteyned workers with spirites, and tellers of fortunes, and wrought much wickednesse in the sight of the Lorde to anger him.
   (And he offered his own son in fire, and gave heed unto witchcraft and sorcery, and mainteyned workers with spirits, and tellers of fortunes, and wrought/done much wickedness in the sight of the Lord to anger him.)

Gnva And he caused his sonnes to passe through the fire, and gaue him selfe to witchcraft and sorcerie, and he vsed them that had familiar spirits and were soothsayers, and did much euill in the sight of the Lord to anger him.
   (And he caused his sons to pass through the fire, and gave himself to witchcraft and sorcerie, and he used them that had familiar spirits and were soothsayers, and did much evil in the sight of the Lord to anger him. )

Cvdl And caused his sonne to go thorow the fyre, and regarded byrdes cryenge and tokens, and maynteyned soythsayers, and expounders of tokens, and so moch dyd he of this which was euell in the sight of the LORDE, that he prouoked him vnto wrath.
   (And caused his son to go through the fire, and regarded byrdes cryenge and tokens, and maynteyned soythsayers, and expounders of tokens, and so much did he of this which was evil in the sight of the LORD, that he provoked him unto wrath.)

Wycl and he `ledde ouer his sone thorouy the fier; and he vside false dyuynyngis in auteris, on whiche sacrifice was maad to feendis, and he kepte false dyuynyngis bi chiteryng of bryddis; and he made men to haue yuele spiritis spekynge in the wombe, and he multipliede false dyuynours in entraylis of beestis sacrified to feendis, that he schulde do yuel bifor the Lord, and terre hym to ire.
   (and he `ledde over his son thorouy the fire; and he uside false dyuynyngis in altaris, on which sacrifice was made to fiends, and he kept false dyuynyngis by chiteryng of bryddis; and he made men to have evile spirits speaking in the womb, and he multipliede false dyuynours in entraylis of beasts/animals sacrified to fiends, that he should do evil before the Lord, and terre him to ire.)

Luth Und ließ seinen Sohn durchs Feuer gehen und achtete auf Vogelgeschrei und Zeichen und hielt Wahrsager und Zeichendeuter; und tat des viel, das dem HErr’s übel gefiel, damit er ihn erzürnete.
   (And let his son durchs fire go and achtete on Vogelgeschrei and sign and hielt Wahrsager and Zeichendeuter; and did the viel, the to_him LORD’s bad/evil liked, with_it/so_that he him/it erzürnete.)

ClVg Et traduxit filium suum per ignem: et ariolatus est, et observavit auguria, et fecit pythones, et aruspices multiplicavit, ut faceret malum coram Domino, et irritaret eum.
   (And traduxit son his_own through ignem: and ariolatus it_is, and observavit auguria, and he_did pythones, and aruspices multiplicavit, as faceret evil before Master, and irritaret him. )