Verse 27
2 Kings 3:27
New Living Translation
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Then the king of Moab took his oldest son, who would have been the next king, and sacrificed him as a burnt offering on the wall. So there was great anger against Israel, and the Israelites withdrew and returned to their own land.
Original Language Text
hebrew
וַ/יִּקַּח֩ אֶת בְּנ֨/וֹ הַ/בְּכ֜וֹר אֲשֶׁר יִמְלֹ֣ךְ תַּחְתָּ֗י/ו וַ/יַּעֲלֵ֤/הוּ עֹלָה֙ עַל הַ֣/חֹמָ֔ה וַ/יְהִ֥י קֶצֶף גָּד֖וֹל עַל יִשְׂרָאֵ֑ל וַ/יִּסְעוּ֙ מֵֽ/עָלָ֔י/ו וַ/יָּשֻׁ֖בוּ לָ/אָֽרֶץ
English Translation
And he took his firstborn son who would reign in his place and offered him as a burnt offering on the wall, and there was great anger against Israel, and they departed from him and returned to the land.
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Chapter 3 Context
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4
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So King Joram promptly mustered the army of Israel and marched from Samaria.
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7
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8
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9
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10
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11
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12
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13
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14
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15
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16
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17
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18
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22
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23
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24
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25
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26
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27
Then the king of Moab took his oldest son, who would have been the next king, and sacrificed him as...