II Kings · Chapter 21 King James Version

II Kings 21:6

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The Scripture

(6) 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.
Chapter overview (whole chapter)

Manasseh became king of Judah and rebuilt the high places his father Hezekiah had destroyed, worshiping Baal and even setting up idols in the temple of the LORD, causing Judah to sin worse than the nations before them. Because of his great wickedness the LORD pronounced judgment on Jerusalem, and after Manasseh's death his son Amon reigned briefly before being assassinated by his own servants.

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