2Ki 17:17 | HCSB | STEP | They made their sons and daughters pass through the fire and practiced divination and interpreted omens . They devoted themselves to do what was evil in the Lord ’s sight and provoked Him.

2 Kings 17:17

17 They made their sons and daughters pass through the fire ^a and practiced ^{▼▼divination: An attempt to foresee future events or discover hidden knowledge by means of physical objects such as water, arrows, flying birds, or animal livers}divination and interpreted omens. ^c They devoted themselves to do what was evil in the Lord’s sight and provoked Him. ^d