2 Kings 21:6He made his son to pass through the fire, and practiced sorcery, and used enchantments, and dealt with those who had familiar spirits, and with wizards: he worked much evil in the sight of Yahweh, to provoke him to anger.
The setting
Jerusalem, ~650 BC. King Manasseh systematically destroys everything his father Hezekiah built. In the Valley of Hinnom, just outside Jerusalem's walls, he burns his own son alive...
The emotion here: horrified chronicler recording unthinkable evil
The original word
he'ebir (הֶעֱבִיר) — literally 'caused to pass over' through fire, a euphemism for child sacrifice
Why it matters
The Valley of Hinnom (Gehenna) where this happened became the city dump and symbol of hell in Jesus' time
Read with care
What most readers miss in 2 Kings 21:6
This wasn't just evil religion - Manasseh was trying to secure political alliances with Assyria through their religious practices
Common misconceptionPeople think this is just ancient paganism, but child sacrifice was sophisticated international diplomacy - Manasseh was trading his son's life for Assyrian protection.
Bible Genome reading
2 Kings 21:6 — Bible Genome reading
Emotional genome
2 Kings 21:6 comes from the book of 2 Kings, written during the Divided Kingdom period. These words are attributed to Narrator. The dominant emotion in this verse is angry, with a comfort power of 10% and a tone that is lamenting. It belongs to the narrative genre of biblical literature. Key themes include child sacrifice, occultism. Notable phrases: made his son to pass through the fire; sorcery; familiar spirits; wizards.
Emotionally similar
Verses that meet the same angry
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— Joel 3:10
“You blind guides, who strain out a gnat, and swallow a camel!”
— Matthew 23:24
“Listen to this word, you cows of Bashan, who are on the mountain of Samaria, who oppress the poor, who crush the needy, who tell their husba…”
— Amos 4:1
“I hate, I despise your feasts, and I can't stand your solemn assemblies.”
— Amos 5:21
“Your eyes shall not pity; life shall go for life, eye for eye, tooth for tooth, hand for hand, foot for foot.”
— Deuteronomy 19:21
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