³ but walked in the way of the kings of Israel.^(A) He even made his son pass through the fire,^[a] imitating the detestable practices of the nations the Lord had dispossessed before the Israelites.^(B)

³ He burned incense in the Valley of Hinnom^(A) and burned his children in^[a](B) the fire, imitating the detestable practices of the nations the Lord had dispossessed before the Israelites.^(C)