And they caused their sons and their daughters to pass through the fire, and used divination and enchantments, and sold themselves to do evil in the sight of the LORD, to provoke him to anger.
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George Leo Haydock
AD 1849
Fire. See chap. xvi. 3.
Delivered. Hebrew, "sold "3 Kings xxi. 20., and 1 Machabees i. 16. (Calmet)
To provoke. This was the consequence of their wickedness. (Worthington)