Compare the note on 2 Kings 16:3, and see the note on Leviticus 20:2-5.

And they caused ... fire. —The worship of Moloch (2 Kings 16:3).

Used divination and enchantmen…

And they caused their sons and their daughters to pass through
the fire
To Baal or Mo…

Although the destruction of the kingdom of the ten tribes was only briefly related, in these verses it is largely commented upon, and its reasons g…