Then the prophet said to the king, “The Lord says to you, ‘You set free the man that I said should die. So you will take his place—you will die! And your people will take the enemies’ place—your people will die!’”
Leviticus 20:4 - Easy To Read Version Maybe the common people will ignore that person. Maybe they will not kill that person who gave his children to Molech. Tuilleadh leaganachaKing James Version (Oxford) 1769 And if the people of the land do any ways hide their eyes from the man, when he giveth of his seed unto Molech, and kill him not: Amplified Bible - Classic Edition And if the people of the land do at all hide their eyes from the man when he gives one of his children [as a burnt offering] to Molech [the fire god] and they overlook it or neglect to take legal action to punish him, winking at his sin, and do not kill him [as My law requires], American Standard Version (1901) And if the people of the land do at all hide their eyes from that man, when he giveth of his seed unto Molech, and put him not to death; Common English Bible But if the common people choose to look the other way when someone gives their children to Molech and do not execute such a person, Catholic Public Domain Version But if the people of the land, having been neglectful and holding little regard for my authority, release the man who has given from his seed to Moloch, and they are not willing to kill him, Douay-Rheims version of The Bible - 1752 version And if the people of the land neglecting, and as it were little regarding my commandment, let alone the man that hath given of his seed to Moloch, and will not kill him: |
Then the prophet said to the king, “The Lord says to you, ‘You set free the man that I said should die. So you will take his place—you will die! And your people will take the enemies’ place—your people will die!’”
I will be against that person! I will separate him from his people. Why? Because he gave his children to Molech. He showed that he did not respect my holy name. And he made my holy place unclean. [347]
But I will be against that person and his family! I will separate him from his people. I will separate any person who is unfaithful to me and chases after Molech.
In the past, people did not understand God, but God ignored this. But now, God tells every person in the world to change his heart and life.
You must not agree with that person. Don’t listen to him. Don’t feel sorry for him. Don’t let him go free. And don’t protect him.
That is why the army of Israel turned and ran away from the fight. They did that because they have done wrong. They should be destroyed. I will not continue to help you. I will not continue to be with you unless you destroy everything I commanded you to destroy.
“But I have a few things against you: You have people there \{in your group\} who follow the teaching of Balaam. Balaam taught Balak how to make the people of Israel {\cf2\super [17]} sin. Those people sinned by eating food offered to idols {\cf2\super [18]} and by doing sexual sins.