2 KINGS 23:10 — KING JAMES VERSION 0
“And he defiled Topheth, which is in the valley of the children of Hinnom, that no man might make his son or his daughter to pass through the fire to Molech.”
He defiled Topheth, which is in the Valley of the Son of Hinnom, so that no one would make a son or a daughter pass through fire as an offering to Molech — Josiah defiles Topheth (הַתֹּפֶת, *ha-tofet*), the site of child sacrifice to Molech in the Hinnom Valley. The defilement (וַיִּטְמֵא אֶת־הַתֹּפֶת, *way-yitmei et-ha-tofet*) involves rendering the site ritually impure, preventing future sacrifices. This action specifically prohibits child sacrifice, a practice that Manasseh had institutionalized. The destruction of Topheth represents the most significant removal of institutionalized evil practices.
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