² “Say to the Israelites: ‘Any Israelite or any foreigner residing in Israel who sacrifices any of his children to Molek is to be put to death.^(A) The members of the community are to stone him.^(B)

³ I myself will set my face against him and will cut him off from his people;^(A) for by sacrificing his children to Molek, he has defiled^(B) my sanctuary^(C) and profaned my holy name.^(D)

⁴ If the members of the community close their eyes when that man sacrifices one of his children to Molek and if they fail to put him to death,^(A)

⁸ They brought the head^(A) of Ish-Bosheth to David at Hebron and said to the king, “Here is the head of Ish-Bosheth son of Saul,^(B) your enemy, who tried to kill you. This day the Lord has avenged^(C) my lord the king against Saul and his offspring.”