16:20 sacrificed. For the practice of child sacrifice in Israel and among neighboring states, see v. 36; 20:31; Gen. 22:2, 13; Lev. 18:21; 20:2–5; Deut. 12:31; 18:10; 2 Kin. 16:3; 17:17; 21:6; 23:10; Ps. 106:37, 38; Jer. 32:35; Mic. 6:7. In Jerusalem these practices were associated with the Valley of the Son of Hinnom, south of the city.