# Topheth ... Ben Hinnom

place names (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/translate-names]])

# cause his son or his daughter to pass through the fire as a sacrifice to Molech

"put his son or his daughter in the fire and burn them as an offering to Molech"

# He took away

It might be best to translate so that the reader understands that other people, perhaps Hilkiah and "the priests under him" ([2 Kings 23:4](./04.md)), might have helped Josiah do this. (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-explicit]])

# the horses

Possible meanings are 1) real horses or 2) statues of horses.

# had given to the sun

Here "given" represents being dedicated for worship. AT: "had used to worship the sun" (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-metonymy]])

# Nathan-Melek

a man's name (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/translate-names]])

# translationWords

* [[rc://en/tw/dict/bible/other/burntoffering]]
* [[rc://en/tw/dict/bible/other/fire]]
* [[rc://en/tw/dict/bible/names/molech]]
* [[rc://en/tw/dict/bible/other/horse]]
* [[rc://en/tw/dict/bible/other/chariot]]