2 Kings 17:31
And the Avites made Nibhaz and Tartak, and the Sepharvites burnt their children in fire to Adrammelech and Anammelech, the gods of Sepharvaim.
Cross-reference
2 Kings 17:17 reports that Israelites also burned their children as offerings, mirroring the Sepharvites' child sacrifice here.
2 Kings 17:24 introduces the Sepharvaim people resettled in Samaria, whom this verse describes in detail — a direct narrative continuation.
2 Kings 18:34 mocks the gods of Sepharvaim, directly referencing the same deities Adrammelech and Anammelech listed here.
Leviticus 18:21 forbids giving children to Molek, directly opposing the child sacrifice practiced by the Sepharvites in this verse.
Deuteronomy 12:31 explicitly condemns burning sons and daughters to gods, exactly the act the Sepharvites perform here.
Isaiah 37:13 lists Sepharvaim among defeated kings—the same people whose child sacrifice is noted here, providing a wider historical context.