Psalm 106:37

Yea, they sacrificed their sons and their daughters unto devils,

Cross-reference

2 Kings 21:6 Historical context

2 Kings 21:6 describes King Manasseh burning his son as an offering — a specific example of the child sacrifice condemned here.

Ezekiel 16:21 continues the metaphor, emphasizing that the children were offered by fire — matching the sacrificial act in this psalm.

Ezekiel 16:20 uses the metaphor of Jerusalem sacrificing her children to idols — a vivid parallel to the literal practice here.

Jeremiah 32:35 specifies offering children to Molech in the Valley of Hinnom — the same demonic sacrifice this verse condemns.

Ezekiel 20:26 describes God allowing Israel to defile themselves by offering firstborn — a different angle on the same child sacrifice.

Jeremiah 7:31 Historical context

Jeremiah 7:31 mentions burning sons and daughters in the Valley of Hinnom — a concrete location for the practice described here.

Isaiah 57:5 Parallel

Isaiah 57:5 indicts those who slaughter children in valleys — the same idolatrous child sacrifice referenced in this psalm.

Ezekiel 23:37 accuses the adulterous sisters of offering their children to idols — a direct parallel to the demonic sacrifices here.

2 Kings 17:17 Historical context

2 Kings 17:17 records the northern kingdom burning their children as offerings — a direct instance of the practice summarized here.

2 Kings 16:3 Historical context

2 Kings 16:3 gives a specific example: King Ahaz burned his son as an offering, illustrating the sin summarized in Psalm 106:37.

1 Corinthians 10:20 states that pagan sacrifices are offered to demons, reinforcing the New Testament view of such practices.

Deuteronomy 32:17 describes Israel sacrificing to demons, echoing the same sin of demonic worship.

Deuteronomy 18:10 forbids child sacrifice as an abomination, the practice Israel committed according to Psalm 106:37.

Deuteronomy 12:31 explicitly condemns burning sons and daughters to gods, directly matching the child sacrifice in Psalm 106:37.

Leviticus 17:7 also mentions sacrificing to goat demons, directly paralleling the demon worship in this verse.

Revelation 9:20 mentions worshiping demons and idols, directly paralleling the sacrifice to demons in Psalm 106:37.

Ezekiel 20:31 describes offering children in fire to idols, directly echoing the child sacrifice to demons in Psalm 106:37.

Jeremiah 19:5 explicitly mentions burning sons as offerings to Baal, directly paralleling the child sacrifice to demons.

2 Chronicles 28:3 describes Ahaz burning his sons as an offering, a direct parallel to the child sacrifice in this verse.

Leviticus 18:21 forbids child sacrifice to Molech, directly relating to the child sacrifice condemned here.

2 Kings 3:27 records a Moabite king sacrificing his son, a parallel act of child sacrifice though not to demons.

2 Chronicles 11:15 refers to Jeroboam's appointment of priests for goat idols, linking to the demon worship context.