unfoldingWord_en_tn/2ki/23/10.md

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Topheth ... Ben Hinnom

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

put his son or his daughter into 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), 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)