1 Kings 11
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1 Kings 11:5-7

5SolomonH8010 followedH1980H310 AshtorethH6253 the goddessH430 of the SidoniansH6722H310 and MilcomH44451 the abominationH8251 of the AmmonitesH5984. 6So SolomonH8010 didH6213 evilH7451 in the sightH5869 of the LORDH3068; unlike his fatherH1 DavidH1732, he did notH3808 followH310 the LORDH3068 completelyH4390.

7At that timeH227 on a hillH2022 eastH5921 ofH6440 JerusalemH3389, SolomonH8010 builtH1129 a high placeH1116 for ChemoshH3645 the abominationH8251 of MoabH4124 and for MolechH4432 the abominationH8251 of the AmmonitesH1121H5983.

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Notes

  1. 1. 1 Kings 11:5 Milcom is a variant of Molech; also in verse 33; see verse 7 and Leviticus 18:21. ↩

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