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1 Kings 11

1 Kings 11:5 KJV (With Strong’s)

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For Solomon
Shlomoh (Hebrew #8010)
peaceful; Shelomah, David's successor
KJV usage: Solomon.
Pronounce: shel-o-mo'
Origin: from 7965
went
yalak (Hebrew #3212)
to walk (literally or figuratively); causatively, to carry (in various senses)
KJV usage: X again, away, bear, bring, carry (away), come (away), depart, flow, + follow(-ing), get (away, hence, him), (cause to, made) go (away, -ing, -ne, one's way, out), grow, lead (forth), let down, march, prosper, + pursue, cause to run, spread, take away ((-journey)), vanish, (cause to) walk(-ing), wax, X be weak.
Pronounce: yaw-lak'
Origin: a primitive root (compare 1980)
after
'achar (Hebrew #310)
properly, the hind part; generally used as an adverb or conjunction, after (in various senses)
KJV usage: after (that, -ward), again, at, away from, back (from, -side), behind, beside, by, follow (after, -ing), forasmuch, from, hereafter, hinder end, + out (over) live, + persecute, posterity, pursuing, remnant, seeing, since, thence(-forth), when, with.
Pronounce: akh-ar'
Origin: from 309
Ashtoreth
`Ashtoreth (Hebrew #6253)
Ashtoreth, the Phoenician goddess of love (and increase)
KJV usage: Ashtoreth.
Pronounce: ash-to'reth
Origin: probably for 6251
the goddess
'elohiym (Hebrew #430)
gods in the ordinary sense; but specifically used (in the plural thus, especially with the article) of the supreme God; occasionally applied by way of deference to magistrates; and sometimes as a superlative
KJV usage: angels, X exceeding, God (gods)(-dess, -ly), X (very) great, judges, X mighty.
Pronounce: el-o-heem'
Origin: plural of 433
of the Zidonians
Tsiydoniy (Hebrew #6722)
a Tsidonian or inhabitant of Tsidon
KJV usage: Sidonian, of Sidon, Zidonian.
Pronounce: tsee-do-nee'
Origin: patrial from 6721
, and after
'achar (Hebrew #310)
properly, the hind part; generally used as an adverb or conjunction, after (in various senses)
KJV usage: after (that, -ward), again, at, away from, back (from, -side), behind, beside, by, follow (after, -ing), forasmuch, from, hereafter, hinder end, + out (over) live, + persecute, posterity, pursuing, remnant, seeing, since, thence(-forth), when, with.
Pronounce: akh-ar'
Origin: from 309
ηMilcom
Malkam (Hebrew #4445)
from 4428 for 4432; Malcam or Milcom, the national idol of the Ammonites
KJV usage: Malcham, Milcom.
Pronounce: mal-kawm'
Origin: or Milkowm {mil-kome'}
the abomination
shiqquwts (Hebrew #8251)
from 8262; disgusting, i.e. filthy; especially idolatrous or (concretely) an idol
KJV usage: abominable filth (idol, -ation), detestable (thing).
Pronounce: shik-koots'
Origin: or shiqquts {shik-koots'}
of the Ammonites
`Ammowniy (Hebrew #5984)
an Ammonite or (the adjective) Ammonitish
KJV usage: Ammonite(-s).
Pronounce: am-mo-nee'
Origin: patronymically from 5983
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called Molech,
1 Kings 11:7• 7Then did Solomon build an high place for Chemosh, the abomination of Moab, in the hill that is before Jerusalem, and for Molech, the abomination of the children of Ammon. (1 Kings 11:7)
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Ammon; Ammonites; Children of Ammon,
Ashtoreth,
Gods; Goddess,
Milcom,
Solomon,
Zidonians; Sidonians

Cross References

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Ministry on This Verse

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Ashtoreth.
1 Kings 11:33• 33Because that they have forsaken me, and have worshipped Ashtoreth the goddess of the Zidonians, Chemosh the god of the Moabites, and Milcom the god of the children of Ammon, and have not walked in my ways, to do that which is right in mine eyes, and to keep my statutes and my judgments, as did David his father. (1 Kings 11:33)
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Judg. 2:13• 13And they forsook the Lord, and served Baal and Ashtaroth. (Judg. 2:13)
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Judg. 10:6• 6And the children of Israel did evil again in the sight of the Lord, and served Baalim, and Ashtaroth, and the gods of Syria, and the gods of Zidon, and the gods of Moab, and the gods of the children of Ammon, and the gods of the Philistines, and forsook the Lord, and served not him. (Judg. 10:6)
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1 Sam. 7:3‑4• 3And Samuel spake unto all the house of Israel, saying, If ye do return unto the Lord with all your hearts, then put away the strange gods and Ashtaroth from among you, and prepare your hearts unto the Lord, and serve him only: and he will deliver you out of the hand of the Philistines.
 4Then the children of Israel did put away Baalim and Ashtaroth, and served the Lord only. (1 Sam. 7:3‑4)
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1 Sam. 12:10• 10And they cried unto the Lord, and said, We have sinned, because we have forsaken the Lord, and have served Baalim and Ashtaroth: but now deliver us out of the hand of our enemies, and we will serve thee. (1 Sam. 12:10)
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2 Kings 23:13• 13And the high places that were before Jerusalem, which were on the right hand of the mount of corruption, which Solomon the king of Israel had builded for Ashtoreth the abomination of the Zidonians, and for Chemosh the abomination of the Moabites, and for Milcom the abomination of the children of Ammon, did the king defile. (2 Kings 23:13)
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Jer. 2:10‑13• 10For pass over the isles of Chittim, and see; and send unto Kedar, and consider diligently, and see if there be such a thing.
 11Hath a nation changed their gods, which are yet no gods? but my people have changed their glory for that which doth not profit.
 12Be astonished, O ye heavens, at this, and be horribly afraid, be ye very desolate, saith the Lord.
 13For my people have committed two evils; they have forsaken me the fountain of living waters, and hewed them out cisterns, broken cisterns, that can hold no water. (Jer. 2:10‑13)
Milcom.
1 Kings 11:7• 7Then did Solomon build an high place for Chemosh, the abomination of Moab, in the hill that is before Jerusalem, and for Molech, the abomination of the children of Ammon. (1 Kings 11:7)
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Lev. 18:21• 21And thou shalt not let any of thy seed pass through the fire to Molech, neither shalt thou profane the name of thy God: I am the Lord. (Lev. 18:21)
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Lev. 20:2‑5• 2Again, thou shalt say to the children of Israel, Whosoever he be of the children of Israel, or of the strangers that sojourn in Israel, that giveth any of his seed unto Molech; he shall surely be put to death: the people of the land shall stone him with stones.
 3And I will set my face against that man, and will cut him off from among his people; because he hath given of his seed unto Molech, to defile my sanctuary, and to profane my holy name.
 4And if the people of the land do any ways hide their eyes from the man, when he giveth of his seed unto Molech, and kill him not:
 5Then I will set my face against that man, and against his family, and will cut him off, and all that go a whoring after him, to commit whoredom with Molech, from among their people. (Lev. 20:2‑5)
Molech.
Zeph. 1:5• 5And them that worship the host of heaven upon the housetops; and them that worship and that swear by the Lord, and that swear by Malcham; (Zeph. 1:5)
Malcham.
• It was not indifference, hateful enough in itself, to build these high places for his wives: it was associating himself with their worship and becoming one with them. (“The Cause of the Kingdom?s Ruin: 1 Kings 11:1-13” by H.L. Rossier)

J. N. Darby Translation

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And Solomon went after Ashtoreth the goddess of the Zidonians, and after Milcom the abomination of the Ammonites.