1 Kings 11:5-8

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5} Solomon followed Ashtoreth,^(A) the goddess of the Sidonians, and Milcom,^(B) the detestable idol of the Ammonites.^(C) ^{Tools
6} Solomon did what was evil in the Lord’s sight, and unlike his father David, he did not completely follow Yahweh.

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7} At that time, Solomon built a high place^(D) for Chemosh,^(E) the detestable idol of Moab, and for Milcom,^(a)^(F) the detestable idol of the Ammonites, on the hill across from Jerusalem.^(G) ^{Tools
8} He did the same for all his foreign wives, who were burning incense and offering sacrifices to their gods.

Footnotes:

a. 1 Kings 11:7: Lit Molech

Cross references:

A. 1 Kings 11:5: Judges 2:13; Judges 10:6; 1 Kings 11:33

B. 1 Kings 11:5: Leviticus 18:21

C. 1 Kings 11:5: Judges 2:13; 1 Samuel 7:3-4

D. 1 Kings 11:7: Numbers 33:52; 1 Kings 3:2-3

E. 1 Kings 11:7: Numbers 21:29

F. 1 Kings 11:7: 1 Kings 11:33

G. 1 Kings 11:7: 2 Kings 23:13