1 Kings

1 Kings 11:5–7

5Solomon followed Ashtoreth the goddess of the Sidonians and Milcoma the abomination of the Ammonites. 6So Solomon did evil in the sight of the LORD; unlike his father David, he did not follow the LORD completely.

7At that time on a hill east of Jerusalem, Solomon built a high place for Chemosh the abomination of Moab and for Molech the abomination of the Ammonites.

Footnotes

  • a 11:5 Milcom is a variant of Molech; also in verse 33; see verse 7 and Leviticus 18:21|LEV 18:21.

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1 Kings 11:5

EnglishHebrewSounds likeGrammarWord study
Solomonשְׁלֹמֹ֔הšə·lō·mōhNoun - proper - masculine singularH8010 Solomon
followedוַיֵּ֣לֶךְway·yê·leḵConjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singularH1980 go, come, walk
Ashtorethעַשְׁתֹּ֔רֶת‘aš·tō·reṯNoun - proper - feminine pluralH6253 ±Aštœreth, < ±Ašt¹rt, ±Aštéreth
the goddessאֱלֹהֵ֖י’ĕ·lō·hêNoun - masculine plural constructH430 God
of the Sidoniansצִדֹנִ֑יםṣi·ḏō·nîmNoun - proper - masculine pluralH6722 Tsidonian
and Milcomמִלְכֹּ֔םmil·kōmNoun - proper - masculine singularH4445 Milcom
the abominationשִׁקֻּ֖ץšiq·quṣNoun - masculine singular constructH8251 detested thing
of the Ammonitesעַמֹּנִֽים׃‘am·mō·nîmNoun - proper - masculine pluralH5984 Ammonite

1 Kings 11:6

EnglishHebrewSounds likeGrammarWord study
So Solomonשְׁלֹמֹ֛הšə·lō·mōhNoun - proper - masculine singularH8010 Solomon
didוַיַּ֧עַשׂway·ya·‘aśConjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singularH6213 do, make
evilהָרַ֖עhā·ra‘Article; Adjective - masculine singularH7451 bad, evil
in the sightבְּעֵינֵ֣יbə·‘ê·nêPreposition-b; Noun - cdcH5869 eye
of the LORDיְהוָ֑הYah·wehNoun - proper - masculine singularH3068 Yahweh
unlike his fatherאָבִֽיו׃ס’ā·ḇîwNoun - masculine singular construct; third person masculine singularH1 father
Davidכְּדָוִ֥דkə·ḏā·wiḏPreposition-k; Noun - proper - masculine singularH1732 David
he did notוְלֹ֥אwə·lōConjunctive waw; Adverb - Negative particleH3808 not
followאַחֲרֵ֥י’a·ḥă·rêPrepositionH310 behind
the LORDיְהוָ֖הYah·wehNoun - proper - masculine singularH3068 Yahweh
completelyמִלֵּ֛אmil·lêVerb - Piel - Perfect - third person masculine singularH4390 be full, fill

1 Kings 11:7

EnglishHebrewSounds likeGrammarWord study
At that timeאָז֩’āzAdverbH227 at that time, then
on a hillבָּהָ֕רbā·hārPreposition-b, Article; Noun - masculine singularH2022 mountain, hill, hill-country
eastעַל־‘al-PrepositionH5921 height
ofפְּנֵ֣יpə·nêNoun - common plural constructH6440 face, before
Jerusalemיְרוּשָׁלִָ֑םyə·rū·šā·limNoun - proper - feminine singularH3389 Jerusalem
Solomonשְׁלֹמֹ֜הšə·lō·mōhNoun - proper - masculine singularH8010 Solomon
builtיִבְנֶ֨הyiḇ·nehVerb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine singularH1129 build
a high placeבָּמָ֗הbā·māhNoun - feminine singularH1116 high place
for Chemoshלִכְמוֹשׁ֙liḵ·mō·wōšPreposition-l; Noun - proper - masculine singularH3645 Chemosh
the abominationשִׁקֻּ֣ץšiq·quṣNoun - masculine singular constructH8251 detested thing
of Moabמוֹאָ֔בmō·w·’āḇNoun - proper - feminine singularH4124 Moab
and for Molechוּלְמֹ֕לֶךְū·lə·mō·leḵConjunctive waw, Preposition-l; Noun - proper - masculine singularH4432 Molech
the abominationשִׁקֻּ֖ץšiq·quṣNoun - masculine singular constructH8251 detested thing
of the Ammonitesבְּנֵ֥יbə·nêNoun - masculine plural constructH1121 son

Cross-references

Other passages that speak to the same thing. Point at one to read it.

1 Kings 11:5 Judges 2:13 · 1 Kings 11:7 · 2 Kings 23:13 · 1 Kings 11:33 · 1 Samuel 7:3–4 · Judges 10:6

1 Kings 11:6 Numbers 14:24

1 Kings 11:7 Numbers 21:29 · Judges 11:24 · Acts 7:43

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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.