1 Kings

1 Kings 11:5

5Solomon followed Ashtoreth the goddess of the Sidonians and Milcoma 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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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

Cross-references

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

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

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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.