1 Kings 11:5-9
New King James Version
5 For Solomon went after (A)Ashtoreth the goddess of the Sidonians, and after (B)Milcom[a] the abomination of the (C)Ammonites. 6 Solomon did evil in the sight of the Lord, and did not fully follow the Lord, as did his father David. 7 (D)Then Solomon built a [b]high place for (E)Chemosh the abomination of Moab, on (F)the hill that is east of Jerusalem, and for Molech the abomination of the people of Ammon. 8 And he did likewise for all his foreign wives, who burned incense and sacrificed to their gods.
9 So the Lord became angry with Solomon, because his heart had turned from the Lord God of Israel, (G)who had appeared to him twice,
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- 1 Kings 11:5 Or Molech
- 1 Kings 11:7 A place for pagan worship
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