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1 Kings 11:5 KJV
1 Kings · chapter 11 · verse 5
For Solomon went after Ashtoreth the goddess of the Zidonians, and after Milcom the abomination of the Ammonites.1 Kings 11:5 · King James Version
1 Kings 11:5 in context
3And he had seven hundred wives, princesses, and three hundred concubines: and his wives turned away his heart.
4For it came to pass, when Solomon was old, that his wives turned away his heart after other gods: and his heart was not perfect with the LORD his God, as was the heart of David his father.
5For Solomon went after Ashtoreth the goddess of the Zidonians, and after Milcom the abomination of the Ammonites.
6And Solomon did evil in the sight of the LORD, and went not fully after the LORD, as did David his father.
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.
Commentary
Key words (Strong's)
- abominationshiqqûwtsdisgustingH8251 →
- AshtorethʻAshtôrethAshtoreth, the Phoenician goddess of loveH6253 →
- ZidoniansTsîydônîya Tsidonian or inhabitant of TsidonH6722 →
- AmmonitesʻAmmôwnîyan Ammonite or AmmonitishH5984 →
- SolomonShᵉlômôhShelomah, David's successorH8010 →
- goddessʼĕlôhîymgods in the ordinary senseH430 →
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This is a sad story, and very surprising, of Solomon's defection and degeneracy. I. Let us enquire into the occasions and particulars of it.
— Matthew Henry's Concise Commentary on verses 1-8