1 Kings 11:5

11:5 Solomon worshiped ¹  the Sidonian goddess Astarte and the detestable Ammonite god Milcom. ² 

1 Kings 11:33

11:33 I am taking the kingdom from him ³  because they have ⁴  abandoned me and worshiped the Sidonian goddess Astarte, the Moabite god Chemosh, and the Ammonite god Milcom. They have not followed my instructions ⁵  by doing what I approve and obeying my rules and regulations, like Solomon’s father David did. ⁶ 

¹ tn Heb “walked after.”

² tn Heb “Milcom, the detestable thing of the Ammonites.”

³ tn The words “I am taking the kingdom from him” are supplied in the translation for clarification.

⁴ tc This is the reading of the MT; the LXX, Syriac, and Vulgate read “he has.”

⁵ tn Heb “walked in my ways.”

⁶ tn Heb “by doing what is right in my eyes, my rules and my regulations, like David his father.”