1 Kings 11:5

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

1 Kings 11:7

11:7 Furthermore, ³  on the hill east of Jerusalem ⁴  Solomon built a high place ⁵  for the detestable Moabite god Chemosh ⁶  and for the detestable Ammonite god Milcom. ⁷ 

1 Kings 11:33

11:33 I am taking the kingdom from him ⁸  because they have ⁹  abandoned me and worshiped the Sidonian goddess Astarte, the Moabite god Chemosh, and the Ammonite god Milcom. They have not followed my instructions ¹⁰  by doing what I approve and obeying my rules and regulations, like Solomon’s father David did. ¹¹ 

[11:5]  ¹ tn Heb “walked after.”

[11:5]  ² tn Heb “Milcom, the detestable thing of the Ammonites.”

[11:7]  ³ tn Heb “then.”

[11:7]  ⁴ sn The hill east of Jerusalem refers to the Mount of Olives.

[11:7]  ⁵ sn A high place. The “high places” were places of worship that were naturally or artificially elevated (see 1 Kgs 3:2).

[11:7]  ⁶ tn Heb “Chemosh, the detestable thing of Moab.”

[11:7]  ⁷ tc The MT reads “Molech,” but Milcom must be intended (see vv. 5, 33).

[11:33]  ⁸ tn The words “I am taking the kingdom from him” are supplied in the translation for clarification.

[11:33]  ⁹ tc This is the reading of the MT; the LXX, Syriac, and Vulgate read “he has.”

[11:33]  ¹⁰ tn Heb “walked in my ways.”

[11:33]  ¹¹ tn Heb “by doing what is right in my eyes, my rules and my regulations, like David his father.”