1 Kings 11:7
Context11:7 Furthermore, 1 on the hill east of Jerusalem 2 Solomon built a high place 3 for the detestable Moabite god Chemosh 4 and for the detestable Ammonite god Milcom. 5
1 Kings 11:33
Context11:33 I am taking the kingdom from him 6 because they have 7 abandoned me and worshiped the Sidonian goddess Astarte, the Moabite god Chemosh, and the Ammonite god Milcom. They have not followed my instructions 8 by doing what I approve and obeying my rules and regulations, like Solomon’s father David did. 9
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[11:7] 2 sn The hill east of Jerusalem refers to the Mount of Olives.
[11:7] 3 sn A high place. The “high places” were places of worship that were naturally or artificially elevated (see 1 Kgs 3:2).
[11:7] 4 tn Heb “Chemosh, the detestable thing of Moab.”
[11:7] 5 tc The MT reads “Molech,” but Milcom must be intended (see vv. 5, 33).
[11:33] 6 tn The words “I am taking the kingdom from him” are supplied in the translation for clarification.
[11:33] 7 tc This is the reading of the MT; the LXX, Syriac, and Vulgate read “he has.”
[11:33] 8 tn Heb “walked in my ways.”
[11:33] 9 tn Heb “by doing what is right in my eyes, my rules and my regulations, like David his father.”