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ULTAnd Solomon went after Ashtoreth, the god of the Sidonians, and after Milcom, the abomination of the Ammonites.
USTSolomon worshiped Asherah, the goddess that the people of Sidon worshiped, and he worshiped Molech, the disgusting god that the Ammon people group worshiped.
BSBSolomon followed Ashtoreth the goddess of the Sidonians and Milcom [fn] the abomination of the Ammonites.
11:5Milcom is a variant of Molech; also in verse 33; see verse 7 and Leviticus 18:21.
OEBand also for Ashtarte the goddess of the Sidonians.
WEBBEFor Solomon went after Ashtoreth the goddess of the Sidonians, and after Milcom the abomination of the Ammonites.
NETSolomon worshiped the Sidonian goddess Astarte and the detestable Ammonite god Milcom.
LSVAnd Solomon goes after Ashtoreth goddess of the Zidonians, and after Milcom the abomination of the Ammonites;
FBVSolomon worshiped Ashtoreth, goddess of the Sidonians, and Molech, vile god[fn] of the Ammonites.
11:5The word for “god” is replaced in the text by the world “filth,” meaning something vile and detestable. Also in verse 7.
T4TSolomon worshiped Astarte, the goddess that the people of Sidon worshiped, and he worshiped Molech, the disgusting god that the Ammon people-group worshiped.
LEBSolomon went after Ashtoreth the god of the Sidonians and after Molech the abhorrence of the Ammonites.
BBEFor Solomon went after Ashtoreth, the goddess of the Zidonians, and Milcom, the disgusting god of the Ammonites.
RVFor Solomon went after Ashtoreth the goddess of the Zidonians, and after Milcom the abomination of the Ammonites.
WbstrFor Solomon went after Ashtoreth the goddess of the Zidonians, and after Milcom the abomination of the Ammonites.
KJB-1769For Solomon went after Ashtoreth the goddess of the Zidonians, and after Milcom the abomination of the Ammonites.[fn] (For Solomon went after Ashtoreth the godss of the Zidonians, and after Milcom the abomination of the Ammonites. )
KJB-1611[fn]For Solomon went after Ashtoreth the goddesse of the Zidonians, and after Milcom the abomination of the Amorites. (For Solomon went after Ashtoreth the godss of the Zidonians, and after Milcom the abomination of the Amorites.)
BshpsFor Solomon folowed Astaroth the god of the Zidons, and Milcom the abhomination of the Ammonites. (For Solomon followed Astaroth the god of the Zidons, and Milcom the abhomination of the Ammonites.)
GnvaFor Salomon followed Ashtaroth the god of the Zidonians, and Milcom the abomination of the Ammonites.
CvdlSo Salomon walked after Astaroth the god of the Sidonians, and after Malcom the abhominacion of the Ammonites.
WyclBut Salomon worschipide Astartes, the goddesse of Sidoneis, and Chamos, the god of Moabitis, and Moloch, the idol of Amonytis; (But Salomon worshipped Astartes, the godss of Sidoneis, and Chamos, the god of Moabitis, and Moloch, the idol of Amonytis;)
LuthAlso wandelte Salomo Asthoreth, dem GOtt derer von Zidon nach, und Milkom, dem Greuel der Ammoniter. (So walked Salomo Asthoreth, to_him God derer from Zidon after, and Milkom, to_him Greuel the/of_the Ammoniter.)
11:5Ashtoreth, the Canaanite goddess of love and war, was widely worshiped in the ancient Near East under names such as Ishtar and Astarte. The cult practices associated with Astarte were transmitted to the Greek world in the worship of the goddess Aphrodite. • Rites in the worship of Molech, the god of the Ammonites, included sacrificing children by fire (11:7; see Lev 20:1-5; 2 Kgs 16:3; 23:5-10; Jer 7:30-33; 19:4-6; 32:35), which the writer properly denounces as detestable.
Solomon ruled over a powerful kingdom that brought him great wealth, but he allowed his many wives to lead his heart astray to worship the gods of other nations. Many of these wives were likely given to him by foreign rulers to seal political alliances (e.g., 1 Kings 3:1). Because of Solomon’s unfaithfulness to the God of Israel, the Lord declared that he would tear away much of the kingdom from Solomon and give it to one of his servants. The Bible then recounts the origins of a few adversaries of Solomon who must have caused trouble during his reign. It was actually events during David’s reign that precipitated the rise of two of these adversaries, though apparently it wasn’t until Solomon’s reign that these men became significant agents of opposition. The first adversary mentioned is Hadad the Edomite, who belonged to the royal court of Edom. Sometime during the time when David was in Edom (see 2 Samuel 8:13-14) his commander Joab tried to kill every male in Edom, but Hadad fled with some of his father’s servants. Apparently he fled first to Midian (see 1 Kings 11:18) and then made his way to Paran, where others joined him, and then they crossed the wilderness to Egypt. There Hadad was very favorably received by Pharaoh and given land, food, and even a wife from Pharaoh’s royal household. After David died, Hadad chose to return to Edom. The second adversary mentioned is Rezon, who had fled from King Hadadezer of Zobah and became the leader of a gang of rebels. After David defeated Hadadezer (2 Samuel 8-10; 1 Chronicles 18-19), Rezon and his men fled to Damascus, where they made him king over Aram. He continued to cause trouble for Solomon throughout his reign. The last adversary mentioned is Jeroboam son of Nebat, one of Solomon’s own officials, who had been put in charge of rebuilding a portion of Jerusalem. One day as Jeroboam was leaving the city, a prophet named Ahijah met him and told him that the Lord was going to tear away ten of the tribes of Israel and give them to him. Solomon must have heard about Ahijah’s prophecy, because he tried to kill Jeroboam, but Jeroboam fled to King Shishak of Egypt. Later Jeroboam would return to Israel, and the ten northern tribes appointed him king after rejecting the rule of Rehoboam, the son of Solomon (1 Kings 12; 2 Chronicles 10).
