1 Kings 11:5
King James Version
6 Jun 2026
“For Solomon went after Ashtoreth the goddess of the Zidonians, and after Milcom the abomination of the Ammonites.”
שִׁקּוּץ
disgusting, i.e. filthy; especially idolatrous or (concretely) an idol
עַשְׁתֹּרֶת
Astarte
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עַשְׁתֹּרֶת
Ashtoreth, the Phoenician goddess of love (and increase)
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מַלְכָּם
Milcom
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מַלְכָּם
Malcam or Milcom, the national idol of the Ammonites
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עַמּוֹנִי
the Ammonites
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עַמּוֹנִי
an Ammonite or (the adjective) Ammonitish
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צִידֹנִי
the Sidonians
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צִידֹנִי
a Tsidonian or inhabitant of Tsidon
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שְׁלֹמֹה
Solomon
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שְׁלֹמֹה
Shelomah, David's successor
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