1 Kings 11:7

Overview - 1 Kings 11
Solomon's wives and concubines.
In his old age they draw him to idolatry.
God threatens him.
14 Solomon's adversaries were Hadad, who was entertained in Egypt;
23 Rezon, who reigned in Damascus;
26 and Jeroboam, to whom Ahijah prophesied.
41 Solomon's acts, reign, and death. Rehoboam succeeds him.
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1 Kings 11:7  (King James Version)
Then did Solomon build an high place for Chemosh, the abomination of Moab, in the hill that is before Jerusalem, and for Molech, the abomination of the children of Ammon.
 


build an high
Leviticus 26:30 ; Numbers 33:52 ; 2 Kings 21:2 2 Kings 21:3 ; 2 Kings 23:13 2 Kings 23:14 Psalms 78:58 ; Ezekiel 20:28 Ezekiel 20:29

Chemosh
Numbers 21:29 ; Judges 11:24 ; Jeremiah 48:13

abomination
Deuteronomy 13:14 ; Deuteronomy 17:3 Deuteronomy 17:4 27:15 Isaiah 44:19 ; Ezekiel 18:12 ; Daniel 11:31 ; 12:11
Revelation 17:4 Revelation 17:5

the hill
This was the mount of Olives, which lay east of Jerusalem; and that the Hebrews would consider before it, while the west would be behind it; for the very term used to denote the east, {kedem,} means before, while {acharon,} behind, sometimes
signifies the west. Genesis 33:2 ; 2 Samuel 15:30 ; 2 Kings 23:13 ; Zechariah 14:4 ; Matthew 26:30 ; Acts 1:9 Acts 1:12