1 Kings 11:7

11:7 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

11:33 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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¹ tn Heb “then.”

² sn The hill east of Jerusalem refers to the Mount of Olives.

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

⁴ tn Heb “Chemosh, the detestable thing of Moab.”

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

⁶ tn The words “I am taking the kingdom from him” are supplied in the translation for clarification.

⁷ tc This is the reading of the MT; the LXX, Syriac, and Vulgate read “he has.”

⁸ tn Heb “walked in my ways.”

⁹ tn Heb “by doing what is right in my eyes, my rules and my regulations, like David his father.”