1 Kings 11:1

The Lord Punishes Solomon for Idolatry

11:1 King Solomon fell in love with many foreign women (besides Pharaoh’s daughter), including Moabites, Ammonites, Edomites, Sidonians, and Hittites.

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 tn Heb “then.”

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

map For location see Map5-B1; Map6-F3; Map7-E2; Map8-F2; Map10-B3; JP1-F4; JP2-F4; JP3-F4; JP4-F4.

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).