Then Solomon built a high place for (A)Chemosh, the abhorrent idol of Moab, on the mountain that is [a]east of Jerusalem, and for (B)Molech, the abhorrent idol of the sons of Ammon. He also did the same for all his foreign wives, who burned incense and sacrificed to their gods.

Now (C)the Lord was angry with Solomon (D)because his heart had turned away from the Lord, the God of Israel, (E)who had appeared to him twice,

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Footnotes

  1. 1 Kings 11:7 Lit before

On a hill east(A) of Jerusalem, Solomon built a high place for Chemosh(B) the detestable god of Moab, and for Molek(C) the detestable god of the Ammonites. He did the same for all his foreign wives, who burned incense and offered sacrifices to their gods.

The Lord became angry with Solomon because his heart had turned away from the Lord, the God of Israel, who had appeared(D) to him twice.

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