1 Kings 11:5
Old Testament • 10 words with Strong's data
"For Solomon went after Ashtoreth the goddess of the Zidonians, and after Milcom the abomination of the Ammonites."
Word-by-Word Analysis
שְׁלֹמֹה
Shᵉlômôh
Shelomah, David's successor
יָלַךְ
yâlak
to walk (literally or figuratively); causatively, to carry (in various senses)
אַחַר
ʼachar
properly, the hind part; generally used as an adverb or conjunction, after (in various senses)
עַשְׁתֹּרֶת
ʻAshtôreth
Ashtoreth, the Phoenician goddess of love (and increase)
אֲשֵׁרָה
ʼăshêrâh
Asherah (or Astarte) a Phoenician goddess; also an image of the same
צִידֹנִי
Tsîydônîy
a Tsidonian or inhabitant of Tsidon
אַחַר
ʼachar
properly, the hind part; generally used as an adverb or conjunction, after (in various senses)
מַלְכָּם
Malkâm
Malcam or Milcom, the national idol of the Ammonites
תּוֹעֵבַה
tôwʻêbah
properly, something disgusting (morally), i.e. (as noun) an abhorrence; especially idolatry or (concretely) an idol
בֵּן
bên
a son (as a builder of the family name), in the widest sense (of literal and figurative relationship, including grandson, subject, nation, quality or ...
Key Terms in This Verse
עַשְׁתֹּרֶת ʻAshtôreth
Ashtoreth, the Phoenician goddess of love (and increase)
Study H6253 →אֲשֵׁרָה ʼăshêrâh
Asherah (or Astarte) a Phoenician goddess; also an image of the same
Study H842 →בֵּן bên
a son (as a builder of the family name), in the widest sense (of literal and figurative relationship, including grandson, subject, nation, quality or condition, etc., (like father or brother), etc.)
Study H1121 →תּוֹעֵבַה tôwʻêbah
properly, something disgusting (morally), i.e. (as noun) an abhorrence; especially idolatry or (concretely) an idol
Study H8441 →אַחַר ʼachar
properly, the hind part; generally used as an adverb or conjunction, after (in various senses)
Study H310 →אַחַר ʼachar
properly, the hind part; generally used as an adverb or conjunction, after (in various senses)
Study H310 →יָלַךְ yâlak
to walk (literally or figuratively); causatively, to carry (in various senses)
Study H3212 →Cross References
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.
And they forsook the LORD, and served Baal and Ashtaroth.
Because that they have forsaken me, and have worshipped Ashtoreth the goddess of the Zidonians, Chemosh the god of the Moabites, and Milcom the god of the children of Ammon, and have not walked in my ...
And the high places that were before Jerusalem, which were on the right hand of the mount of corruption, which Solomon the king of Israel had builded for Ashtoreth the abomination of the Zidonians, an...
And the children of Israel did evil again in the sight of the LORD, and served Baalim, and Ashtaroth, and the gods of Syria, and the gods of Zidon, and the gods of Moab, and the gods of the children o...
And they cried unto the LORD, and said, We have sinned, because we have forsaken the LORD, and have served Baalim and Ashtaroth: but now deliver us out of the hand of our enemies, and we will serve th...
And them that worship the host of heaven upon the housetops; and them that worship and that swear by the LORD, and that swear by Malcham;
And thou shalt not let any of thy seed pass through the fire to Molech, neither shalt thou profane the name of thy God: I am the LORD.
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