Specifically, Solomon’s wives convinced him to follow the Sidonian goddess Ashtoreth, the Moabite god Chemosh, and the Ammonite god, Molek. He even built places for worship, so that his wives (and anyone else who followed these gods) could offer sacrifices to them (1 Kings 11:7).He did...
heart was not wholly devoted/faithful to theLordhis God]as ·his father David had done[the heart of his father David had been].5Solomon ·worshiped[followed; went after]Ashtoreth, the goddess of the people of Sidon, and ·Molech[L Milcom], the ·hated[detestable]god of the Ammonites...
Milcom, also known as Molech, was the god of the Ammonites, and his worship often involved detestable practices, including child sacrifice (Leviticus 18:21). The act of swearing by both the LORD and Milcom indicates a divided loyalty and a breach of the first commandment, which demands ...
Solomon followed Ashtoreth the goddess of the Sidonians and Milcom the abomination of the Ammonites.1 Kings 11:7At that time on a hill east of Jerusalem, Solomon built a high place for Chemosh the abomination of Moab and for Molech the abomination of the Ammonites.2 Kings 21:3For he ...
The origin of the name Nineveh is obscure. Possibly it meant originally the seat of Ishtar, since Nina was one of the Babylonian names of that goddess.(http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nineveh) El &Athiratwere the "supreme beings" ofNinevah(http://ancienthistory.about.com/library/weekly/aa1021...
“Dumuzi, my beloved,” she called him. “To her bed, with flowers bedecked, she lured him.” In the morning Banda still lived. “Inanna shouted:‘The power of dying in my hands was placed, immortality by me granted.’ Then to call herself a goddess Inanna decided, the Power of ...
and his wives led him astray.4As Solomon grew old, his wives turned his heart after other gods,and his heart was not fully devotedto theLordhis God, as the heart of David his father had been.5He followed Ashtoreththe goddess of the Sidonians, and Molekthe detestable god of the ...
and all that He did to the two kings of the Amorites who were beyond the Jordan, to Sihon king of Heshbon and to Og king of Bashan who was at Ashtaroth. Amplified Bible and everything that He did to the two kings of the Amorites who were beyond the Jordan, to Sihon the king of ...
and his wives led him astray.4As Solomon grew old, his wives turned his heart after other gods,and his heart was not fully devotedto theLordhis God, as the heart of David his father had been.5He followed Ashtoreththe goddess of the Sidonians, and Molekthe detestable god of the ...