1 Kings 11:7 — Bible Verse (KJV)
“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.”
1 Kings 11:7 — King James Version (KJV), 1611
1 Kings 11:7 in 6 Bible Translations
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1 Kings 11:7 WEB — World English Bible (2000)
“Then Solomon built a high place for Chemosh the abomination of Moab, on the mountain that is before Jerusalem, and for Molech the abomination of the children of Ammon.”
1 Kings 11:7 — World English Bible
1 Kings 11:7 ASV — American Standard Version (1901)
“Then did Solomon build a high place for Chemosh the abomination of Moab, in the mount that is before Jerusalem, and for Molech the abomination of the children of Ammon.”
1 Kings 11:7 — American Standard Version
1 Kings 11:7 YLT — Young's Literal Translation (1862)
“Then doth Solomon build a high place for Chemosh the abomination of Moab, in the hill that <FI>is<Fi> on the front of Jerusalem, and for Molech the abomination of the sons of Ammon;”
1 Kings 11:7 — Young's Literal Translation
1 Kings 11:7 DBY — Darby Translation (1890)
“Then did Solomon build a high place for Chemosh the abomination of the Moabites, on the hill that is before Jerusalem, and for Molech the abomination of the children of Ammon.”
1 Kings 11:7 — Darby Translation
1 Kings 11:7 GEN — Geneva Bible (1599)
“Then did Salomon build an hie place for Chemosh the abomination of Moab, in the mountaine that is ouer against Ierusalem, and vnto Molech the abomination of the children of Ammon.”
1 Kings 11:7 — Geneva Bible
1 Kings 11:7 in Context — 1 Kings 11
5 For Solomon went after Ashtoreth the goddess of the Zidonians, and after Milcom the abomination of the Ammonites.
6 And Solomon did evil in the sight of the Lord, and went not fully after the Lord, as did David his father.
7 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.
8 And likewise did he for all his strange wives, which burnt incense and sacrificed unto their gods.
9 And the Lord was angry with Solomon, because his heart was turned from the Lord God of Israel, which had appeared unto him twice,
What Does 1 Kings 11:7 Mean?
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