1 Kings 11:7

KJV1611 – Modern English

Then Solomon built a high place for Chemosh, the abomination of Moab, on the hill before Jerusalem, and for Molech, the abomination of the children of Ammon.

📖 Grammatical Analysis

Original Text

אָז֩ יִבְנֶ֨ה שְׁלֹמֹ֜ה בָּמָ֗ה לִכְמוֹשׁ֙ שִׁקֻּ֣ץ מוֹאָ֔ב בָּהָ֕ר אֲשֶׁ֖ר עַל־פְּנֵ֣י יְרוּשָׁלָ֑͏ִם וּלְמֹ֕לֶךְ שִׁקֻּ֖ץ בְּנֵ֥י עַמּֽוֹן׃

Transliteration

Then yiḇneh Shelomoh bāmāh for-Khemōsh shiqqūts Mōʾāḇ in-the-hār which on-penēy Yerūshālāyim; and-for-Mōlekh shiqqūts benēy ʿAmmōn.

Grammar Details

• *yiḇneh*: verb, qal imperfect, 3rd masculine singular - he built
• *Shelomoh*: proper noun, masculine - Solomon
• *bāmāh*: noun, feminine, singular, absolute - high place/shrine
• *Khemōsh*: proper noun, masculine - Chemosh
• *shiqqūts*: noun, masculine, singular, construct - detestable thing/abomination of
• *Mōʾāḇ*: proper noun - Moab
• *hār*: noun, masculine, singular - mountain/hill
• *penēy*: noun, masculine, plural, construct - face of
• *Yerūshālāyim*: proper noun - Jerusalem
• *Mōlekh*: proper noun, masculine - Molech
• *benēy*: noun, masculine, plural, construct - sons/children of
• *ʿAmmōn*: proper noun - Ammon

Word Meanings

• *bāmāh*: high place/shrine/altar platform
• *shiqqūts*: detestable thing/abomination/idol
• *hār*: mountain/hill
• *penēy*: face/before/east of

Other Translations

• Linguistic Bible Translation from Source Texts

  At that time Solomon built a high place for Chemosh, the abomination of Moab, on the hill east of Jerusalem, and for Molech, the abomination of the Ammonites.

• King James Version 1769 (Standard Version)

  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.

• American Standard Version with Strong's Numbers

  Then did Solomon{H8010} build{H1129} a high place{H1116} for Chemosh{H3645} the abomination{H8251} of Moab,{H4124} in the mount{H2022} that is before{H6440} Jerusalem,{H3389} and for Molech{H4432} the abomination{H8251} of the children{H1121} of Ammon.{H5983}

• King James Version with Strong's Numbers

  Then did Solomon{H8010} build{H1129}{(H8799)} an high place{H1116} for Chemosh{H3645}, the abomination{H8251} of Moab{H4124}, in the hill{H2022} that is before{H6440} Jerusalem{H3389}, and for Molech{H4432}, the abomination{H8251} of the children{H1121} of Ammon{H5983}.

• Coverdale Bible (1535)

  The buylded Salomo an hie place vnto Chamos the abhominacio of ye Moabites (vpon the mount that lyeth before Ierusale) and vnto Moloch the abhominacion of the Ammnnites.

• Geneva Bible (1560)

  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.

• Bishops' Bible (1568)

  For then dyd Solomon buylde an hye place for Chamos the abhomination of Moabim the hill that is before Hierusalem, & vnto Moloch the abhomination of the children of Ammon.

• Authorized King James Version (1611)

  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.

• Webster's Bible (1833)

  Then did Solomon build 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.

• Young's Literal Translation (1862/1898)

  Then doth Solomon build a high place for Chemosh the abomination of Moab, in the hill that `is' on the front of Jerusalem, and for Molech the abomination of the sons of Ammon;

• 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.

• 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.

• Bible in Basic English (1941)

  Then Solomon put up a high place for Chemosh, the disgusting god of Moab, in the mountain before Jerusalem, and for Molech, the disgusting god worshipped by the children of Ammon.

• World English Bible (2000)

  Then did Solomon build 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.

• NET Bible® (New English Translation)

  Furthermore, on the hill east of Jerusalem Solomon built a high place for the detestable Moabite god Chemosh and for the detestable Ammonite god Milcom.

Referenced Verses

• Num 21:29 : 29 Woe to you, Moab! You are undone, O people of Chemosh: he has given his sons that escaped, and his daughters, into captivity to Sihon king of the Amorites.
• Judg 11:24 : 24 Will you not possess that which Chemosh your god gives you to possess? So whoever the LORD our God drives out from before us, them will we possess.
• Acts 7:43 : 43 Yes, you took up the tabernacle of Moloch, and the star of your god Rephan, images which you made to worship them; and I will carry you away beyond Babylon.
• Rev 17:4-5 : 4 And the woman was dressed in purple and scarlet, and adorned with gold and precious stones and pearls, having a golden cup in her hand full of abominations and the filthiness of her fornication: 5 And on her forehead was a name written, MYSTERY, BABYLON THE GREAT, THE MOTHER OF PROSTITUTES AND OF THE ABOMINATIONS OF THE EARTH.
• Gen 33:2 : 2 And he placed the maidservants and their children foremost, Leah and her children after, and Rachel and Joseph at the back.
• Lev 20:2-5 : 2 Again, you shall say to the children of Israel, Whoever of the children of Israel, or of the strangers that sojourn in Israel, who gives any of his offspring to Molech, he shall surely be put to death: the people of the land shall stone him with stones. 3 And I will set my face against that man, and will cut him off from among his people; because he has given of his offspring to Molech, to defile my sanctuary, and to profane my holy name. 4 And if the people of the land hide their eyes from the man, when he gives of his offspring to Molech, and do not kill him, 5 Then I will set my face against that man, and against his family, and will cut him off, and all that go whoring after him, to commit whoredom with Molech, from among their people.
• Lev 26:30 : 30 And I will destroy your high places, and cut down your images, and cast your carcasses upon the carcasses of your idols, and my soul shall abhor you.
• Num 33:52 : 52 then you shall drive out all the inhabitants of the land from before you, and destroy all their carved images, and destroy all their molten images, and thoroughly demolish all their high places:
• Deut 13:14 : 14 Then shall you inquire, and make search, and ask diligently; and, behold, if it is true, and the thing certain, that such abomination is done among you;
• Deut 17:3-4 : 3 and has gone and served other gods and worshipped them, either the sun, or moon, or any of the host of heaven, which I have not commanded, 4 and it is told to you, and you have heard of it and diligently inquired, and indeed it is true and certain that such an abomination has been committed in Israel,
• Deut 27:15 : 15 Cursed be the man that makes any graven or molten image, an abomination to the LORD, the work of the hands of the craftsman, and puts it in a secret place. And all the people shall answer and say, Amen.
• 2 Sam 15:30 : 30 And David went up by the ascent of Mount Olivet, and wept as he went up, and had his head covered, and he went barefoot: and all the people who were with him covered every man his head, and they went up, weeping as they went up.
• 2 Kgs 21:2-3 : 2 And he did what was evil in the sight of the LORD, following the abominations of the nations whom the LORD cast out before the children of Israel. 3 For he rebuilt the high places that Hezekiah his father had destroyed; and he erected altars for Baal, and made an Asherah pole, as Ahab king of Israel had done; and worshiped all the host of heaven, and served them.
• 2 Kgs 23:10 : 10 And he defiled Topheth, which is in the valley of the children of Hinnom, that no man might make his son or his daughter pass through the fire to Molech.
• 2 Kgs 23:13-14 : 13 The high places that were before Jerusalem, which were to the right of the mount of Corruption, which Solomon the king of Israel had built for Ashtoreth the abomination of the Sidonians, and for Chemosh the abomination of the Moabites, and for Milcom the abomination of the Ammonites, the king defiled. 14 And he smashed the images, cut down the groves, and filled their places with the bones of men.
• Ps 78:58 : 58 For they provoked him to anger with their high places, and moved him to jealousy with their carved images.
• Isa 44:19 : 19 And none considers in his heart, neither is there knowledge nor understanding to say, I have burned part of it in the fire; yes, also I have baked bread on the coals of it; I have roasted flesh, and eaten it: and shall I make the rest of it an abomination? shall I fall down to the stump of a tree?
• Jer 48:13 : 13 And Moab shall be ashamed of Chemosh, as the house of Israel was ashamed of Bethel their confidence.
• Ezek 18:12 : 12 Has oppressed the poor and needy, has spoiled by violence, has not restored the pledge, and has lifted up his eyes to the idols, has committed abomination,
• Ezek 20:28-29 : 28 For when I had brought them into the land, for which I lifted up my hand to give it to them, then they saw every high hill, and all the thick trees, and they offered there their sacrifices, and there they presented the provoking of their offering: there also they made their sweet savor, and poured out there their drink offerings. 29 Then I said to them, What is the high place to which you go? And its name is called Bamah to this day.
• Dan 11:31 : 31 And forces shall stand on his side, and they shall defile the sanctuary of strength, and shall take away the daily sacrifices, and place the abomination that causes desolation.
• Dan 12:11 : 11 And from the time that the daily sacrifice is taken away, and the abomination that causes desolation is set up, there shall be one thousand two hundred and ninety days.
• Zech 14:4 : 4 And his feet shall stand in that day upon the Mount of Olives, which is before Jerusalem on the east, and the Mount of Olives shall split in the midst toward the east and toward the west, and there shall be a very great valley; and half of the mountain shall move toward the north, and half of it toward the south.
• Matt 26:30 : 30 And when they had sung a hymn, they went out to the Mount of Olives.
• Acts 1:9 : 9 And when He had spoken these things, while they watched, He was taken up, and a cloud received Him out of their sight.
• Acts 1:12 : 12 Then they returned to Jerusalem from the mount called Olivet, which is near Jerusalem, a Sabbath day's journey.