2 Kings 23:13 - The Scriptures 1998

¹³ And the sovereign defiled the high places that were before Yerushalayim, which were on the right hand of the Mountain of Destruction, which Shelomoh sovereign of Yisra’ĕ

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King James Version (Oxford) 1769

¹³ 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, and for Chemosh the abomination of the Moabites, and for Milcom the abomination of the children of Ammon, did the king defile.

Amplified Bible - Classic Edition

¹³ And the king defiled the high places east of Jerusalem, south of the Mount of Corruption, which Solomon the king of Israel had built for Ashtoreth the abominable [goddess] of the Sidonians, for Chemosh the abominable god of the Moabites, and for Milcom the abominable [god] of the Ammonites.

American Standard Version (1901)

¹³ 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 Sidonians, and for Chemosh the abomination of Moab, and for Milcom the abomination of the children of Ammon, did the king defile.

Common English Bible

¹³ The king then defiled the shrines facing Jerusalem, south of the Mountain of Destruction. Solomon the king of Israel had built these for Ashtoreth, the monstrous Sidonian god, for Chemosh, the monstrous Moabite god, and for Milcom, the detestable Ammonite god.

Catholic Public Domain Version

¹³ Also, the high places which were in Jerusalem, to the right side of the Mount of Offense, which Solomon, the king of Israel, had built to Ashtoreth, the idol of the Sidonians, and to Chemosh, the offense of Moab, and to Milcom, the abomination of the sons of Ammon, the king defiled.

2 Kings 23:13 Cross References

1 Kings 11:33

‘Because they have forsaken Me, and bow themselves to Ashtoreth the mighty one of the Tsiḏ

1 Kings 11:5

And Shelomoh went after Ashtoreth the mighty one of the Tsiḏ

1 Kings 11:7

Then Shelomoh built a high place for Kemosh the abomination of Mo’aḇ

Nehemiah 13:26

“Did not Shelomoh sovereign of Yisra’ĕ

Isaiah 44:19

And no one recalls it to his heart, nor is there knowledge nor understanding to say, “I have burned half of it in the fire, and I have also baked bread on its coals; I have roasted meat and eaten it. And shall I make the rest of it an abomination? Should I fall down before a log of wood?”

Jeremiah 11:13

“For your mighty ones have become as many as your cities, O Yehuḏ

Jeremiah 48:13

“And Mo’aḇ

Jeremiah 48:16

“The calamity of Mo’aḇ

Jeremiah 48:7

“For because you have trusted in your works and your treasures, you shall be captured. And Kemosh shall go forth into exile, his priests and his heads together.

Zephaniah 1:5

and those bowing down to the host of the heavens on the house-tops, and those bowing themselves, swearing by יהוה  and swearing by Malkam;

Numbers 21:29

“Woe to you, Mo’aḇ

Judges 10:6

And the children of Yisra’ĕ

Judges 11:24

‘Whatever Kemosh your mighty one gives you to possess, do you not possess it? And all that which יהוה  our Elohim takes possession of before us, we possess.

Judges 2:13

So they forsook יהוה  and served Baʽ

1 Samuel 12:10

“And they cried out to יהוה, and said, ‘We have sinned, because we have forsaken יהוה  and served the Baʽ

1 Samuel 7:4

And the children of Yisra’ĕ