1 Kings 11:7

Easy To Read Version

Solomon built a place for worshiping Chemosh. Chemosh was that horrible idol of the Moabite people. Solomon built that worship place on a hill next to Jerusalem. On that same hill, Solomon built a worship place for Molech. Molech was that horrible idol of the Ammonite people.

Cross References

Genesis 33:2

Jacob put the maids with their children first. Then Jacob put Leah and her children behind them. And Jacob put Rachel and Joseph in the last place.

2 Samuel 15:30

David went up the Mount of Olives. He was crying. He covered his head and he went without shoes on his feet. All of the people with David also covered their heads. They went with David, crying.

1 Kings 11:5

Solomon worshiped Ashtoreth. [143] This was the god of the people of Sidon. And Solomon worshiped Milcom. [144] This was that horrible idol of the Ammonite people.

1 Kings 11:6

So Solomon did wrong before the Lord. Solomon did not follow the Lord completely the way his father David had done.

1 Kings 11:8

Then Solomon did the same thing for all of his wives from other countries. His wives burned incense [145] and gave sacrifices to their gods.

1 Kings 15:12

During that time there were men who served other gods by selling their bodies for sex. Asa forced those men to leave the country. Asa also took away the idols that his ancestors had made.

2 Kings 23:10

Topheth was a place in the Valley of Hinnom’s Son where people killed their children and burned them on an altar to honor the false god Molech. [289] Josiah defiled (ruined) that place so people could not use that place again.

2 Chronicles 21:11

Jehoram also built high places {\cf2\super [247]} on the hills in Judah. Jehoram caused the people of Jerusalem to stop doing what God wanted. He led the people of Judah away from the Lord.

Psalm 78:58

The people of Israel built high places {\cf2\super [453]} \par and made God angry.\par They built statues of false gods\par and made God very jealous.\par

Isaiah 44:19

Those people have not thought about these things. The people don’t understand, so they have never thought to themselves, “I burned half of the wood in the fire. I used the hot coals to bake my bread and cook my meat. Then I ate the meat. And I used the wood that was left to make this terrible thing. I am worshiping a block of wood!”

Jeremiah 32:31

“From the time that Jerusalem was built until now, the people of this city have made me angry. This city has made me so angry, I must remove it from my sight.

Jeremiah 32:35

“In the Valley of Ben Hinnom, {\cf2\super [272]} those people built high places {\cf2\super [273]} to the false god Baal. {\cf2\super [274]} They built those worship places so that they could burn their sons and daughters as child sacrifices. I never commanded them to do such a terrible thing. I never even thought the people of Judah would do such a terrible thing.

Jeremiah 48:13

Then the people of Moab will be ashamed of their false god, Chemosh. {\cf2\super [382]} The people of Israel trusted that \{false god\} in Bethel. {\cf2\super [383]} And the people of Israel were embarrassed \{when that false god did not help them\}. Moab will be like that.

Jeremiah 48:46

It will be bad for you, Moab.\par Chemosh’s {\cf2\super [392]} people are being destroyed.\par Your sons and daughters\par are being taken away\par as prisoners and captives. {\cf2\super [393]} \par

Ezekiel 18:12

He might mistreat poor, helpless people. He might take advantage of people. He might not give back the collateral {\cf2\super [134]} when a person pays his debt. That evil son might pray to those filthy idols and do other terrible things.

Daniel 11:31

The northern king will send his army to do terrible things to the temple in Jerusalem. They will stop the people from offering the daily sacrifice. {\cf2\super [129]} Then they will do something really terrible. They will set up that terrible thing that causes destruction.

Daniel 12:11

“‘The daily sacrifice will be stopped. There will be 1,290 days from that time until the time that the terrible thing that destroys is set up.

Leviticus 26:30

I will destroy your high places. [445] I will cut down your incense [446] altars. [447] I will put your dead bodies on the dead bodies of your idols. [448] You will be very disgusting to me.

Micah 1:5

Why? Because of Jacob’s {\cf2\super [5]} sin.\par Because of the sins of the nation {\cf2\super [6]} of Israel.\par

Zechariah 14:4

At that time, he will stand on the Mount of Olives, the hill east of Jerusalem. The Mount of Olives will split. Part of the mountain will move to the north, and part to the south. A deep valley will open up, from the east to the west.

Numbers 21:29

It is bad for you, Moab. You lost Chemosh’s [280] people. His sons ran away. His daughters were taken prisoners by Sihon, king of the Amorites.

Numbers 33:52

You will take the land from the people you find there. You must destroy all of their carved statues and idols. You must destroy all of their high places. [378]

Matthew 26:30

All the followers sang a song. Then they went out to the Mount of Olives. {\cf2\super [404]}

Acts 1:12

Then the apostles {\cf2\super [7]} went back to Jerusalem from the Mount of Olives. (This mountain is about one-half mile from Jerusalem.)

Acts 1:9

After Jesus told the apostles {\cf2\super [6]} these things, he was lifted up into the sky. While the apostles were watching, Jesus went into a cloud, and they could not see him.

Acts 7:43

You carried with you the tent (place of worship) for Moloch (a false god)\par and the image of the star of your god Rephan.\par These were the idols you made to worship.\par So I will send you away beyond Babylon.’\par \i (Amos 5:25-27)\i0 \par

Deuteronomy 13:14

If you hear this kind of news, you must do all you can to learn if it is true. If you learn that it is true—if you prove that such a terrible thing really did happen—

Deuteronomy 27:15

‘Cursed is the person that makes a false god and puts it in its secret place. Those false gods are only statues that some worker makes from wood, stone or metal. The Lord hates those things!’

Judges 11:24

Surely you can live in the land which Chemosh [98] your god has given to you. So we will live in the land that the Lord our God has given to us!