1 Kings 11:7

New Century Version

On a hill east of Jerusalem, Solomon built two places for worship. One was a place to worship Chemosh, the hated god of the Moabites, and the other was a place to worship Molech, the hated god of the Ammonites.

Cross References

Genesis 33:2

Jacob put the slave girls with their children first, then Leah and her children behind them, and Rachel and Joseph last.

2 Samuel 15:30

David went up the Mount of Olives, crying as he went. He covered his head and went barefoot. All the people with David covered their heads also and cried as they went.

1 Kings 11:5

Solomon worshiped Ashtoreth, the goddess of the people of Sidon, and Molech, the hated god of the Ammonites.

1 Kings 11:6

So Solomon did what the Lord said was wrong and did not follow the Lord completely as his father David had done.

1 Kings 11:8

Solomon did the same thing for all his foreign wives so they could burn incense and offer sacrifices to their gods.

1 Kings 15:12

He forced the male prostitutes at the worship places to leave the country. He also took away the idols that his ancestors had made.

2 Kings 23:10

Josiah ruined Topheth, in the Valley of Ben Hinnom, so no one could sacrifice his son or daughter to Molech.

2 Chronicles 21:11

Jehoram also built places to worship gods on the hills in Judah. He led the people of Jerusalem to sin, and he led the people of Judah away from the Lord.

Psalm 78:58

They made God angry by building places to worship gods; they made him jealous with their idols.

Isaiah 44:19

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

Jeremiah 32:31

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

Jeremiah 32:35

In the Valley of Ben Hinnom they built places to worship Baal so they could burn their sons and daughters as sacrifices to Molech. But I never commanded them to do such a hateful thing. It never entered my mind that they would do such a thing and cause Judah to sin.

Jeremiah 48:13

The people of Israel trusted that god in the town of Bethel, and they were ashamed when there was no help. In the same way Moab will be ashamed of their god Chemosh.

Jeremiah 48:46

How terrible it is for you, Moab! The people who worship Chemosh have been destroyed. Your sons have been taken captive, and your daughters have been taken away.

Ezekiel 18:12

He mistreats the poor and needy. He steals and refuses to return what was promised for a loan. He looks to idols for help. He does things which I hate.

Daniel 11:31

“The king of the North will send his army to make the Temple in Jerusalem unclean. They will stop the people from offering the daily sacrifice, and then they will set up a blasphemous object that brings destruction.

Daniel 12:11

“The daily sacrifice will be stopped. Then, after 1,290 days from that time, a blasphemous object that brings destruction will be set up.

Leviticus 26:30

I will destroy your places where gods are worshiped and cut down your incense altars. I will pile your dead bodies on the lifeless forms of your idols. I will hate you.

Micah 1:5

All this is because of Jacob’s sin, because of the sins of the nation of Israel. What is the place of Jacob’s sin? Isn’t it Samaria? What is Judah’s place of idol worship? Isn’t it Jerusalem?

Zechariah 14:4

On that day he will stand on the Mount of Olives, east of Jerusalem. The Mount of Olives will split in two, forming a deep valley that runs east and west. Half the mountain will move toward the north, and half will move toward the south.

Numbers 21:29

How terrible for you, Moab! The people of Chemosh are ruined. His sons ran away and his daughters were captured by Sihon, king of the Amorites.

Numbers 33:52

force out all the people who live there. Destroy all of their carved statues and metal idols. Wreck all of their places of worship.

Matthew 26:30

After singing a hymn, they went out to the Mount of Olives.

Acts 1:12

Then they went back to Jerusalem from the Mount of Olives. (This mountain is about half a mile from Jerusalem.)

Acts 1:9

After he said this, as they were watching, he was lifted up, and a cloud hid him from their sight.

Acts 7:43

You have carried with you the tent to worship Molech and the idols of the star god Rephan that you made to worship. So I will send you away beyond Babylon.’

Deuteronomy 13:14

Then you must ask about it, looking into the matter and checking carefully whether it is true. If it is proved that a hateful thing has happened among you,

Deuteronomy 27:15

“Anyone will be cursed who makes an idol or statue and secretly sets it up, because the Lord hates the idols people make.” Then all the people will say, “Amen!”

Judges 11:24

Take the land that your god Chemosh has given you. We will live in the land the Lord our God has given us!