1 Kings 11:7

New Living Translation

On the Mount of Olives, east of Jerusalem, he even built a pagan shrine for Chemosh, the detestable god of Moab, and another for Molech, the detestable god of the Ammonites.

Cross References

Genesis 33:2

He put the servant wives and their children at the front, Leah and her children next, and Rachel and Joseph last.

2 Samuel 15:30

David walked up the road to the Mount of Olives, weeping as he went. His head was covered and his feet were bare as a sign of mourning. And the people who were with him covered their heads and wept as they climbed the hill.

1 Kings 11:5

Solomon worshiped Ashtoreth, the goddess of the Sidonians, and Molech, the detestable god of the Ammonites.

1 Kings 11:6

In this way, Solomon did what was evil in the Lord’s sight; he refused to follow the Lord completely, as his father, David, had done.

1 Kings 11:8

Solomon built such shrines for all his foreign wives to use for burning incense and sacrificing to their gods.

1 Kings 15:12

He banished the male and female shrine prostitutes from the land and got rid of all the idols his ancestors had made.

2 Kings 23:10

Then the king defiled the altar of Topheth in the valley of Ben-Hinnom, so no one could ever again use it to sacrifice a son or daughter in the fire as an offering to Molech.

2 Chronicles 21:11

He had built pagan shrines in the hill country of Judah and had led the people of Jerusalem and Judah to give themselves to pagan gods and to go astray.

Psalm 78:58

They angered God by building shrines to other gods; they made him jealous with their idols.

Isaiah 44:19

The person who made the idol never stops to reflect, “Why, it’s just a block of wood! I burned half of it for heat and used it to bake my bread and roast my meat. How can the rest of it be a god? Should I bow down to worship a piece of wood?”

Jeremiah 32:31

“From the time this city was built until now, it has done nothing but anger me, so I am determined to get rid of it.

Jeremiah 32:35

They have built pagan shrines to Baal in the valley of Ben-Hinnom, and there they sacrifice their sons and daughters to Molech. I have never commanded such a horrible deed; it never even crossed my mind to command such a thing. What an incredible evil, causing Judah to sin so greatly!

Jeremiah 48:13

At last Moab will be ashamed of his idol Chemosh, as the people of Israel were ashamed of their gold calf at Bethel.

Jeremiah 48:46

“What sorrow awaits you, O people of Moab! The people of the god Chemosh are destroyed! Your sons and your daughters have been taken away as captives.

Ezekiel 18:12

oppresses the poor and helpless, steals from debtors by refusing to let them redeem their security, worships idols, commits detestable sins,

Daniel 11:31

“His army will take over the Temple fortress, pollute the sanctuary, put a stop to the daily sacrifices, and set up the sacrilegious object that causes desecration.

Daniel 12:11

“From the time the daily sacrifice is stopped and the sacrilegious object that causes desecration is set up to be worshiped, there will be 1,290 days.

Leviticus 26:30

I will destroy your pagan shrines and knock down your places of worship. I will leave your lifeless corpses piled on top of your lifeless idols, and I will despise you.

Micah 1:5

And why is this happening? Because of the rebellion of Israel— yes, the sins of the whole nation. Who is to blame for Israel’s rebellion? Samaria, its capital city! Where is the center of idolatry in Judah? In Jerusalem, its capital!

Zechariah 14:4

On that day his feet will stand on the Mount of Olives, east of Jerusalem. And the Mount of Olives will split apart, making a wide valley running from east to west. Half the mountain will move toward the north and half toward the south.

Numbers 21:29

What sorrow awaits you, O people of Moab! You are finished, O worshipers of Chemosh! Chemosh has left his sons as refugees, his daughters as captives of Sihon, the Amorite king.

Numbers 33:52

you must drive out all the people living there. You must destroy all their carved and molten images and demolish all their pagan shrines.

Matthew 26:30

Then they sang a hymn and went out to the Mount of Olives.

Acts 1:12

Then the apostles returned to Jerusalem from the Mount of Olives, a distance of half a mile.

Acts 1:9

After saying this, he was taken up into a cloud while they were watching, and they could no longer see him.

Acts 7:43

No, you carried your pagan gods— the shrine of Molech, the star of your god Rephan, and the images you made to worship them. So I will send you into exile as far away as Babylon.’

Deuteronomy 13:14

In such cases, you must examine the facts carefully. If you find that the report is true and such a detestable act has been committed among you,

Deuteronomy 27:15

‘Cursed is anyone who carves or casts an idol and secretly sets it up. These idols, the work of craftsmen, are detestable to the Lord.’ And all the people will reply, ‘Amen.’

Judges 11:24

You keep whatever your god Chemosh gives you, and we will keep whatever the Lord our God gives us.