- the gods of Zidon:
- "For Solomonª went²°¹ afterª Ashtorethª the goddessª of the Zidonians,ª and afterª Milcomª the abominationª of the Ammonites.ª" {1Kg 11:5} + "Then¹ did Solomonª buildª° an high placeª for Chemosh,ª the abominationª of Moab,ª in the hillª that¹ [is] beforeª¹ Jerusalem,ª and for Molech,ª the abominationª of the childrenª of Ammon.ª" {1Kg 11:7} + "Because¹ that¹ they have forsakenª° me, and have worshippedª° Ashtorethª the goddessª of the Zidonians,²¹ Chemoshª the godª of the Moabites,ª and Milcomª the godª of the childrenª of Ammon,ª and have not¹ walkedª° in my ways,ª to doª° [that which is] rightª in mine eyes,ª and [to keep] my statutesª and my judgments,ª as [did] Davidª his father.ª" {1Kg 11:33} + "And it came to pass,¹ as if it had been a light thingª° for him to walk²°¹ in the sinsª of Jeroboamª the sonª of Nebat,ª that he tookª° to wifeª¹ Jezebelª the daughterª of Ethbaalª kingª of the Zidonians,ª and went²°¹ and servedª°¹ Baal,ª and worshippedª° him." {1Kg 16:31} + "And they leftª°¹ all¹ the commandmentsª of the LORDª their God,ª and madeª° them molten images,ª [even] twoª calves,ª and madeª° a grove,ª and worshippedª° all¹ the hostª of heaven,ª and servedª°¹ Baal.ª" {2Kg 17:16} + "Howbeit every nationª madeª° godsª of their own, and put²°¹ [them] in the housesª of the high placesª which¹ the Samaritansª had made,ª° every nationª in their citiesª wherein¹¹ they¹ dwelt.ª° ... And the Avites²¹ madeª° Nibhazª and Tartak,ª and the Sepharvites²¹ burntª°¹ their childrenª in fireª to Adrammelechª and Anammelech,ª the godsª of Sepharvaim.ª" {2Kg 17:29-31} + "And the high placesª that¹ [were] beforeª¹ Jerusalem,ª which¹ [were] on the right handª¹ of the mountª of corruption,ª which¹ Solomonª the kingª of Israelª had buildedª° for Ashtorethª the abominationª of the Zidonians,ª and for Chemoshª the abominationª of the Moabites,ª and for Milcomª the abominationª of the childrenª of Ammon,ª did the kingª defile.ª°" {2Kg 23:13}
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