- the tabernacle of your Moloch:
- or, Siccuth your king, "And thou shalt not²°¹ let¹ any of thy seedª¹ pass²° through¹ [the fire] to Molech,ª neither¹ shalt thou profaneª°¹ the nameª of thy God:ª I¹ [am] the LORD.ª" {Lev 18:21} + "Again, thou shalt sayª° to¹ the childrenª of Israel,ª Whosoeverª [he be] of the childrenª¹ of Israel,ª or of¹ the strangersª that sojournª° in Israel,ª that¹ givethª° [any] of his seedª¹ unto Molech;ª he shall surely²° be put to death:ª° the peopleª of the landª shall stoneª° him with stones.ª ... Then I¹ will setª°¹ my faceª against that¹ man,ª and against his family,ª and will cut him off,ª°¹ and all¹ that go a whoringª° afterª him, to commit whoredomª° with¹ Molech,ª from amongª¹ their people.ª" {Lev 20:2-5} + "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 the altarsª that¹ [were] on¹ the topª of the upper chamberª of Ahaz,ª which¹ the kingsª of Judahª had made,ª° and the altarsª which¹ Manassehª had madeª° in the twoª courtsª of the houseª of the LORD,ª did the kingª beat down,ª° and brake [them] downª° from thence,¹¹ and castª°¹ the dustª of them into¹ the brookª Kidron.ª ... 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 23:12-13}, Milcom
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