Then did Solomon build an high place for Chemosh, the abomination of Moab, in the hill that is before Jerusalem, and for Molech, the abomination of the children of Ammon.
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Interpretation
There is not a more melancholy and astonishing instance of human depravity in the sacred Scriptures, than that here recorded. Solomon became a public worshipper of abominable idols!
Glossary
- Ammon Place
- Biblical region. Modern identification: Amman.
- Moab Place
- Biblical region. Modern identification: Kerak.
- Jerusalem Place
- Biblical settlement. Modern identification: Jerusalem.
- Mount of Olives Place
- Biblical hill. Modern identification: Mount of Olives.