1 Kings 11:5 — Bible Verse (KJV)
“For Solomon went after Ashtoreth the goddess of the Zidonians, and after Milcom the abomination of the Ammonites.”
1 Kings 11:5 — King James Version (KJV), 1611
1 Kings 11:5 in 6 Bible Translations
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1 Kings 11:5 WEB — World English Bible (2000)
“For Solomon went after Ashtoreth the goddess of the Sidonians, and after Milcom the abomination of the Ammonites.”
1 Kings 11:5 — World English Bible
1 Kings 11:5 ASV — American Standard Version (1901)
“For Solomon went after Ashtoreth the goddess of the Sidonians, and after Milcom the abomination of the Ammonites. ”
1 Kings 11:5 — American Standard Version
1 Kings 11:5 YLT — Young's Literal Translation (1862)
“And Solomon goeth after Ashtoreth god<FI> dess<Fi> of the Zidonians, and after Milcom the abomination of the Ammonites;”
1 Kings 11:5 — Young's Literal Translation
1 Kings 11:5 DBY — Darby Translation (1890)
“And Solomon went after Ashtoreth thegoddess of the Zidonians, and after Milcom the abomination of the Ammonites. ”
1 Kings 11:5 — Darby Translation
1 Kings 11:5 GEN — Geneva Bible (1599)
“For Salomon followed Ashtaroth the god of the Zidonians, and Milcom the abomination of the Ammonites.”
1 Kings 11:5 — Geneva Bible
1 Kings 11:5 in Context — 1 Kings 11
3 And he had seven hundred wives, princesses, and three hundred concubines: and his wives turned away his heart.
4 For it came to pass, when Solomon was old, that his wives turned away his heart after other gods: and his heart was not perfect with the Lord his God, as was the heart of David his father.
5 For Solomon went after Ashtoreth the goddess of the Zidonians, and after Milcom the abomination of the Ammonites.
6 And Solomon did evil in the sight of the Lord, and went not fully after the Lord, as did David his father.
7 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.
What Does 1 Kings 11:5 Mean?
1 Kings 11:5 is a verse from the Book of 1 Kings, part of the Old Testament. It appears in 1 Kings chapter 11. Use The Living Sword's word-by-word study mode to explore every word in the original Hebrew and Aramaic.
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