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1 Kings 11:5

For Solomon went after Ashtoreth the goddess of the Zidonians, and after Milcom the abomination of the Ammonites.

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וַיֵּ֣לֶךְvayelekhand carryיָלַךְconjunction, verb, qal, sequential imperfect, 3rd person, masculine, singular — “and carry”, the next action in the storyH3212to walk (literally or figuratively); causatively, to carry (in various senses)[idiom] again, away, bear, bring, carry (away), come (away), depart, flow, [phrase] follow(-ing), get (away, hence, him), (cause to, made) go (away, -ing, -ne, one's way, out), grow, lead (forth), let down, march, prosper, [phrase] pursue,…שְׁלֹמֹ֔הshelomoSolomonשְׁלֹמֹהnoun, proper name — “Solomon”H8010Shelomah, David's successorSolomon.אַחֲרֵ֣יachareafterאַחַרpreposition — “after”H310properly, the hind part; generally used as an adverb or conjunction, after (in various senses)after (that, -ward), again, at, away from, back (from, -side), behind, beside, by, follow (after, -ing), forasmuch, from, hereafter, hinder end, [phrase] out (over) live, [phrase] persecute, posterity, pursuing, remnant, seeing, since, the…עַשְׁתֹּ֔רֶתashtoretAshtorethעַשְׁתֹּרֶתnoun, proper name — “Ashtoreth”H6253Ashtoreth, the Phoenician goddess of love (and increase)Ashtoreth.אֱלֹהֵ֖יeloheGodאֱלֹהִיםnoun, common, masculine, plural, construct — “God”, the of-form, joined to the next wordH430gods in the ordinary sense; but specifically used (in the plural thus, especially with the article) of the supreme God; occasionally applied by way of deference to magistrates; and sometimes as a superlativeangels, [idiom] exceeding, God (gods) (-dess, -ly), [idiom] (very) great, judges, [idiom] mighty.צִדֹנִ֑יםtsidonimof Sidonצִידֹנִיnoun, gentilic, masculine, plural, absolute — “of Sidon”, the ordinary formH6722a Tsidonian or inhabitant of TsidonSidonian, of Sidon, Zidonian.וְאַחֲרֵ֣יveachareand afterאַחַרconjunction, preposition — “and after”H310properly, the hind part; generally used as an adverb or conjunction, after (in various senses)after (that, -ward), again, at, away from, back (from, -side), behind, beside, by, follow (after, -ing), forasmuch, from, hereafter, hinder end, [phrase] out (over) live, [phrase] persecute, posterity, pursuing, remnant, seeing, since, the…מִלְכֹּ֔םmilkomMilcomמַלְכָּםnoun, proper name — “Milcom”H4445Malcam or Milcom, the national idol of the AmmonitesMalcham, Milcom.שִׁקֻּ֖ץshiqutsabominable filthשִׁקּוּץnoun, common, masculine, singular, construct — “abominable filth”, the of-form, joined to the next wordH8251disgusting, i.e. filthy; especially idolatrous or (concretely) an idolabominable filth (idol, -ation), detestable (thing).עַמֹּנִֽיםamonimAmmoniteעַמּוֹנִיnoun, gentilic, masculine, plural, absolute — “Ammonite”, the ordinary formH5984an Ammonite or (the adjective) AmmonitishAmmonite(-s).

Jewish translation (JPS 1917)

For Solomon went after Ashtoreth the goddess of the Zidonians, and after Milcom the detestation of the Ammonites.

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American Standard Version (1901)

For Solomon went after Ashtoreth the goddess of the Sidonians, and after Milcom the abomination of the Ammonites.

Young’s Literal Translation

And Solomon goeth after Ashtoreth god[dess] of the Zidonians, and after Milcom the abomination of the Ammonites;

World English Bible

For Solomon went after Ashtoreth the goddess of the Sidonians, and after Milcom the abomination of the Ammonites.

Darby Translation

And Solomon went after Ashtoreth the goddess of the Zidonians, and after Milcom the abomination of the Ammonites.

Douay-Rheims

But Solomon worshipped Astarthe the goddess of the Sidonians, and Moloch the idol of the ammonites.

Jewish Publication Society (1917)

For Solomon went after Ashtoreth the goddess of the Zidonians, and after Milcom the detestation of the Ammonites.

Brenton’s Septuagint (1851), English

Then Solomon built a high place to Chamos the idol of Moab, and to their king the idol of the children of Ammon,

Septuagint (Brenton’s Greek, 1851)

Τότε ᾠκοδόμησε Σαλωμὼν ὑψηλὸν τῷ Χαμὼς εἰδώλῳ Μωὰβ, καὶ τῷ βασιλεῖ αὐτῶν εἰδώλῳ υἱῶν Ἀμμὼν,