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The Depravity of the Idols
Commentators explain that Solomon didn't just worship generic idols. He followed "Ashtoreth," a goddess whose worship involved sexual impurity, and "Milcom" (also known as Molech), a god associated with the horrific practice of child sacrifice. His sin was an embrace of practices that were morally and spiritually abominable.
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Albert Barnes
On 1 Kings 11:5
18th Century
Theologian
Went after - This expression is common in the Pentateuch and always signifies actual idolatry (Deuteronomy 13:2;[Reference Deute…
Charles Ellicott
On 1 Kings 11:1–8
19th Century
Bishop
Solomon's falling away is distinctly traced to his polygamy, contracting numerous marriages with “strange women.” Polygamy is also attributed to Da…
John Gill
On 1 Kings 11:5
17th Century
Pastor
And Solomon went after Ashtoreth the goddess of the Zidonians ,
&c.] Enticed by the Zidonian women, or woman, he had…
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Matthew Henry
On 1 Kings 11:1–8
17th Century
Minister
There is not a more melancholy and astonishing instance of human depravity in the sacred Scriptures than the one recorded here. Solomon became a pu…