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Then did Solomon build a high place for Chemosh the abomination of Moab, on the mountain that is before Jerusalem, and for Molech the abomination of the children of Ammon.
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A Rival to God's Temple
Commentators highlight the provocative location of these idols. Solomon built them on the Mount of Olives, a hill directly 'before Jerusalem,' intentionally facing and rivaling the Temple of the Lord on Mount Moriah. This wasn't a secret sin but a public, defiant act, setting up false worship in direct opposition to God's holy dwelling place. The site later became known as the 'Mount of Offence.'
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18th Century
Presbyterian
Chemosh (Numbers 21:29) seems to have been widely worshipped in Western Asia. His name occurs frequently on the “Moabite-Stone.” Car-Ch…
19th Century
Anglican
On the hill that is before Jerusalem.—evidently on the Mount of Olives (part of which still traditionally bears the name …
17th Century
Reformed Baptist
Ver. 7 Then did Solomon build an high place for Chemosh, the abomination of Mesh Of this idol, (See Gill on Jeremiah …
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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…
