1 Kings 11:5 Commentary, explanation, study verse by verse

“ For Solomon went after Ashtoreth the goddess of the Zidonians, and after Milcoma the abomination of the Ammonites. ”

1 Kings 11:5 - Albert Barnes' Notes on the Bible

Went after - This expression is common in the Pentateuch, and always signifies actual idolatry (see Deuteronomy 11:28 ; Deuteronomy 13:2 ; Deuteronomy 28:14 , etc.). For Ashtoreth, or Astart...
1 Kings 11:5 - Arno Geneva Study Bible

For Solomon went after Ashtoreth the goddess of the Zidonians, and after (d) Milcom the abomination of the Ammonites. (d) Who was also called Molech in ( 1 Kings 11:7 ). See also ( 2 Kings 23:10 ).
1 Kings 11:5 - Arthur Peake's Commentary on the Bible

Sin of Solomon, and the Adversaries Raised up in Consequence. From various differences in the arrangement of the earlier verses in the LXX and Heb., it has been supposed that in its original form t...
1 Kings 11:5 - Bullinger's Companion Bible Notes

Ashtoreth. Compare Judges 2:13 . 1Sa 7:3. 1 Samuel 12:10 ; 1 Samuel 31:10 . Milcom. Same as Malcham, the Aramaic pronunciation of Molech ( 1 Kings 11:7 ). See Zephaniah 1:5 . Translated "t...
1 Kings 11:5 - Clarke's commentary and critical notes on the Bible

For Solomon went after Ashtoreth the goddess of the Zidonians, and after Milcom the abomination of the Ammonites.
1 Kings 11:5 - Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible

For Solomon went after Ashtoreth the goddess of the Zidonians, and after Milcom the abomination of the Ammonites. Ashtoreth - plural, Ashtaroth (Astarte), a female divinity worshipped by the...
1 Kings 11:5 - Dummelow's Commentary on the Bible

Solomon's Errors and their Consequences. His Death This chapter furnishes an account of Solomon's marriages with numerous foreign princesses, and traces the evil effect of such in the toleration o...
1 Kings 11:5 - Ellicott's Commentary On The Whole Bible

(1-8) The defection of Solomon is distinctly traced to his polygamy, contracting numerous marriages with “strange women.” Polygamy is also attributed to David (see 2 Samuel 3:2-5 ; 2 Samuel 15:16 )...
1 Kings 11:5 - Expositor's Bible Commentary (Nicoll)

THE OLD AGE OF SOLOMON 1 Kings 11:1-13 "That uxorious king, whose heart, though large, Beguiled by fair idolatresses, fell To idols foul." - MILTON, Paradise Lost. "Did not Solomon, king of I...
1 Kings 11:5 - Frederick Brotherton Meyer's Commentary

a Heart Turned Away from God 1 Kings 11:1-13 The practice of mixed marriages was in direct violation of the divine Law, Deuteronomy 7:3-4 , and it led to idolatry. All around the Holy City aro...
1 Kings 11:5 - G. Campbell Morgan's Exposition on the Whole Bible

At this point the story of Solomon suddenly changes. The glory passes away, and we observe his rapid degeneracy and doom. The nature of the man had ever a strong animal side. His commercial enterpris...
1 Kings 11:5 - Hawker's Poor Man's Commentary

(2) Of the nations concerning which the LORD said unto the children of Israel, Ye shall not go in to them, neither shall they come in unto you: for surely they will turn away your heart after their g...
1 Kings 11:5 - John Gill's Exposition of the Entire Bible

And Solomon went after Ashtoreth the goddess of the Zidonians ,.... Enticed by the Zidonian women, or woman, he had, 1 Kings 11:1 . According to the Phoenician histories i, Solomon married a daught...
1 Kings 11:5 - John Trapp Complete Commentary

For Solomon went after Ashtoreth the goddess of the Zidonians, and after Milcom the abomination of the Ammonites. Ver. 5. For Solomon went after Ashtoreth, ] i.e., Venus, as some will have it,...
1 Kings 11:5 - Joseph Benson’s Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

Solomon went after Ashtoreth Called also Astarte. See on Judges 2:13 . And after Milcom The same, it is thought, with Molech, who is here called an abomination, because highly detested by God....
1 Kings 11:5 - L. M. Grant's Commentary on the Bible

MANY MARRIAGES LEADING TO IDOLATRY (vs.1-13) Solomon also disobeyed Deuteronomy 17:17 in making many marriages with foreign women, from the Moabites, Alnmonites, Edomites, Sidonians and Hittite...
1 Kings 11:5 - Matthew Henry's Whole Bible Commentary

Solomon's Defection and Degeneracy. B. C. 983. 1 But king Solomon loved many strange wom...
1 Kings 11:5 - Matthew Poole's English Annotations on the Holy Bible

Solomon went after Ashtoreth, in manner explained in the former verse. Milcom , called also Molech ; of which see Leviticus 18:21 2 Kings 23:10 .
1 Kings 11:5 - Peter Pett's Commentary on the Bible

Solomon Throws Himself Wholeheartedly Into Idolatry Because Of His Wives ( 1 Kings 11:1-8 ). Solomon's obsession with his own glory inevitably resulted in his beginning to feel that he was so grea...
1 Kings 11:5 - Preacher's Complete Homiletical Commentary

THE DECLINE OF THE HEBREW EMPIRE CRITICAL AND EXPLANATORY NOTES.— 1 Kings 11:1 . But King Solomon loved many strange women —If importations of foreign luxuries and indulgences into his court (s...
1 Kings 11:5 - Scofield Reference Notes

Ashtoreth ( 1 Kings 11:33 ). ( See Scofield) - ( Judges 2:13 ).
1 Kings 11:5 - Sutcliffe's Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

1 Kings 11:1 . Solomon loved many strange women, of gentile nations, and was connected with them. To this day thousands of women in India are married to great men merely as a mark of honour, and t...
1 Kings 11:5 - The Biblical Illustrator

But King Solomon loved many strange women. Solomon’s sin A few years ago two paintings were exhibited in this country, which attracted wide attention. One of them represented Rome in the height...
1 Kings 11:5 - The Complete Pulpit Commentary

EXPOSITION SOLOMON 'S DEFECTION .—The observant reader will have already remarked in this history some intimations of Solomon's approaching fall. Among these are, first, the repeated warnings...
1 Kings 11:5 - The Popular Commentary by Paul E. Kretzmann

Solomon's Love of Women and Idolatry
1 Kings 11:5 - Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

1 Kings 11:33 ; 1 Kings 11:7 ; 1 Samuel 12:10 ; 1 Samuel 7:3 ; 1 Samuel 7:4 ; 2 Kings 23:13 ; Jeremiah 2:10-13 ; Judges 10:6 ; Judges 2:13 ; Leviticus 18:21 ; Leviticus 20:2-5 ; Zephaniah...
1 Kings 11:5 - Wesley's Explanatory Notes

Milcom — Called also Moloch.

1 Kings 11:5 - Albert Barnes' Notes on the Bible

1 Kings 11:5 - Arno Geneva Study Bible

1 Kings 11:5 - Arthur Peake's Commentary on the Bible

1 Kings 11:5 - Bullinger's Companion Bible Notes

1 Kings 11:5 - Clarke's commentary and critical notes on the Bible

1 Kings 11:5 - Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible

1 Kings 11:5 - Dummelow's Commentary on the Bible

1 Kings 11:5 - Ellicott's Commentary On The Whole Bible

1 Kings 11:5 - Expositor's Bible Commentary (Nicoll)

1 Kings 11:5 - Frederick Brotherton Meyer's Commentary

1 Kings 11:5 - G. Campbell Morgan's Exposition on the Whole Bible

1 Kings 11:5 - Hawker's Poor Man's Commentary

1 Kings 11:5 - John Gill's Exposition of the Entire Bible

1 Kings 11:5 - John Trapp Complete Commentary

1 Kings 11:5 - Joseph Benson’s Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

1 Kings 11:5 - L. M. Grant's Commentary on the Bible

1 Kings 11:5 - Matthew Henry's Whole Bible Commentary

1 Kings 11:5 - Matthew Poole's English Annotations on the Holy Bible

1 Kings 11:5 - Peter Pett's Commentary on the Bible

1 Kings 11:5 - Preacher's Complete Homiletical Commentary

1 Kings 11:5 - Scofield Reference Notes

1 Kings 11:5 - Sutcliffe's Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

1 Kings 11:5 - The Biblical Illustrator

1 Kings 11:5 - The Complete Pulpit Commentary

1 Kings 11:5 - The Popular Commentary by Paul E. Kretzmann

1 Kings 11:5 - Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

1 Kings 11:5 - Wesley's Explanatory Notes