John Gill's Exposition on 1 Kings 11:6

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Exposition of the Old and New Testament
John Gill (1697–1771) · 18th-century historical commentary
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And Solomon did evil in the sight of the Lord, etc.] As idolatry is, nothing more provoking to him: and went not fully after the Lord, as did David his father; for though he did not relinquish the worship of the true God, and the service of the temple, yet inasmuch as he worshipped other gods besides, or connived at the worship of them, he did not wholly, and constantly, and solely serve the Lord, as his father did. Ver. 7 Then did Solomon build an high place for Chemosh, the abomination of Mesh, etc.] Of this idol, (see Gill on “<244807>Jeremiah 48:7”), an high place for which he ordered to be built, or at least suffered it to be built, at the instigation of his Moabitish woman or women, (<111101>1 Kings 11:1), this was built in the hill that is before Jerusalem; on the mount of Olives, as Jarchi, called from hence afterwards the mount of corruption, (<122315>2 Kings 23:15) and for Molech, the abomination of the children of Ammon, (<111105>1 Kings 11:5).

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