1Ki 11:5 | HCSB | STEP | Solomon followed Ashtoreth , the goddess of the Sidonians , and Milcom , the detestable idol of the Ammonites .

1 Kings 11:5

5 Solomon followed ^{▼▼Ashtoreth(s): A Canaanite goddess of fertility, love, and war, who was the daughter of Asherah and consort of Baal; the plural form of her name in Hebrew is Ashtaroth.}Ashtoreth, ^b the goddess of the Sidonians, and ^{▼▼Milcom: An Ammonite god who was the equivalent of Baal, the Canaanite storm god}Milcom, ^d the detestable idol of the Ammonites. ^e