1Ki 11:5 | TNotes | STEP | 11:5 Ashtoreth , the Canaanite goddess of love and war, was widely worshiped in the ancient Near East under names such as Ishtar and Astarte. The cult practices associated with Astarte were transmitted to the Greek world in the worship of the goddess Aphrodite. • Rites in the worship of Molech, the god of the Ammonites, included sacrificing children by fire (11:7 ; see Lev 20:1-5 ; 2 Kgs 16:3 ; 23:5-10 ; Jer 7:30-33 ; 19:4-6 ; 32:35 ), which the writer properly denounces as detestable.

a11:5►

b11:7►

cLev 20:1-5►

d2 Kgs 16:3►

e23:5-10►

fJer 7:30-33►

g19:4-6►

h32:35►

‏ 1 Kings 11:5

11:5 ^a Ashtoreth, the Canaanite goddess of love and war, was widely worshiped in the ancient Near East under names such as Ishtar and Astarte. The cult practices associated with Astarte were transmitted to the Greek world in the worship of the goddess Aphrodite.

• Rites in the worship of Molech, the god of the Ammonites, included sacrificing children by fire (11:7 ^b; see Lev 20:1-5 ^c; 2 Kgs 16:3 ^d; 23:5-10 ^e; Jer 7:30-33 ^f; 19:4-6 ^g; 32:35 ^h), which the writer properly denounces as detestable.