2 Kings 23:13

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Events

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• Reign of Josiahc. 641 BC

Related verses

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• 1 Kings 11:5
  Solomon followed Ashtoreth the goddess of the Sidonians and Milcom the abomination of the Ammonites.
• 1 Kings 11:7
  At that time on a hill east of Jerusalem, Solomon built a high place for Chemosh the abomination of Moab and for Molech the abomination of the Ammonites.
• Numbers 21:29
  Woe to you, O Moab! You are destroyed, O people of Chemosh! He gave up his sons as refugees, and his daughters into captivity to Sihon king of the Amorites.
• 1 Samuel 12:10
  Then they cried out to the LORD and said, ‘We have sinned, for we have forsaken the LORD and served the Baals and Ashtoreths. Now deliver us from the hands of our enemies, that we may serve You.’
• Jeremiah 48:7
  Because you trust in your works and treasures, you too will be captured, and Chemosh will go into exile with his priests and officials.
• Judges 10:6
  And again the Israelites did evil in the sight of the LORD. They served the Baals, the Ashtoreths, the gods of Aram, Sidon, and Moab, and the gods of the Ammonites and Philistines. Thus they forsook the LORD and did not serve Him.
• Judges 2:13
  …for they forsook Him and served Baal and the Ashtoreths.
• Jeremiah 48:13
  Then Moab will be ashamed of Chemosh, just as the house of Israel was ashamed when they trusted in Bethel.
• 1 Kings 11:33
  For they have forsaken Me to worship Ashtoreth the goddess of the Sidonians, Chemosh the god of the Moabites, and Milcom the god of the Ammonites. They have not walked in My ways, nor done what is right in My eyes, nor kept My statutes and judgments, as Solomon’s father David did.
• Judges 11:24
  Do you not possess whatever your god Chemosh grants you? So also, we possess whatever the LORD our God has granted us.
• Jeremiah 48:16
  Moab’s calamity is at hand, and his affliction is rushing swiftly.
• Nehemiah 13:26
  Did not King Solomon of Israel sin in matters like this? There was not a king like him among many nations, and he was loved by his God, who made him king over all Israel—yet foreign women drew him into sin.

Parallels

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1 Kings 13:1–10· 2 Chronicles 34:3–7

People

Ashtoreth: A Syrian goddess of fertility and war· Chemosh: Moabite god, worshipped by Solomon and others· Israel: Patriarch, son of Isaac, father of twelve tribes· Molech: Canaanite deity associated with child sacrifice· Solomon: Son of David, king of Israel, known for his wisdom

Places

Ammon: An ancient nation and its capital city, enemies of Israel· Jerusalem: The capital of Israel, a holy city for three religions· Moab: Ancient kingdom east of the Dead Sea in Jordan· Sidon: Phoenician city; home of Jezebel

Glossary

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Ashtoreth· Book of the Covenant· Gods and Goddesses· Hell· Josiah· Kings, Books of First and Second· Kohath, Kohathites· Manasseh (Person)· Milcom· Moab, Moabites· Mount of Corruption· Mount of Olives· Phoenicia, Phoenicians

Topics

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Ammonites: Character of· Ammonites: Idols of Milcom· Ashtoreth: High Places of, at Jerusalem, Destroyed· Ashtoreth: Worshiped by Israelites· Chemosh: An Idol of The Moabites and Ammonites· Corruption: Mount of· Iconoclasm: Destroyed by Josiah· Josiah: King of Judah: Destroys the Altar and High Places of Idolatry· Mount of Olives: Called Mount of Corruption (Rv Margin, Mount of Olives)· Mountains: Olives or Mount of Corruption· Prophecies Concerning Israel: Josiah Succeeds Amon· Prophecy: Miscellaneous, Fulfilled: The Birth and Zeal of Josiah· Solomon: Builds Idolatrous Temples· Solomon: His Idolatry· The Ammonites: Character of Idolatrous· Zeal: should be Exhibited: Against Idolatry