1 Kings 11:7Then did Solomon build a high place for Chemosh the abomination of Moab, on the mountain that is before Jerusalem, and for Molech the abomination of the children of Ammon.
The setting
Mount of Olives, Jerusalem, ~930 BC. Solomon personally oversees construction of pagan shrines within sight of God's temple. The same hands that built the temple now build altars for child sacrifice. Modern-day East Jerusalem, Israel.
The emotion here: sick with horror at having to record such apostasy
The original word
tô'ēbâh (תּוֹעֵבָה) — abomination, something that makes God sick with revulsion
Why it matters
Molech worship involved burning children alive — Solomon built a place for this horror
Read with care
What most readers miss in 1 Kings 11:7
This wasn't theoretical theology — real children would die on altars Solomon built
Common misconceptionPeople think this was just 'religious tolerance' — but Molech worship involved burning babies alive, and Solomon enabled it.
The thread continues
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Bible Genome reading
1 Kings 11:7 — Bible Genome reading
Emotional genome
1 Kings 11:7 comes from the book of 1 Kings, written during the United Kingdom period. These words are attributed to Narrator. The dominant emotion in this verse is angry, with a comfort power of 10% and a tone that is lamenting. It belongs to the narrative genre of biblical literature. Key themes include temple defilement, pagan worship. Notable phrases: build a high place; Chemosh the abomination; before Jerusalem.
Emotionally similar
Verses that meet the same angry
“Beat your plowshares into swords, and your pruning hooks into spears. Let the weak say, 'I am strong.'”
— Joel 3:10
“You blind guides, who strain out a gnat, and swallow a camel!”
— Matthew 23:24
“Listen to this word, you cows of Bashan, who are on the mountain of Samaria, who oppress the poor, who crush the needy, who tell their husba…”
— Amos 4:1
“I hate, I despise your feasts, and I can't stand your solemn assemblies.”
— Amos 5:21
“Your eyes shall not pity; life shall go for life, eye for eye, tooth for tooth, hand for hand, foot for foot.”
— Deuteronomy 19:21
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