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The same name traced across the biblical canon and the Second Temple texts, side by side.
Malcham
The national god of the Ammonites, also called Milcom. Solomon went after him in his old age, and the high place built for him stood near Jerusalem until a later king tore it down.
First, in plain English
The national god of the Ammonites, also called Milcom. Solomon went after him in his old age, and the high place built for him stood near Jerusalem until a later king tore it down.
Who this is
Malcham was a descendant of Benjamin listed among the tribal genealogies of Chronicles, and the name is also an alternate rendering of Milcom, the Ammonite deity elsewhere called Molech.
study-bible (ACAI + Tyndale)
The word
H4445
Where it appears
- 1 Kings 11:5
- 1 Kings 11:33
- 2 Kings 23:13
