Then did Solomon build an high place for Chemosh, the abomination of Moab, in the hill that is before Jerusalem, and for Molech, the abomination of the children of Ammon. (1 Kings 11:7)
Not only did Solomon allow his heart to be drawn out after these heathen gods, but he went so far as to establish centers for their worship. Infatuated with the beauty of his heathen wives, he united with them in their idol worship.
The hill.
The Mt. of Olives, where many and beautiful buildings were erected as idolatrous shrines (see PK 57).
Molech.
Probably in this verse to be read “Milcom,” which occurs in vs. 5 and 33 as likewise the god, or abomination, of the Amorites. Dropping the final m could change Milcom to Molech. They are almost identical (mlkm and mkl) in the voweless Hebrew script, because the points indicating vowel sounds were added long after Bible times. There is another reason to see Milcom in this verse, which connects his high place with that of Chemosh, on a hill “before” (east of) Jerusalem. That is exactly where Milcom’s was, whereas Molech’s place of human sacrifice was in the Valley of Hinnom (2 Kings 23:13, 10).