Milcom

One of the dunghill gods of the Ammonites. (1 Kings xi. 33.)

See Abomination.

Mil´com [MOLOCH]

See MOLOCH.\par

Mil’com. (great king). See Molech.

1Ki 11:5; 1Ki 11:33. (See MOLOCH.) Also called Malcham (Zep 1:5).

[Mil’com]

The idol of the Ammonites, the worship of which was adopted by Solomon. Apparently identical with Molech. 1Ki 11:5; 1Ki 11:33; 2Ki 23:13.

See MOLOCH (MOLECH).

MILCOM.—The national deity of Ammon. Solomon established a sanctuary for him on the Mount of Olives, which seems to have continued till it was destroyed by Josiah (1Ki 11:5; 1Ki 11:33, 2Ki 23:13). In 2Sa 12:30, 1Ch 20:2, Jer 49:3, and Zep 1:5 Malcam (‘their king’) is probably an incorrect vocalization of Milcom. The name is from the common Semitic root malk, melek (‘king’ or ‘prince’), probably with an Inflectional termination. The traditional identification of Milcom with Molech is based only upon 1Ki 11:7, a verse which is probably corrupt. See Molech.

W. M. Nesbit.

mil´kom, mil´kōm. See MOLECH.

See MOLECH.

A god worshiped by the

Ammonites, probably the same as the

god Molech. See 1 Kings 11:5, 7.