Chemosh in the Bible
Meaning: handling; stroking; taking away
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Woe to thee, Moab! thou art undone, O people of Chemosh: he hath given his sons that escaped, and his daughters, into captivity unto Sihon king of the Amorites.
You have the right to take what Chemosh your god gives you, but we will take the land of all whom the Lord our God has driven out before us.
Then, did Solomon build a high place for Chemosh, the abomination of Moab, in the hill that is before Jerusalem, - and for Molech, the abomination of the sons of Ammon;
Because they have forsaken me, and bowed themselves down to Ashtoreth, goddess of the Zidonians, to Chemosh, god of the Moabites, and to Milcom, god of the sons of Ammon, - and have not walked in my ways, by doing what is right in mine eyes, even my statutes and my regulations, like David his father.
And the high places that were before Jerusalem, which were on the right hand of the mount of corruption, which Solomon the king of Israel had built for Ashtoreth the abomination of the Zidonians, and for Chemosh the abomination of the Moabites, and for Milcom the abomination of the children of Ammon, did the king defile.
So it will come to pass when Moab presents himself,
When he wearies himself [worshiping] on his high place [of idolatry]
And comes to his sanctuary [of Chemosh, god of Moab] to pray,
That he will not prevail.
"Moab, you trust in the things you do and in your riches. So you too will be conquered. Your god Chemosh will go into exile along with his priests and his officials.
The people of Moab will be disappointed by their god Chemosh. They will be as disappointed as the people of Israel were when they put their trust in the calf god at Bethel.
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Chemosh » An idol of » The moabites and ammonites
Even you yourself will be captured;
And
Together with his priests and his princes.
The people of
For your sons have been taken away captive
And your daughters into captivity.
Chemosh » An idol of » And of the amorites
Idolatry » Idols, &c mentioned in scripture » Chemosh
You are ruined, O people of
To an Amorite king, Sihon.
false Worship » gods, false » Images » Names of » Chemosh
Even you yourself will be captured;
And
Together with his priests and his princes.
You are ruined, O people of
To an Amorite king, Sihon.