Reference: Chemosh
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The national god of the Moabites, and of the Ammonites, worshipped also under Solomon at Jerusalem, Nu 21:29; Jg 11:24; 1Ki 11:7; 2Ki 23:13; Jer 48:7. Some erroneously identify Chemosh with Ammon.
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Woe to you, Moab! You are undone, O people of Chemosh! He has given his sons to be runaways, and his daughters to go into captivity, to Sihon king of the Amorites.
Will you not possess that which Chemosh your god gives you to possess? So whomever Jehovah our God shall drive out from before us, we will possess them.
For because you have trusted in your works and in your treasures, you shall also be captured. And Chemosh shall go into exile with his priests and his rulers.
Easton
the destroyer, subduer, or fish-god, the god of the Moabites (Nu 21:29; Jer 48:7,13,46). The worship of this god, "the abomination of Moab," was introduced at Jerusalem by Solomon (1Ki 11:7), but was abolished by Josiah (2Ki 23:13). On the "Moabite Stone" (q.v.), Mesha (2Ki 3:5) ascribes his victories over the king of Israel to this god, "And Chemosh drove him before my sight."
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Woe to you, Moab! You are undone, O people of Chemosh! He has given his sons to be runaways, and his daughters to go into captivity, to Sihon king of the Amorites.
Then Solomon built a high place for Chemosh, the abomination of Moab, in the hill which is before Jerusalem, and for Molech, the abomination of the sons of Ammon.
And it happened when Ahab was dead, the king of Moab rebelled against the king of Israel.
And the high places which were before Jerusalem on the right hand of the Mount of Corruption, which Solomon the king of Israel had built for Ashtoreth the abomination of the Sidonians, and for Chemosh the abomination of the Moabites, and for Milcom the abomination of the sons of Ammon, the king defiled.
For because you have trusted in your works and in your treasures, you shall also be captured. And Chemosh shall go into exile with his priests and his rulers.
And Moab shall be ashamed of Chemosh, as the house of Israel was ashamed of Bethel their hope.
Woe to you, O Moab! The people of Chemosh perish; for your sons are taken away into exile, and your daughters into exile.
Fausets
The "abomination" (i.e. idol, in Scripture's contemptuous phrase) of Moab (Nu 21:29; Jer 48:7,13-46). Depicted on coins with sword, lance, and shield, and two torches at his side. Ammon, from its close connection with Moab, also worshipped Chemosh, but Moloch (kin) was their peculiar deity (Jg 11:24). Solomon introduced, and Josiah overthrew, Chemosh worship in Jerusalem. A black star, according to Jewish tradition, was his symbol, whether as identical with Mars or Saturn. Jerome states that Dibon was his chief seat of worship.
A black stone was the Arab symbol of him. The inscribed black stone set up at Dibon, lately discovered, is full of the Moabite king Mesha's praises of Chemosh as the giver of his martial successes against Israel. (See MOAB; DIBON.) Derived from kabash, to vanquish. Idolatry originated in appropriating to separate deities the attributes combined in the one true God. "Ashtar Chemosh," mentioned on the Moabite stone, connects the Moabite and the Phoenician worship. Ashtar is the masculine of Astarte, an androgynous god, combining the active and passive powers of nature. Chemosh required human sacrifices as god of war; Mesha, after taking Ataroth, offered all the warriors in sacrifice.
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Woe to you, Moab! You are undone, O people of Chemosh! He has given his sons to be runaways, and his daughters to go into captivity, to Sihon king of the Amorites.
Woe to you, Moab! You are undone, O people of Chemosh! He has given his sons to be runaways, and his daughters to go into captivity, to Sihon king of the Amorites.
Will you not possess that which Chemosh your god gives you to possess? So whomever Jehovah our God shall drive out from before us, we will possess them.
Will you not possess that which Chemosh your god gives you to possess? So whomever Jehovah our God shall drive out from before us, we will possess them.
For because you have trusted in your works and in your treasures, you shall also be captured. And Chemosh shall go into exile with his priests and his rulers.
For because you have trusted in your works and in your treasures, you shall also be captured. And Chemosh shall go into exile with his priests and his rulers.
And Moab shall be ashamed of Chemosh, as the house of Israel was ashamed of Bethel their hope.
And Moab shall be ashamed of Chemosh, as the house of Israel was ashamed of Bethel their hope. How do you say, We are mighty and strong men for war?
How do you say, We are mighty and strong men for war? Moab is plundered and has come up out of her cities. And his chosen young men have gone down to the slaughter, says the King whose name is Jehovah of Hosts.
Moab is plundered and has come up out of her cities. And his chosen young men have gone down to the slaughter, says the King whose name is Jehovah of Hosts. The calamity of Moab is near to come, and his affliction hurries fast.
The calamity of Moab is near to come, and his affliction hurries fast. All you who are around him, mourn him. And all you who know his name, say, How is the strong staff broken, and the beautiful rod!
All you who are around him, mourn him. And all you who know his name, say, How is the strong staff broken, and the beautiful rod! O dweller, daughter of Dibon, come down from your glory and sit in thirst. For the ravager of Moab shall come on you; he shall destroy your strongholds.
O dweller, daughter of Dibon, come down from your glory and sit in thirst. For the ravager of Moab shall come on you; he shall destroy your strongholds. O dweller of Aroer, stand by the way and watch. Ask him who flees and her who escapes; say, What is happening?
O dweller of Aroer, stand by the way and watch. Ask him who flees and her who escapes; say, What is happening? Moab is put to shame, for it is broken down. Howl and cry! Tell it in Arnon that Moab is stripped.
Moab is put to shame, for it is broken down. Howl and cry! Tell it in Arnon that Moab is stripped. And judgment has come on the plain country; on Holon, and on Jahazah, and on Mephaath,
And judgment has come on the plain country; on Holon, and on Jahazah, and on Mephaath, and on Dibon, and on Nebo, and on Beth-diblathaim,
and on Dibon, and on Nebo, and on Beth-diblathaim, and on Kiriathaim, and on Beth-gamul, and on Beth-meon,
and on Kiriathaim, and on Beth-gamul, and on Beth-meon, and on Kerioth, and on Bozrah, and on all the cities of the land of Moab, far or near.
and on Kerioth, and on Bozrah, and on all the cities of the land of Moab, far or near. The horn of Moab is cut off, and his arm is broken, says Jehovah.
The horn of Moab is cut off, and his arm is broken, says Jehovah. Make him drunk, for he magnified himself against Jehovah. Moab also shall wallow in his vomit, and he also shall be a mockery.
Make him drunk, for he magnified himself against Jehovah. Moab also shall wallow in his vomit, and he also shall be a mockery. For was not Israel a mockery to you? Was he found among thieves? For ever since you spoke of him, you skipped for joy.
For was not Israel a mockery to you? Was he found among thieves? For ever since you spoke of him, you skipped for joy. O you who dwell in Moab, leave the cities and live in the rock, and be like the dove making her nest in the sides of the mouth of the pit.
O you who dwell in Moab, leave the cities and live in the rock, and be like the dove making her nest in the sides of the mouth of the pit. We have heard the pride of Moab (he is exceedingly proud), his loftiness, and his pride, and his arrogance, and his elevated heart.
We have heard the pride of Moab (he is exceedingly proud), his loftiness, and his pride, and his arrogance, and his elevated heart. I know his wrath, says Jehovah, it is not so; his boast, but they have not done so.
I know his wrath, says Jehovah, it is not so; his boast, but they have not done so. So I will wail for Moab, and I will cry out for all Moab, and shall mourn for the men of Kirheres.
So I will wail for Moab, and I will cry out for all Moab, and shall mourn for the men of Kirheres. O vine of Sibmah, I will weep for you with the weeping of Jazer. Your plants have gone over the sea; they reach to the sea of Jazer. A ravager has fallen on your summer fruits and on your grape crop.
O vine of Sibmah, I will weep for you with the weeping of Jazer. Your plants have gone over the sea; they reach to the sea of Jazer. A ravager has fallen on your summer fruits and on your grape crop. And joy and gladness is taken from the plentiful field, and from the land of Moab. And I have caused wine to fail from the winepresses; none shall tread the grapes with shouting; their shouting shall be no shouting.
And joy and gladness is taken from the plentiful field, and from the land of Moab. And I have caused wine to fail from the winepresses; none shall tread the grapes with shouting; their shouting shall be no shouting. From the cry of Heshbon to Elealeh, and to Jahaz, they have uttered their voice, from Zoar to Horonaim, like a heifer three years old. For the waters of Nimrim also shall be deserted.
From the cry of Heshbon to Elealeh, and to Jahaz, they have uttered their voice, from Zoar to Horonaim, like a heifer three years old. For the waters of Nimrim also shall be deserted. And, I will cause him who offers in the high places to cease in Moab, says Jehovah, and him who burns incense to his gods.
And, I will cause him who offers in the high places to cease in Moab, says Jehovah, and him who burns incense to his gods. Therefore my heart shall sound for Moab like flutes, and my heart shall sound like flutes for the men of Kirheres, because the riches that he has gotten have perished.
Therefore my heart shall sound for Moab like flutes, and my heart shall sound like flutes for the men of Kirheres, because the riches that he has gotten have perished. For every head shall be bald, and every beard clipped. On all the hands shall be cuttings, and on the loins sackcloth.
For every head shall be bald, and every beard clipped. On all the hands shall be cuttings, and on the loins sackcloth. On all the housetops of Moab, and in its streets, there is weeping for all. For I have broken Moab like a vessel in which is no pleasure, says Jehovah.
On all the housetops of Moab, and in its streets, there is weeping for all. For I have broken Moab like a vessel in which is no pleasure, says Jehovah. They shall howl, saying, How is it broken down! How has Moab turned the back with shame! So Moab shall be a cause of scorn, and he shall be a terror to all those around him.
They shall howl, saying, How is it broken down! How has Moab turned the back with shame! So Moab shall be a cause of scorn, and he shall be a terror to all those around him. For so says Jehovah: Behold, he shall fly like an eagle and shall spread his wings over Moab.
For so says Jehovah: Behold, he shall fly like an eagle and shall spread his wings over Moab. Kerioth is taken, and the strongholds are seized; and the mighty men's hearts in Moab shall be at that day like the heart of a woman in her pangs.
Kerioth is taken, and the strongholds are seized; and the mighty men's hearts in Moab shall be at that day like the heart of a woman in her pangs. And Moab shall be destroyed from being a people, because he has magnified himself against Jehovah.
And Moab shall be destroyed from being a people, because he has magnified himself against Jehovah. Fear, and the pit, and the snare, shall be on you, O Moabite, says Jehovah.
Fear, and the pit, and the snare, shall be on you, O Moabite, says Jehovah. He who flees from the terror shall fall into the pit; and he who goes up out of the pit shall be taken in the snare. For I will bring on it, even on Moab, the year of their judgment, says Jehovah.
He who flees from the terror shall fall into the pit; and he who goes up out of the pit shall be taken in the snare. For I will bring on it, even on Moab, the year of their judgment, says Jehovah. Those who fled stood powerless in the shadow of Heshbon, for a fire shall come out from Heshbon, and a flame out of the midst of Sihon, and shall devour the corner of Moab and the crown of the head of the sons of desolation.
Those who fled stood powerless in the shadow of Heshbon, for a fire shall come out from Heshbon, and a flame out of the midst of Sihon, and shall devour the corner of Moab and the crown of the head of the sons of desolation. Woe to you, O Moab! The people of Chemosh perish; for your sons are taken away into exile, and your daughters into exile.
Woe to you, O Moab! The people of Chemosh perish; for your sons are taken away into exile, and your daughters into exile.
Hastings
The national god of the Moabites (Nu 21:29; in Jg 11:24 probably 'Chemosh' is a scribal or other error for 'Milcom' [wh. see], who held the same position among the Ammonites). His rites seem to have included human sacrifice (cf. 2Ki 3:27). It was for this 'abomination of Moab' that Solomon erected a temple (1Ki 11:7), later destroyed by Josiah (2Ki 23:13).
N. Koenig.
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Woe to you, Moab! You are undone, O people of Chemosh! He has given his sons to be runaways, and his daughters to go into captivity, to Sihon king of the Amorites.
Will you not possess that which Chemosh your god gives you to possess? So whomever Jehovah our God shall drive out from before us, we will possess them.
Then Solomon built a high place for Chemosh, the abomination of Moab, in the hill which is before Jerusalem, and for Molech, the abomination of the sons of Ammon.
And he took his oldest son, who would have reigned in his place, and offered him for a burnt offering on the wall. And there was great anger against Israel. And they left him, and returned to the land.
And the high places which were before Jerusalem on the right hand of the Mount of Corruption, which Solomon the king of Israel had built for Ashtoreth the abomination of the Sidonians, and for Chemosh the abomination of the Moabites, and for Milcom the abomination of the sons of Ammon, the king defiled.
Morish
Chemosh'
One of the chief gods of the Moabites and the Ammonites, the worship of which was introduced at Jerusalem by Solomon, and abolished by Josiah. Nu 21:29; Jg 11:24; 1Ki 11:7,33;
2Ki 23:13; Jer 48:7,13,46. On the 'MOABITE ' STONE, q.v., this 'god' is mentioned. The king, referring to the king of Israel, says, "Chemosh drove him before my sight."
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Woe to you, Moab! You are undone, O people of Chemosh! He has given his sons to be runaways, and his daughters to go into captivity, to Sihon king of the Amorites.
Will you not possess that which Chemosh your god gives you to possess? So whomever Jehovah our God shall drive out from before us, we will possess them.
For because you have trusted in your works and in your treasures, you shall also be captured. And Chemosh shall go into exile with his priests and his rulers.
And Moab shall be ashamed of Chemosh, as the house of Israel was ashamed of Bethel their hope.
Woe to you, O Moab! The people of Chemosh perish; for your sons are taken away into exile, and your daughters into exile.
Smith
Che'mosh
(subduer), the national deity of the Moabites.
In
he also appears as the god of the Ammonites. Solomon introduced, and Josiah abolished, the worship of Chemosh at Jerusalem.
Also identified with Baal-peor, Baalzebub, Mars and Saturn.
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Woe to you, Moab! You are undone, O people of Chemosh! He has given his sons to be runaways, and his daughters to go into captivity, to Sihon king of the Amorites.
Then Solomon built a high place for Chemosh, the abomination of Moab, in the hill which is before Jerusalem, and for Molech, the abomination of the sons of Ammon.
For because you have trusted in your works and in your treasures, you shall also be captured. And Chemosh shall go into exile with his priests and his rulers.
And Moab shall be ashamed of Chemosh, as the house of Israel was ashamed of Bethel their hope.
Woe to you, O Moab! The people of Chemosh perish; for your sons are taken away into exile, and your daughters into exile.
Watsons
CHEMOSH, ????, an idol of the Moabites, Nu 21:29. The name is derived from a root which in Arabic signifies to hasten. For this reason, many believe Chemosh to be the sun, whose precipitate course might well procure it the name of swift. Some identify Chemosh with Ammon; and Macrobius shows that Ammon was the sun, whose rays were denoted by his horns. Calmet is of opinion that the god Hamanus and Apollo Chomeus, mentioned by Strabo and Ammianus Marcellinus, was Chamos, or the sun. These deities were worshipped in many parts of the east. Some, from the resemblance of the Hebrew Chamos with the Greek Comos, have thought Chamos to signify Bacchus. Jerom and most interpreters consider Chemosh and Peor as the same deity; but some think that Baal-Peor was Tammuz, or Adonis. To Chemosh Solomon erected an altar upon the Mount of Olives, 1Ki 11:7. As to the form of the idol Chemosh, the Scripture is silent; but if, according to Jerom, it were like Baal-Peor, it must have been of the beeve kind; as were, probably, all the Baals, though accompanied with various insignia. There can be little doubt that part of the religious services performed to Chemosh, as to Baal- Peor, consisted in revelling and drunkenness, obscenities and impurities of the grossest kinds. From Chemosh the Greeks seem to have derived their ?????, called by the Romans Comus, the god of feasting and revelling.
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Woe to you, Moab! You are undone, O people of Chemosh! He has given his sons to be runaways, and his daughters to go into captivity, to Sihon king of the Amorites.
Then Solomon built a high place for Chemosh, the abomination of Moab, in the hill which is before Jerusalem, and for Molech, the abomination of the sons of Ammon.