("their king".) Another form of Milcom and Moloch, the idol of Moab and Ammon (Zep 1:5; Jer 49:1-3; Am 1:15).
Concerning the sons of Ammon. Thus says the LORD: "Does Israel have no sons? Or has he no heirs? Why then has Malcam taken possession of Gad And his people settled in its cities? "Therefore behold, the days are coming," declares the LORD, "That I will cause a trumpet blast of war to be heard Against Rabbah of the sons of Ammon; And it will become a desolate heap, And her towns will be set on fire Then Israel will take possession of his possessors," Says the LORD. read more. "Wail, O Heshbon, for Ai has been destroyed! Cry out, O daughters of Rabbah, Gird yourselves with sackcloth and lament, And rush back and forth inside the walls; For Malcam will go into exile Together with his priests and his princes.
"Their king will go into exile, He and his princes together," says the LORD.
"And those who bow down on the housetops to the host of heaven, And those who bow down and swear to the LORD and yet swear by Milcom,
Mal'cham
1. Son of Shaharaim, a Benjamite. 1Ch 8:9.
2. An idol worshipped by some Jews who also professed to worship Jehovah. Zep 1:5. Some judge it to have been the same as Molech.
"And those who bow down on the housetops to the host of heaven, And those who bow down and swear to the LORD and yet swear by Milcom,
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