16 .............. .. Solomon disobeys Four Laws of God that pertained to Kings

That the King shall not acquire an excessive number of horses (Deut. 17:16)
That the King shall not take an excessive number of wives (Deut. 17:17)
That the King shall not accumulate an excessive quantity of gold and silver (Deut. 17:17)
That the King shall write a scroll of the Torah for himself, in addition to the one that every person should write, so that he writes two scrolls (Deut. 17:18)
______------------ -----Solomon further compromises his integrity
"But king Solomon loved many strange women, together with the daughter of Pharaoh, women of the Moabites, Ammonites, Edomites, Zidonians, and Hittites; Of the nations concerning which the Lord said to the children of Israel, You shall not go in to them, neither shall they come in unto you: for surely they will turn away your heart after their gods: Solomon clave unto these in love. And he had seven hundred wives, princesses, and three hundred concubines: and his wives turned away his heart. For it came to pass, when Solomon was old, that his wives turned away his heart after other gods: and his heart was not perfect with the Lord his God, as was the heart of David his father". 1 Kings 11:1-4
"For Solomon went after Ashtoreth the goddess of the Zidonians, and after Milcom the abomination of the Ammonites... Then did Solomon build an high place for Chemosh, the abomination of Moab, on the hill that is before Jerusalem, and for Molech, the abomination of the children of Ammon. And likewise did he for all his strange wives, which burnt incense and sacrificed unto their gods." 1 Kings 11:5,7,8
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Ashtoreth (Ishtar - Easter) was the consort of Baal and her images displayed the female body in various Hollywood style nude or semi - nude poses. There were homosexuals, lesbians and many prostitutes involved in the temple worship.

Molech, made of hollow brass, was located near the Valley of the sons of Hinnom or Gahenna (James 3:6) which was the continuously burning garbage dunp southwest of Jerusalem where not only garbage was burned but also the dead bodies of animals and criminals were cremated. Unwanted newborn babies were also murdered alive by letting them roll down the arms of Molech into the raging fire... 2 Chron 28:3; 33:6 The Tophet, a large drum was beat to drown out the screams of the newborn babies being murdered so as not to disturb the worshippers ... 2 Kings 23:10. The Priests were men of High rank and privilege. The practice was also known as "passing through the fire"

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