MILCOM*

National god of the Ammonites, better known as Molech or Moloch. Worship of this deity, which was accompanied by sacrificing children in the fire, was strictly prohibited to Israel (Lev 18:21; Jer 32:35). Solomon built Milcom a worship site (1 Kgs 11:5, 33), which Josiah later tore down (2 Kgs 23:13). Milcom is rendered as “king” in 2 Samuel 12:30 and 1 Chronicles 20:2 (see also Jer 49:1-3; Zep 1:5, kjv “Malcham”).

See also Ammon, Ammonites.