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<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.0 Transitional//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/DTD/xhtml1-transitional.dtd"><html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml"><head><meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=utf-8" /><meta name="viewport" content="width=device-width; initial-scale=1.0;"/><title>Topical Bible: Ashtoreth</title><link rel="canonical" href="https://biblehub.com/topical/a/ashtoreth.htm" /><link rel="stylesheet" href="/newtopical.css" type="text/css" media="Screen" /><link rel="stylesheet" href="/print.css" type="text/css" media="Print" /><script type="application/javascript" src="https://scripts.webcontentassessor.com/scripts/8a2459b64f9cac8122fc7f2eac4409c8555fac9383016db59c4c26e3d5b8b157"></script><script src='https://qd.admetricspro.com/js/biblehub/biblehub-layout-loader-revcatch.js'></script><script id='HyDgbd_1s' src='https://prebidads.revcatch.com/ads.js' type='text/javascript' async></script><script>(function(w,d,b,s,i){var cts=d.createElement(s);cts.async=true;cts.id='catchscript'; cts.dataset.appid=i;cts.src='https://app.protectsubrev.com/catch_rp.js?cb='+Math.random(); document.head.appendChild(cts); }) (window,document,'head','script','rc-anksrH');</script></head> <script async src="https://www.googletagmanager.com/gtag/js?id=G-LR4HSKRP2H"></script> <script> window.dataLayer = window.dataLayer || []; function gtag(){dataLayer.push(arguments);} gtag('js', new Date()); gtag('config', 'G-LR4HSKRP2H'); </script><body><div id="fx"><table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" id="fx2"><tr><td><iframe width="100%" height="30" scrolling="no" src="/topical/vmenus/1_kings/11-5.htm" align="left" frameborder="0"></iframe></td></tr></table></div><div id="blnk"></div><div align="center"><table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" class="maintable"><tr><td><div id="fx5"><table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" id="fx6"><tr><td><iframe width="100%" height="245" scrolling="no" src="//biblehu.com/bmcde/a/ashtoreth.htm" frameborder="0"></iframe></td></tr></table></div></td></tr></table></div><div align="center"><table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" class="maintable3"><tr><td><table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" align="center" id="announce"><tr><td><div id="l1"><div id="breadcrumbs"><a href="/">Bible</a> > <a href="/topical/">Topical</a> > Ashtoreth</div><div id="anc"><iframe src="/anc.htm" width="100%" height="27" scrolling="no" frameborder="0"></iframe></div><div id="anc2"><table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" align="center"><tr><td><iframe src="/anc2.htm" width="100%" height="27" scrolling="no" frameborder="0"></iframe></td></tr></table></div></div></td></tr></table><div id="movebox2"><table border="0" align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0"><tr><td><div id="topheading"><a href="/topical/a/ash'teroth-karna'im.htm" title="Ash'teroth-karna'im">◄</a> Ashtoreth <a href="/topical/a/ash'toreth.htm" title="Ash'toreth">►</a></div></td></tr></table></div><div align="center" class="maintable2"><table border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" align="center"><tr><td><div id="topverse">Jump to: <a href="#smi" title="Smith's Bible Dictionary">Smith's</a> • <a href="#isb" title="International Standard Bible Encyclopedia">ISBE</a> • <a href="#eas" title="Easton's Bible Dictionary">Easton's</a> • <a href="#web" title="Webster's Dictionary">Webster's</a> • <a href="#cnc" title="Multiversion Concordance">Concordance</a> • <a href="#thes" title="Bible Thesaurus">Thesaurus</a> • <a href="#heb" title="Strong's Hebrew Concordance">Hebrew</a> • <a href="#lib" title="Library">Library</a> • <a href="#sub" title="Subtopics">Subtopics</a> • <a href="#rel" title="Related Terms">Terms</a></div><div id="leftbox"><div class="padleft"><a name="te" id="te"></a><div class="vheading2">Topical Encyclopedia</div>Ashtoreth, also known as Astarte, is a prominent figure in the religious practices of the ancient Near East, particularly among the Canaanites and other neighboring cultures. She is often associated with fertility, love, and war, and is considered the chief goddess of the Sidonians. The worship of Ashtoreth is frequently mentioned in the Old Testament as a significant temptation and source of idolatry for the Israelites.<br><br><b>Biblical References:</b><br><br>1. <b><a href="/judges/2-13.htm">Judges 2:13</a></b> · "For they forsook the LORD and served Baal and the Ashtoreths." This verse highlights the Israelites' abandonment of Yahweh in favor of Canaanite deities, including Ashtoreth, which led to their spiritual and moral decline.<br><br>2. <b><a href="/1_samuel/7-3.htm">1 Samuel 7:3-4</a></b> · "Then Samuel said to all the house of Israel, 'If you are returning to the LORD with all your hearts, then rid yourselves of the foreign gods and the Ashtoreths and commit your hearts to the LORD and serve Him only. Then He will deliver you from the hand of the Philistines.' So the Israelites put away the Baals and the Ashtoreths and served only the LORD." Here, the prophet Samuel calls the Israelites to repentance, urging them to abandon the worship of Ashtoreth and return to exclusive devotion to Yahweh.<br><br>3. <b><a href="/1_kings/11-5.htm">1 Kings 11:5</a></b> · "Solomon followed Ashtoreth the goddess of the Sidonians and Milcom the abomination of the Ammonites." King Solomon's apostasy is marked by his worship of Ashtoreth, influenced by his foreign wives, which ultimately led to the division of the kingdom.<br><br>4. <b><a href="/2_kings/23-13.htm">2 Kings 23:13</a></b> · "The king also desecrated the high places east of Jerusalem, on the south of the Mount of Corruption, which Solomon king of Israel had built for Ashtoreth the abomination of the Sidonians, for Chemosh the abomination of Moab, and for Milcom the abomination of the Ammonites." King Josiah's reforms included the destruction of the high places dedicated to Ashtoreth, signifying a return to the worship of Yahweh alone.<br><br><b>Cultural and Religious Context:</b><br><br>Ashtoreth was often depicted as a consort of Baal, another major Canaanite deity. Her worship involved various rites and rituals, including temple prostitution and possibly child sacrifice, which were abominations in the eyes of the God of Israel. The allure of Ashtoreth's worship lay in its promises of fertility and prosperity, which were appealing to an agrarian society.<br><br>The Israelites' repeated lapses into the worship of Ashtoreth and other foreign gods reflect the ongoing struggle between the monotheistic faith of Israel and the polytheistic practices of surrounding nations. The prophets and leaders of Israel consistently condemned the worship of Ashtoreth, emphasizing the need for exclusive devotion to Yahweh.<br><br><b>Theological Significance:</b><br><br>The worship of Ashtoreth represents a recurring theme of idolatry in the Old Testament, serving as a cautionary tale about the dangers of syncretism and the abandonment of covenantal faithfulness. The biblical narrative underscores the importance of remaining true to the worship of the one true God, rejecting the seductive influences of surrounding cultures and their deities.<a name="smi" id="smi"></a><div class="vheading2">Smith's Bible Dictionary</div><span class="encheading">Ashtoreth</span><p>(<i>a star</i>) the principal female divinity of the Phoenicians, called Ishtar by the Assyrians and Astarte by the Greeks and Romans. She was by some ancient writers identified with the moon. But on the other hand the Assyrian Ishtar was not the moon-goddess, but the planet Venus; and Astarte was by many identified with the goddess Venus (or Aphrodite), as well as with the plant of that name. It is certain that the worship of Astarte became identified with that of Venus, and that this worship was connected with the most impure rites is apparent from the close connection of this goddess with <a href="../a/asherah.htm">ASHERAH</a>. (<a href="/1_kings/11-5.htm">1 Kings 11:5,33</a>; <a href="/2_kings/23-13.htm">2 Kings 23:13</a>)<a name="eas" id="eas"></a><div class="vheading2">Easton's Bible Dictionary</div>The moon goddess of the Phoenicians, representing the passive principle in nature, their principal female deity; frequently associated with the name of Baal, the sun-god, their chief male deity (<a href="/judges/10-6.htm">Judges 10:6</a>; <a href="/1_samuel/7-4.htm">1 Samuel 7:4</a>; <a href="/1_samuel/12-10.htm">12:10</a>). These names often occur in the plural (Ashtaroth, Baalim), probably as indicating either different statues or different modifications of the deities. This deity is spoken of as Ashtoreth of the Zidonians. She was the Ishtar of the Accadians and the Astarte of the Greeks (<a href="/jeremiah/44-17.htm">Jeremiah 44:17</a>; <a href="/1_kings/11-5.htm">1 Kings 11:5</a>, 33; <a href="/2_kings/23-13.htm">2 Kings 23:13</a>). There was a temple of this goddess among the Philistines in the time of Saul (<a href="/1_samuel/31-10.htm">1 Samuel 31:10</a>). Under the name of Ishtar, she was one of the great deities of the Assyrians. The Phoenicians called her Astarte. Solomon introduced the worship of this idol (<a href="/1_kings/11-33.htm">1 Kings 11:33</a>). Jezebel's 400 priests were probably employed in its service (<a href="/1_kings/18-19.htm">1 Kings 18:19</a>). It was called the "queen of heaven" (<a href="/jeremiah/44-25.htm">Jeremiah 44:25</a>). <a name="web" id="web"></a><div class="vheading2">Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary</div>(<I>n.</I>) The principal female divinity of the Phoenicians, as Baal was the principal male divinity.<a name="isb" id="isb"></a><div class="vheading2">International Standard Bible Encyclopedia</div><span class="encheading">ASHTORETH</span><p>ash'-to-reth, ash-to reth (`ashtoreth; plural `ashtaroth; Astarte):<br><br>1. Name and Origin<br><br>2. Attributes of the Goddess<br><br>3. Ashtoreth as a Moon-Goddess<br><br>4. The Local Ashtaroth<br><br>1. Name and Origin:<br><br>The name of the supreme goddess of Canaan and the female counterpart of Baal.<br><br>The name and cult of the goddess were derived from Babylonia, where Ishtar represented the evening and morning stars and was accordingly androgynous in origin. Under Semitic influence, however, she became solely female, but retained a memory of her primitive character by standing, alone among the Assyro-Bab goddesses, on a footing of equality with the male divinities. From Babylonia the worship of the goddess was carried to the Semites of the West, and in most instances the feminine suffix was attached to her name; where this was not the case the deity was regarded as a male. On the Moabite Stone, for example, `Ashtar is identified with Chemosh, and in the inscriptions of southern Arabia `Athtar is a god. On the other hand, in Atar-gatis or Derketo (2 Maccabees 12:26), Atar, without the feminine suffix, is identified with the goddess `Athah or `Athi (Greek Gatis). The cult of the Greek Aphrodite in Cyprus was borrowed from that of Ashtoreth; whether the Greek name also is a modification of Ashtoreth, as has often been maintained, is doubtful.<br><br>2. Attributes of the Goddess:<br><br>In Babylonia and Assyria Ishtar was the goddess of love and war. An old Babylonian legend related how the descent of Ishtar into Hades in search of her dead husband, Tammuz, was followed by the cessation of marriage and birth in both earth and heaven, while the temples of the goddess at Nineveh and Arbela, around which the two cities afterward grew up, were dedicated to her as the goddess of war. As such she appeared to one of Assur-bani-pal's seers and encouraged the Assyrian king to march against Elam. The other goddesses of Babylonia, who were little more than reflections of the god, tended to merge into Ishtar who thus became a type of the female divinity, a personification of the productive principle in nature, and more especially the mother and creatress of mankind. The chief seat of the worship of Ishtar in Babylonia was Erech, where prostitution was practiced in her name, and she was served with immoral rites by bands of men and women. In Assyria, where the warlike side of the goddess was predominant, no such rites seem to have been practiced, and, instead, prophetesses were attached to her temples to whom she delivered oracles.<br><br>3. Ashtoreth as a Moon-Goddess:<br><br>In Canaan, Ashtoreth, as distinguished from the male `Ashtar, dropped her warlike attributes, but in contradistinction to Asherah, whose name and cult had also been imported from Assyria, became, on the one hand, the colorless consort of Baal, and on the other hand, a moon-goddess. In Babylonia the moon was a god, but after the rise of the solar theology, when the larger number of the Babylonian gods were resolved into forms of the sun-god, their wives also became solar, Ishtar, "the daughter of Sin" the moon-god, remaining identified with the evening-star. In Canaan, however, when the solar theology had absorbed the older beliefs, Baal, passing into a sun-god and the goddess who stood at his side becoming a representative of the moon-the pale reflection, as it were, of the sun-Ashtoreth came to be regarded as the consort of Baal and took the place of the solar goddesses of Babylonia.<br><br>4. The Local Ashtaroth:<br><br>Hence there were as "many Ashtoreths" or Ashtaroth as Baals. They represented the various forms under which the goddess was worshipped in different localities (<a href="/judges/10-6.htm">Judges 10:6</a> <a href="/1_samuel/7-4.htm">1 Samuel 7:4</a>; <a href="/1_samuel/12-10.htm">1 Samuel 12:10</a>, etc.). Sometimes she was addressed as Naamah, "the delightful one," Greek Astro-noe, the mother of Eshmun and the Cabeiri. The Philistines seem to have adopted her under her warlike form (<a href="/1_samuel/31-10.htm">1 Samuel 31:10</a> the King James Version reading "Ashtoreth," as Septuagint), but she was more usually the moon-goddess (Lucian, De Dca Syriac., 4; Herodian, v.6, 10), and was accordingly symbolized by the horns of a cow. See <a href="../a/ashteroth-karnaim.htm">ASHTEROTH-KARNAIM</a>. At Ashkelon, where Herodotus (i.105) places her most ancient temple, she was worshipped under the name of Atar-gatis, as a woman with the tail of a fish, and fish were accordingly sacred to her. Elsewhere the dove was her sacred symbol. The immoral rites with which the worship of Ishtar in Babylonia was accompanied were transferred to Canaan (<a href="/deuteronomy/23-18.htm">Deuteronomy 23:18</a>) and formed part of the idolatrous practices which the Israelites were called upon to extirpate.<br><br>A. H. Sayce<p><a name="heb" id="heb"></a><div class="vheading2">Strong's Hebrew</div><a href="/hebrew/6253.htm"><span class="l">6253. <b>Ashtoreth</b> -- <b>Ashtoreth</b></span></a><br><b>...</b> 6252b, 6253. <b>Ashtoreth</b>. 6254 . <b>Ashtoreth</b>. Transliteration: <b>Ashtoreth</b> Phonetic<br> Spelling: (ash-to'reth) Short Definition: <b>Ashtoreth</b>. <b>...</b> <br><font color="#ff6600" size="-1">/hebrew/6253.htm</font><font color="#ff6600" size="-1"> - 5k</font><p> <a href="/hebrew/6252b.htm"><span class="l">6252b. <b>Ashtoreth</b> -- an ancient Near Eastern goddess</span></a><br><b>Ashtoreth</b> or Ashtaroth. 6252a, 6252b. <b>Ashtoreth</b> or Ashtaroth. 6253 .<br> an ancient Near Eastern goddess. Transliteration: <b>Ashtoreth</b> <b>...</b> <br><font color="#ff6600" size="-1">/hebrew/6252b.htm</font><font color="#ff6600" size="-1"> - 5k</font><p> <a href="/hebrew/1203.htm"><span class="l">1203. Beeshterah -- perhaps "house of <b>Ashtoreth</b>," a Levitical city <b>...</b></span></a><br><b>...</b> perhaps "house of <b>Ashtoreth</b>," a Levitical city in Manasseh. Transliteration: Beeshterah<br> Phonetic Spelling: (beh-esh-ter-aw') Short Definition: Be-eshterah. <b>...</b> <br><font color="#ff6600" size="-1">/hebrew/1203.htm</font><font color="#ff6600" size="-1"> - 6k</font><p> <a href="/hebrew/6255.htm"><span class="l">6255. Ashteroth Qarnayim -- "Ashtaroth of the double horns," a <b>...</b></span></a><br><b>...</b> Jordan NASB Word Usage Ashteroth-karnaim (1). <b>Ashtoreth</b> Karnaim. From<br> Ashtarowth and the dual of qeren; Ashtaroth of (the) double <b>...</b> <br><font color="#ff6600" size="-1">/hebrew/6255.htm</font><font color="#ff6600" size="-1"> - 6k</font><p> <a href="/hebrew/6252.htm"><span class="l">6252. Ashtarowth -- a place East of the Jordan</span></a><br><b>...</b> See also Beyth 'Ashtarowth, <b>Ashtoreth</b>, Ashtroth Qarnayim. see HEBREW ashtrah. see<br> HEBREW Beyth 'Ashtarowth. see HEBREW <b>Ashtoreth</b>. see HEBREW Ashtroth Qarnayim. <b>...</b> <br><font color="#ff6600" size="-1">/hebrew/6252.htm</font><font color="#ff6600" size="-1"> - 6k</font><p> <a href="/hebrew/842.htm"><span class="l">842. Asherah -- a Phoenician goddess, also an image of the same</span></a><br><b>...</b> of the same -- grove. Compare <b>Ashtoreth</b>. see HEBREW 'ashar. see HEBREW<br> <b>Ashtoreth</b>. 841, 842. Asherah. 843 . Strong's Numbers. <br><font color="#ff6600" size="-1">/hebrew/842.htm</font><font color="#ff6600" size="-1"> - 6k</font><p> <a href="/hebrew/1045.htm"><span class="l">1045. beth Ashtaroth -- house of Ashtaroth</span></a><br><b>...</b> house of Ashtaroth. Transliteration: beth Ashtaroth Phonetic Spelling: (bayth<br> ash-taw-roth') Short Definition: Ashtaroth. Word Origin see bayith and <b>Ashtoreth</b>. <b>...</b> <br><font color="#ff6600" size="-1">/hebrew/1045.htm</font><font color="#ff6600" size="-1"> - 6k</font><a name="lib" id="lib"></a><div class="vheading2">Library</div><p><a href="/library/white/the_story_of_prophets_and_kings/chapter_11_carmel.htm"><span class="l">Carmel</span></a> <br><b>...</b> Standing before Ahab, Elijah demanded that all Israel be assembled to meet<br> him and the prophets of Baal and <b>Ashtoreth</b> on Mount Carmel. <b>...</b> <br><font color="#ff6600" size="-1">/.../white/the story of prophets and kings/chapter 11 carmel.htm</font><p><a href="/library/white/the_story_of_prophets_and_kings/chapter_18_the_healing_of.htm"><span class="l">The Healing of the Waters</span></a> <br><b>...</b> Before them had stood the walls of Jericho, a heathen stronghold, the center of<br> the worship of <b>Ashtoreth</b>, vilest and most degrading of all Canaanitish forms of <b>...</b> <br><font color="#ff6600" size="-1">/.../white/the story of prophets and kings/chapter 18 the healing of.htm</font><p><a href="/library/yonge/the_chosen_people/lesson_v_israel_in_canaan.htm"><span class="l">Israel in Canaan.</span></a> <br><b>...</b> They had many gods, whom they called altogether Baalim, or lords; and goddesses,<br> whom they called <b>Ashtoreth</b>; and they thought that each had some one city or <b>...</b> <br><font color="#ff6600" size="-1">//christianbookshelf.org/yonge/the chosen people/lesson v israel in canaan.htm</font><p><a href="/library/white/the_story_of_prophets_and_kings/chapter_3_pride_of_prosperity.htm"><span class="l">Pride of Prosperity</span></a> <br><b>...</b> For Solomon went after <b>Ashtoreth</b> the goddess of the Zidonians, and after<br> Milcom the abomination of the Ammonites." 1 Kings 2:4, 5. <b>...</b> <br><font color="#ff6600" size="-1">/.../white/the story of prophets and kings/chapter 3 pride of prosperity.htm</font><p><a href="/library/white/the_story_of_prophets_and_kings/chapter_8_national_apostasy.htm"><span class="l">National Apostasy</span></a> <br><b>...</b> blasphemy. The dark shadow of apostasy covered the whole land. Images of<br> Baalim and <b>Ashtoreth</b> were everywhere to be seen. Idolatrous <b>...</b> <br><font color="#ff6600" size="-1">/.../white/the story of prophets and kings/chapter 8 national apostasy.htm</font><p><a href="/library/sayce/early_israel_and_the_surrounding_nations/chapter_iii_the_nations_of.htm"><span class="l">The Nations of the South-East</span></a> <br><b>...</b> had the conception of a goddess vanished from the mind of the Moabite, that, as<br> we learn from the Moabite Stone, the Babylonian Istar, the <b>Ashtoreth</b> of Canaan <b>...</b> <br><font color="#ff6600" size="-1">/.../sayce/early israel and the surrounding nations/chapter iii the nations of.htm</font><p><a href="/library/white/the_story_of_prophets_and_kings/chapter_6_the_rending_of.htm"><span class="l">The Rending of the Kingdom</span></a> <br><b>...</b> This division must take place, He had declared, "because that they have forsaken<br> Me, and have worshiped <b>Ashtoreth</b> the goddess of the Zidonians, Chemosh the god <b>...</b> <br><font color="#ff6600" size="-1">/.../white/the story of prophets and kings/chapter 6 the rending of.htm</font><p><a href="/library/white/the_story_of_prophets_and_kings/chapter_21_elishas_closing_ministry.htm"><span class="l">Elisha's Closing Ministry</span></a> <br><b>...</b> Once more, through a merciful providence, the priests of Baal and of <b>Ashtoreth</b><br> were set aside and their heathen altars thrown down. <b>...</b> <br><font color="#ff6600" size="-1">/.../white/the story of prophets and kings/chapter 21 elishas closing ministry.htm</font><p><a href="/library/farrar/gathering_clouds_a_tale_of_the_days_of_st_chrysostom/chapter_xxxviii_fresh_troubles.htm"><span class="l">Fresh Troubles</span></a> <br><b>...</b> the ancient temples of the gods; but now those gods and the vices they<br> represented"Ares and Aphrodite, Plutus and Cybele, Moloch and <b>Ashtoreth</b>, Mammon <b>...</b> <br><font color="#ff6600" size="-1">/.../chapter xxxviii fresh troubles.htm</font><p><a href="/library/maclaren/expositions_of_holy_scripture_a/as_god_so_worshipper.htm"><span class="l">As God, So Worshipper</span></a> <br><b>...</b> idols. They who 'worship vanity' inevitably 'become vain.' A Venus or a<br> Jupiter, a Baal or an <b>Ashtoreth</b>, sets the tone of morals. <b>...</b> <br><font color="#ff6600" size="-1">/.../maclaren/expositions of holy scripture a/as god so worshipper.htm</font><a name="thes" id="thes"></a><div class="vheading2">Thesaurus</div><a href="/topical/a/ashtoreth.htm"><span class="l"><b>Ashtoreth</b> (3 Occurrences)</span></a><br><b>...</b> the deities. This deity is spoken of as <b>Ashtoreth</b> of the Zidonians. She was <b>...</b> Int.<br> Standard Bible Encyclopedia. <b>ASHTORETH</b>. ash'-to-reth, ash <b>...</b><br><font color="#ff6600" size="-1">/a/ashtoreth.htm - 14k</font><p><a href="/topical/a/astoreth.htm"><span class="l">Astoreth</span></a><br><b>...</b> ash'-to-reth, ash-to reth (`<b>ashtoreth</b>; plural `ashtaroth; Astarte): 1. Name and<br> Origin 2. Attributes of the Goddess 3. <b>Ashtoreth</b> as a Moon-Goddess 4. The Local <b>...</b><br><font color="#ff6600" size="-1">/a/astoreth.htm - 10k</font><p><a href="/topical/a/astarte.htm"><span class="l">Astarte (2 Occurrences)</span></a><br><b>...</b> ash'-to-reth, ash-to reth (`<b>ashtoreth</b>; plural `ashtaroth; Astarte): 1. Name and<br> Origin 2. Attributes of the Goddess 3. <b>Ashtoreth</b> as a Moon-Goddess 4. The Local <b>...</b><br><font color="#ff6600" size="-1">/a/astarte.htm - 11k</font><p><a href="/topical/g/goddess.htm"><span class="l">Goddess (6 Occurrences)</span></a><br><b>...</b> In the only instance in which the word occurs in English Versions of the Bible<br> (1 Kings 11:5, 33), the gender is determined by the noun-"<b>Ashtoreth</b>, the god <b>...</b><br><font color="#ff6600" size="-1">/g/goddess.htm - 9k</font><p><a href="/topical/a/ash'toreth.htm"><span class="l">Ash'toreth (3 Occurrences)</span></a><br>Ash'toreth. <b>Ashtoreth</b>, Ash'toreth. Ashtoreths . Multi-Version Concordance<br> Ash'toreth (3 Occurrences). 1 Kings 11:5 For Solomon went <b>...</b><br><font color="#ff6600" size="-1">/a/ash'toreth.htm - 7k</font><p><a href="/topical/a/ashtaroth.htm"><span class="l">Ashtaroth (13 Occurrences)</span></a><br><b>...</b> Noah Webster's Dictionary. (n.) Plural of <b>Ashtoreth</b>. Int. Standard Bible<br> Encyclopedia. <b>...</b> Ashtaroth is the plural of <b>ASHTORETH</b> (which see). <b>...</b><br><font color="#ff6600" size="-1">/a/ashtaroth.htm - 17k</font><p><a href="/topical/z/zidonians.htm"><span class="l">Zidonians (11 Occurrences)</span></a><br><b>...</b> 1 Kings 11:5 For Solomon went after <b>Ashtoreth</b> the goddess of the Zidonians, and<br> after Milcom the abomination of the Ammonites. (KJV JPS BBE DBY WBS YLT). <b>...</b><br><font color="#ff6600" size="-1">/z/zidonians.htm - 10k</font><p><a href="/topical/m/milcom.htm"><span class="l">Milcom (8 Occurrences)</span></a><br><b>...</b> (BBE). 1 Kings 11:5 For Solomon went after <b>Ashtoreth</b> the goddess of the<br> Sidonians, and after Milcom the abomination of the Ammonites. <b>...</b><br><font color="#ff6600" size="-1">/m/milcom.htm - 9k</font><p><a href="/topical/a/asherah.htm"><span class="l">Asherah (40 Occurrences)</span></a><br><b>...</b> Asirtu was merely the feminine form of Asir, "the superintendent" or "leader," it<br> is probable that it was originally an epithet of Ishtar (<b>Ashtoreth</b>) of Nineveh <b>...</b><br><font color="#ff6600" size="-1">/a/asherah.htm - 24k</font><p><a href="/topical/s/sido'nians.htm"><span class="l">Sido'nians (11 Occurrences)</span></a><br><b>...</b> (DBY RSV). 1 Kings 11:5 For Solomon went after <b>Ashtoreth</b> the goddess of the Sidonians,<br> and after Milcom the abomination of the Ammonites. (See RSV). <b>...</b><br><font color="#ff6600" size="-1">/s/sido'nians.htm - 9k</font><p><a name="res" id="res"></a><div class="vheading2">Resources</div><a href="https://www.gotquestions.org/who-Asherah.html">Who was Asherah / Ashtoreth? | GotQuestions.org</a><br /><br /><a href="https://www.gotquestions.org/Queen-of-Heaven.html">Who is the Queen of Heaven? | GotQuestions.org</a><br /><br /><a href="https://www.gotquestions.org/Baal-and-Asherah.html">Why was the worship of Baal and Asherah a constant struggle for the Israelites? | GotQuestions.org</a><br /><br /><a href="https://clyx.com/term/ashtoreth.htm">Ashtoreth: Dictionary and Thesaurus | Clyx.com</a><br /><br /><a href="/concordance/">Bible Concordance</a> • <a href="/dictionary/">Bible Dictionary</a> • <a href="/encyclopedia/">Bible Encyclopedia</a> • <a href="/topical/">Topical Bible</a> • <a href="/thesaurus/">Bible Thesuarus</a></div></div><div id="centbox"><div class="padcent"><a name="cnc" id="cnc"></a><div class="vheading2">Concordance</div><span class="encheading">Ashtoreth (3 Occurrences)</span><p><span class="rtext"><a href="/1_kings/11-5.htm">1 Kings 11:5</a></span><br />For Solomon went after <span class="boldtext">Ashtoreth</span> the goddess of the Sidonians, and after Milcom the abomination of the Ammonites.<br /><span class="source">(WEB KJV JPS ASV BBE DBY WBS YLT NAS NIV)</span><p><span class="rtext"><a href="/1_kings/11-33.htm">1 Kings 11:33</a></span><br />because that they have forsaken me, and have worshiped <span class="boldtext">Ashtoreth</span> the goddess of the Sidonians, Chemosh the god of Moab, and Milcom the god of the children of Ammon. They have not walked in my ways, to do that which is right in my eyes, and to keep my statutes and my ordinances, as David his father did.<br /><span class="source">(WEB KJV JPS ASV BBE DBY WBS YLT NAS NIV)</span><p><span class="rtext"><a href="/2_kings/23-13.htm">2 Kings 23:13</a></span><br />The high places that were before Jerusalem, which were on the right hand of the mountain of corruption, which Solomon the king of Israel had built for <span class="boldtext">Ashtoreth</span> the abomination of the Sidonians, and for Chemosh the abomination of Moab, and for Milcom the abomination of the children of Ammon, did the king defile.<br /><span class="source">(WEB KJV JPS ASV BBE DBY WBS YLT NAS NIV)</span><a name="sub" id="sub"></a><div class="vheading2">Subtopics</div><p class="pspc"><a href="/topical/a/ashtoreth.htm">Ashtoreth</a></p><p class="pspc"><a href="/topical/naves/a/ashtoreth--an_idol_of_the_philistines,_zidonians,_and_phenicians--probably_identical_with_queen_of_heaven.htm">Ashtoreth: An Idol of the Philistines, Zidonians, and Phenicians--Probably Identical With Queen of Heaven</a></p><p class="pspc"><a href="/topical/naves/a/ashtoreth--high_places_of,_at_jerusalem,_destroyed.htm">Ashtoreth: High Places of, at Jerusalem, Destroyed</a></p><p class="pspc"><a href="/topical/naves/a/ashtoreth--temple_of.htm">Ashtoreth: Temple of</a></p><p class="pspc"><a href="/topical/naves/a/ashtoreth--worshiped_by_israelites.htm">Ashtoreth: Worshiped by Israelites</a></p><p class="pspc"><a href="/topical/p/plural_ash'taroth_ashtoreth.htm">Plural Ash'Taroth Ashtoreth</a></p><a name="rel" id="rel"></a><div class="vheading2">Related Terms</div><p class="pspc2"><a href="/topical/a/ashtoreth.htm">Ashtoreth (3 Occurrences)</a></p><p class="pspc2"><a href="/topical/a/ashtoreths.htm">Ashtoreths (6 Occurrences)</a></div></div></td></tr></table></div><div id="left"><a href="/topical/a/ash'teroth-karna'im.htm" onmouseover='lft.src="/leftgif.png"' onmouseout='lft.src="/left.png"' title="Ash'teroth-karna'im"><img src="/left.png" name="lft" border="0" alt="Ash'teroth-karna'im" /></a></div><div id="right"><a href="/topical/a/ash'toreth.htm" onmouseover='rght.src="/rightgif.png"' onmouseout='rght.src="/right.png"' title="Ash'toreth"><img src="/right.png" name="rght" border="0" alt="Ash'toreth" /></a></div><div id="botleft"><a href="#" onmouseover='botleft.src="/botleftgif.png"' onmouseout='botleft.src="/botleft.png"' title="Top of Page"><img src="/botleft.png" name="botleft" border="0" alt="Top of Page" /></a></div><div id="botright"><a href="#" onmouseover='botright.src="/botrightgif.png"' onmouseout='botright.src="/botright.png"' title="Top of Page"><img src="/botright.png" name="botright" border="0" alt="Top of Page" /></a></div> <div id="mdd"><div align="center"><div class="bot2"><table align="center" width="100%"><tr><td><div align="center"><script id="3d27ed63fc4348d5b062c4527ae09445"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=51ce25d5-1a8c-424a-8695-4bd48c750f35&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; </script> <script id="b817b7107f1d4a7997da1b3c33457e03"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=cb0edd8b-b416-47eb-8c6d-3cc96561f7e8&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; </script><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-2'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-0' style='max-width: 300px;'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-3'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-1' style='max-width: 300px;'> </div><br /><br />  <div align="center" id='div-gpt-ad-1531425649696-0'> </div><br /><br /> <ins class="adsbygoogle" style="display:inline-block;width:200px;height:200px" data-ad-client="ca-pub-3753401421161123" data-ad-slot="3592799687"></ins> <script> (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); </script></div></td></tr></table></div></div></div> <br /><br /> <div align="center"> <div id="bot"><iframe width="100%" height="1500" scrolling="no" src="/botmenubhnew2.htm" frameborder="0"></iframe></div></td></tr></table></div></body></html>