Probably the same as Molech, the chief god of the Ammonites. (Zep 1:5)​—See MOLECH.

A god worshipped by the Ammonites, probably the same as the god Molech. (1Ki 11:5, 7) Near the close of his reign, Solomon built high places to this false god.​—See MOLECH.

A god of the Ammonites; possibly the same as Malcam, Milcom, and Moloch. It may be a title rather than the name of a specific god. The Mosaic Law demanded the death penalty for anyone who sacrificed his children to Molech.​—Le 20:2; Jer 32:35; Ac 7:43.