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2 Kings 23:13 (GN)

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13 Josiah desecrated the altars that King Solomon had built east of Jerusalem, south of the Mount of Olives, for the worship of disgusting idols---Astarte the goddess of Sidon, Chemosh the god of Moab, and Molech the god of Ammon.

Definition(s):
Chemosh (Kee-mosh): handling; stroking; taking away
Molech (Moh-lekh): Moloch, king
Solomon (Sol-om-on): peaceable; perfect; one who recompenses