How many times is Molech mentioned in the Bible?
The word Molech appears 8 times in the King James Version, in 8 verses. It is found in 4 of the 66 books. The World English Bible uses Molech 8 times.
Molech in the King James Version and the World English Bible
Each form of Molech counted in each translation.
| Form | KJV | WEB |
|---|---|---|
| Molech | 8 | 8 |
| Total | 8 | 8 |
What the name Molech means
Hitchcock's Bible Names Dictionary glosses Molech as "king".
This is the 1869 traditional meaning; modern scholars often read names differently.
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Source: Hitchcock's Bible Names Dictionary (1869), checked 2026-10-22.
First and last mention of Molech
And thou shalt not let any of thy seed pass through the fire to Molech, neither shalt thou profane the name of thy God: I am the LORD.
And they built the high places of Baal, which are in the valley of the son of Hinnom, to cause their sons and their daughters to pass through the fire unto Molech; which I commanded them not, neither came it into my mind, that they should do this abomination, to cause Judah to sin.
Common questions
How many times is Molech in the Old Testament and the New Testament?
In the King James Version, counting every form, 8 of the 8 uses are in the Old Testament and 0 in the New Testament. Molech appears in 4 books of the 66 in the King James Version. Leviticus has the most (5), then 1 Kings (1) and 2 Kings (1).
Where is Molech first mentioned in the Bible?
The first use in the King James Version is Leviticus 18:21: "And thou shalt not let any of thy seed pass through the fire to Molech, neither shalt thou profane the name of thy God: I am the LORD." The last is Jeremiah 32:35.
What does the name Molech mean in the Bible?
Hitchcock's Bible Names Dictionary glosses Molech as "king".
More word counts: Chemosh, Belial, Beelzebub, Lucifer, Moab, Assyria, Hebron, Lebanon, or all 484 words.
Counted by Bible Says About from the full public-domain text of the King James Version (1769 edition) and the World English Bible. Verse text only: headings and psalm titles are left out. A word is a run of letters: a hyphenated name like Beer-sheba counts as two, and an apostrophe stays inside its word (LORD'S is one). Matching ignores capital letters. Data compiled 2026-10-22.