who was malcam at zeph 1:5?

Question

it said they made oaths to jehovah and malcam was he a king or a false god?

what cross reference if any to molech?

molech was moabite god

and ammonite.

Answer 1

Molech, an Ammonite god associated with child sacrifice.

These children were thrown into a firepit called Tophet located in the Valley of Hinnom which curves areound the west and south side of Jerusalem.

Answer 2

The truth is that even the best-informed bible scholars are not certain who "Malcam" was. Many believe "Malcam" is another name for "Molech", a pagan god who is also discussed in these Scriptures:

(1 Kings 11:5-7) Solomon began going after Ashtoreth the goddess of the Sidoni·ans and after Milcom the disgusting thing of the Ammonites. 6 And Sol´o·mon began to do what was bad in the eyes of Jehovah, and he did not follow Jehovah fully like David his father. 7 It was then that Solomon proceeded to build a high place ...to Molech the disgusting thing of the sons of Ammon.


A few ancient manuscripts call this "Malcam" by the expression "their king", so Zephaniah might have been describing a form of emperor worship.

Learn more:
http://watchtower.org/e/20050422/article_02.htm

Answer 3

Milcom was a god of the Ammonites who came from an incestual relationship between Lot, Abraham's nephew, and lot's daughter.

1 Kings 11:5 For Solomon went after Ashtoreth the goddess of the Sidonians and after Milcom the detestable idol of the Ammonites.
1 Kings 11:33 because they have forsaken Me, and have worshiped Ashtoreth the goddess of the Sidonians, Chemosh the god of Moab, and Milcom the god of the sons of Ammon; and they have not walked in My ways, doing what is right in My sight and observing My statutes and My ordinances, as his father David did.
2 Kings 23:13 The high places which were before Jerusalem, which were on the right of the mount of destruction which Solomon the king of Israel had built for Ashtoreth the abomination of the Sidonians, and for Chemosh the abomination of Moab, and for Milcom the abomination of the sons of Ammon, the king defiled.
Zephaniah 1:5 "And those who bow down on the housetops to the host of heaven, And those who bow down and swear to the LORD and yet swear by Milcom,

Edit Sorry I gave you the wrong name Here are three references for Malcam:
1 Chron 8:9 By Hodesh his wife he became the father of Jobab, Zibia, Mesha, Malcam,
Jeremiah 49:1 Concerning the sons of Ammon. Thus says the LORD: "Does Israel have no sons? Or has he no heirs? Why then has Malcam taken possession of Gad And his people settled in its cities?
Jeremiah 49:3 "Wail, O Heshbon, for Ai has been destroyed! Cry out, O daughters of Rabbah, Gird yourselves with sackcloth and lament, And rush back and forth inside the walls; For Malcam will go into exile Together with his priests and his princes.

Answer 4

Malcham is the god of the Ammonites.