1 Kings 11:6

And Solomon did evil in the sight of Jehovah, and followed not fully Jehovah, as David his father.

Darby Translation

In The King James Version

And Solomon did evil in the sight of the LORD, and went not fully after the LORD, as did David his father.

In Context

5And Solomon went after Ashtoreth the goddess of the Zidonians, and after Milcom the abomination of the Ammonites.

7Then did Solomon build a high place for Chemosh the abomination of the Moabites, on the hill that is before Jerusalem, and for Molech the abomination of the children of Ammon.

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Cross References

Joshua 14:8And my brethren that had gone up with me made the heart of the people melt; but I wholly followed Jehovah my God.

1 Kings 3:3And Solomon loved Jehovah, walking in the statutes of David his father; only, he sacrificed and burned incense on the high places.

Matthew Henry on 1 Kings 11:2-9

Solomon's Defection and Degeneracy. ( b. c. 983.) 1 But king Solomon loved many strange women, together with the daughter of Pharaoh, women of the Moabites, Ammonites, Edomites, Zidonians, and Hittites; 2 Of the nations concerning which the Lord said unto the children of Israel, Ye shall not go in to them, neither shall they come in unto you: for surely they will turn away your heart after their gods: Solomon clave unto these in love. 3 And he had seven hundred wives, princesses, and three hundred concubines: and… Read the whole commentary →

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