1 Kings 11:4
And it came to pass, at the time that Solomon was old, that his wives turned away his heart after other gods; and his heart was not undivided with the Lord his God, like the heart of David his father.
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Exodus 20:3Thou shalt have no other gods before me.
Deuteronomy 17:17Neither shall he take to himself many wives, that his heart may not turn away; nor shall he acquire for himself too much silver and gold.
1 Kings 6:1And it came to pass, in the four hundred and eightieth year after the going forth of the children of Israel out of the land of Egypt, in the fourth year, in the month Ziv, which is the second month, of the reign of Solomon over Israel, that he built the house unto the Lord.
1 Kings 8:61Let your heart therefore be entire with the Lord our God, to walk in his statutes, and to keep his commandments, as at this day.
1 Kings 9:10And it came to pass at the end of twenty years, when Solomon had built the two houses, the house of the Lord, and the king's house,
1 Kings 11:6And Solomon did what is evil in the eyes of the Lord, and went not fully after the Lord, like David his father.
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 →