1 Kings 11:6

and to Ashtoreth the abomination of the Sidonians.

Updated Brenton Septuagint

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

5Then Solomon built a high place to Chemosh the idol of Moab, and to their king the idol of the children of Ammon,

7And thus he acted toward all his strange wives, who burned incense and sacrificed to their idols.

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Cross References

Joshua 14:8My brethren that went up with me turned away the heart of the people, but I applied myself to follow the Lord my God.

1 Kings 3:3And Solomon loved the Lord, so as to walk in the ordinances 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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