1 Kings 11:4
Yea it came to pass, in the old age of Solomon, that, his wives, turned aside his heart after other gods,—his heart therefore was not sound with Yahweh his God, as was the heart of David his father.
The Emphasised Bible by J. B. Rotherham
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Exodus 20:3Thou shalt not have other gods besides me.
Deuteronomy 17:17Neither shall he multiply to himself wives, that his heart turn not aside,—nor silver and gold, shall he multiply to himself greatly.
1 Kings 6:1And so it came to pass, in the four hundred and eightieth year, by the coming forth of the sons of Israel out of the land of Egypt, in the fourth year (in the month of Zif, the same, being the second month) of the reign of Solomon over Israel, that he began to build the house unto Yahweh.
1 Kings 8:61So shall your heart be sound with Yahweh 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 Yahweh, and the house of the king;
1 Kings 11:6Thus Solomon did the thing that was wicked in the eyes of Yahweh,—and went not fully after Yahweh, as did 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 →