1 Kings 11:8

and, thus, did he for all his foreign wives,—who burned incense and offered sacrifices unto their gods.

The Emphasised Bible by J. B. Rotherham

In The King James Version

And likewise did he for all his strange wives, which burnt incense and sacrificed unto their gods.

In Context

7Then, did Solomon build a high place for Chemosh, the abomination of Moab, in the hill that is before Jerusalem,—and for Molech, the abomination of the sons of Ammon;

9Therefore did Yahweh shew himself angry with Solomon,—because his heart had turned aside from Yahweh God of Israel, who had appeared unto him twice;

Read all of 1 Kings 11

Cross References

1 Kings 15:12and he put away the male devotees out of the land,—and removed all the idols that his fathers had made.

Ezekiel 16:22And in all thine abominations, and thine unchaste ways, thou rememberedst not the days of thy youth, When thou wast utterly naked. When thou wast thrusting about thee in thy blood!

1 Corinthians 10:11But, these things, by way of type, were happening unto them, and were written with a view to our admonition, unto whom, the ends of the ages, have reached along.

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 →

This Verse In Other Editions

Study 1 Kings 11:8