1 Kings 11:33

11:33 I am taking the kingdom from him53 because they have54 abandoned me and worshiped the Sidonian goddess Astarte, the Moabite god Chemosh, and the Ammonite god Milcom. They have not followed my instructions55 by doing what I approve and obeying my rules and regulations, like Solomon’s father David did.56

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53	tn The words “I am taking the kingdom from him” are supplied in the translation for clarification.
54	tc This is the reading of the MT; the LXX, Syriac, and Vulgate read “he has.”
55	tn Heb “walked in my ways.”
56	tn Heb “by doing what is right in my eyes, my rules and my regulations, like David his father.”