⁴When Solomon was old, his wives seduced him to follow other gods. He was not completely devoted to Yahweh his God, as his father David had been. ⁱ⁵Solomon followed Ashtoreth, ^jthe goddess of the Sidonians, and Milcom, ^kthe detestable idol of the Ammonites. ^l⁶Solomon did what was evil in the Lord’s sight, and unlike his father David, he did not completely follow Yahweh.

⁷At that time, Solomon built a high place ^mfor Chemosh, ⁿthe detestable idol of Moab, and for Milcom, ^o^pthe detestable idol of the Ammonites, on the hill across from Jerusalem. ^q⁸He did the same for all his foreign wives, who were burning incense and offering sacrifices to their gods.

⁹The Lord was angry with Solomon, because his heart had turned away from Yahweh, the God of Israel, who had appeared to him twice. ^r¹⁰He had commanded him about this, so that he would not follow other gods, but Solomon did not do what the Lord had commanded. ^s

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Footnotes

o11:7 Molech

Cross references

g11:3 2Sm 5:13; Est 2:14–15; Sg 6:8
h11:3 Dt 17:17
i11:4 1Kg 8:61; 9:4; 15:3, 14; 1Ch 29:19
j11:5 Jdg 2:13; 10:6; 1Kg 11:33
k11:5 Lv 18:21
l11:5 Jdg 2:13; 1Sm 7:3–4
m11:7 Nm 33:52; 1Kg 3:2–3
n11:7 Nm 21:29
p11:7 1Kg 11:33
q11:7 2Kg 23:13
r11:9 1Kg 3:5; 9:2
s11:10 1Kg 6:12; 9:6–7