son to fail, but it also tore apart the entire Israelite nation and led to an apostasy from which Israel never did recover. Scripture tells us this: The LORD became angry with Solomon, because his heart had turned from the LORD God of Israel, who had appeared to him twice, and had commanded him concerning this thing, that he should not go after other gods; but he did not keep what the LORD had commanded. Therefore the LORD said to Solomon, “Because you have done this, and have not kept My covenant