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1 Kings 11:4
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1 Kings 11:4
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4 For when Solomon was old, his wives turned away his heart after other gods, and his heart was not true to the Lord his God, as was the heart of his father David.(A)
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1 Kings 11:4
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1 Kings 11:4
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4 As Solomon grew old, his wives turned his heart after other gods,(A) and his heart was not fully devoted(B) to the Lord his God, as the heart of David his father had been.
1 Kings 9:4
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1 Kings 9:4
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4 As for you, if you will walk before me as David your father walked, with integrity of heart and uprightness, doing according to all that I have commanded you and keeping my statutes and my ordinances,(A)
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1 Kings 9:4
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1 Kings 9:4
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1 Kings 8:61
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1 Kings 8:61
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61 Therefore devote yourselves completely to the Lord our God, walking in his statutes and keeping his commandments, as at this day.”(A)
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1 Kings 8:61
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1 Kings 8:61
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1 Chronicles 28:9
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1 Chronicles 28:9
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9 “And you, my son Solomon, know the God of your father, and serve him with single mind and willing heart, for the Lord searches every mind and understands every plan and thought. If you seek him, he will be found by you, but if you forsake him, he will abandon you forever.(A)
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1 Chronicles 28:9
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1 Chronicles 28:9
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9 “And you, my son Solomon, acknowledge the God of your father, and serve him with wholehearted devotion(A) and with a willing mind, for the Lord searches every heart(B) and understands every desire and every thought. If you seek him,(C) he will be found by you; but if you forsake(D) him, he will reject(E) you forever.
1 Kings 11:6
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1 Kings 11:6
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6 So Solomon did what was evil in the sight of the Lord and did not completely follow the Lord, as his father David had done.
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1 Kings 11:6
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1 Kings 11:6
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6 So Solomon did evil(A) in the eyes of the Lord; he did not follow the Lord completely, as David his father had done.
2 Chronicles 34:2
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2 Chronicles 34:2
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2 He did what was right in the sight of the Lord and walked in the ways of his ancestor David; he did not turn aside to the right or to the left.
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2 Chronicles 34:2
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2 Chronicles 34:2
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2 He did what was right in the eyes of the Lord and followed the ways of his father David,(A) not turning aside to the right or to the left.
2 Chronicles 17:3
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2 Chronicles 17:3
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3 The Lord was with Jehoshaphat because he walked in the earlier ways of his father;[a] he did not seek the Baals
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- 17.3 Gk: Heb his father David
2 Chronicles 17:3
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2 Chronicles 17:3
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3 The Lord was with Jehoshaphat because he followed the ways of his father David(A) before him. He did not consult the Baals
1 Kings 11:2
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1 Kings 11:2
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2 from the nations concerning which the Lord had said to the Israelites, “You shall not enter into marriage with them, neither shall they with you, for they will surely incline your heart to follow their gods.” Solomon clung to these in love.(A)
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1 Kings 11:2
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1 Kings 11:2
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2 They were from nations about which the Lord had told the Israelites, “You must not intermarry(A) with them, because they will surely turn your hearts after their gods.” Nevertheless, Solomon held fast to them in love.
Deuteronomy 17:17
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Deuteronomy 17:17
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17 And he must not acquire many wives for himself or else his heart will turn away; also silver and gold he must not acquire in great quantity for himself.(A)
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Deuteronomy 17:17
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Deuteronomy 17:17
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17 He must not take many wives,(A) or his heart will be led astray.(B) He must not accumulate(C) large amounts of silver and gold.(D)
Nehemiah 13:26-27
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Nehemiah 13:26-27
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26 Did not King Solomon of Israel sin on account of such women? Among the many nations there was no king like him, and he was beloved by his God, and God made him king over all Israel; nevertheless, foreign women made even him to sin.(A) 27 Shall we then listen to you and do all this great evil and act treacherously against our God by marrying foreign women?”(B)
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Nehemiah 13:26-27
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Nehemiah 13:26-27
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26 Was it not because of marriages like these that Solomon king of Israel sinned? Among the many nations there was no king like him.(A) He was loved by his God,(B) and God made him king over all Israel, but even he was led into sin by foreign women.(C) 27 Must we hear now that you too are doing all this terrible wickedness and are being unfaithful to our God by marrying(D) foreign women?”
2 Chronicles 31:20-21
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2 Chronicles 31:20-21
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20 Hezekiah did this throughout all Judah; he did what was good and right and faithful before the Lord his God.(A) 21 And every work that he undertook in the service of the house of God and in accordance with the law and the commandments, to seek his God, he did with all his heart, and he prospered.
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2 Chronicles 31:20-21
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2 Chronicles 31:20-21
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20 This is what Hezekiah did throughout Judah, doing what was good and right and faithful(A) before the Lord his God. 21 In everything that he undertook in the service of God’s temple and in obedience to the law and the commands, he sought his God and worked wholeheartedly. And so he prospered.(B)
2 Chronicles 25:2
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2 Chronicles 25:2
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2 He did what was right in the sight of the Lord, yet not with a true heart.(A)
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2 Chronicles 25:2
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2 Chronicles 25:2
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2 He did what was right in the eyes of the Lord, but not wholeheartedly.(A)
1 Chronicles 29:19
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1 Chronicles 29:19
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19 Grant to my son Solomon that with single mind he may keep your commandments, your decrees, and your statutes, performing all of them, and that he may build the temple[a] for which I have made provision.”(A)
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- 29.19 Heb fortress
1 Chronicles 29:19
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1 Chronicles 29:19
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19 And give my son Solomon the wholehearted devotion(A) to keep your commands, statutes and decrees(B) and to do everything to build the palatial structure for which I have provided.”(C)
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