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The Lord was angry with Solomon because he had shifted his allegiance[a] away from the Lord, the God of Israel, who had appeared to him on two occasions[b] 10 and had warned him about this very thing, so that he would not follow other gods.[c] But he did not obey[d] the Lord’s command. 11 So the Lord said to Solomon, “Because you insist on doing these things and have not kept the covenantal rules I gave you,[e] I will surely tear the kingdom away from you and give it to your servant. 12 However, for your father David’s sake I will not do this while you are alive. I will tear it away from your son’s hand instead. 13 But I will not tear away the entire kingdom; I will leave[f] your son one tribe for my servant David’s sake and for the sake of my chosen city Jerusalem.”

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Footnotes

  1. 1 Kings 11:9 tn Heb “bent his heart.”
  2. 1 Kings 11:9 sn These two occasions are mentioned in 1 Kgs 3:5 and 9:2.
  3. 1 Kings 11:10 tn Heb “and had commanded him concerning this thing not to walk after other gods.”
  4. 1 Kings 11:10 tn Or “keep.”
  5. 1 Kings 11:11 tn Heb “Because this is with you, and you have not kept my covenant and my rules which I commanded you.”
  6. 1 Kings 11:13 tn Heb “give.”