1 Kings 11:1-8
1599 Geneva Bible
11 3 Solomon hath a thousand wives and concubines, which bring him to idolatry. 14 His God raiseth up adversaries against him. 43 He dieth.
1 But King Solomon loved (A)many [a]outlandish women: both the daughter of Pharaoh, and the women of Moab, Ammon, Edom, Sidon, and Heth,
2 Of the nations, whereof the Lord had said unto the children of Israel, (B)Go not ye in to them, nor let them come in to you: for surely they will turn your hearts after their gods, to them, I say, did Solomon join in love.
3 And he had seven hundred wives, that were [b]princesses, and three hundred [c]concubines, and his wives turned away his heart.
4 For when Solomon was old, his wives turned his heart after other gods, so that his heart was not [d]perfect with the Lord his God as was the heart of David his father.
5 For Solomon followed (C)Ashtoreth the god of the Sidonians, and [e]Milcom the abomination of the Ammonites.
6 So Solomon wrought wickedness in the sight of the Lord, but continued not to follow the Lord, as did David his father.
7 Then did Solomon build an high place for Chemosh, the [f]abomination of Moab, in the mountain that is over against Jerusalem, and unto Molech the abomination of the children of Ammon.
8 And so did he for all his outlandish wives, which burnt incense and offered unto their gods.
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- 1 Kings 11:1 Which were idolaters.
- 1 Kings 11:3 Or, Queens.
- 1 Kings 11:3 To whom appertained no dowry.
- 1 Kings 11:4 He served not God with a pure heart.
- 1 Kings 11:5 Who was also called Molech, verse 7, read 2 Kings 23:10.
- 1 Kings 11:7 Thus the Scripture termeth whatsoever man doth reverence and serve as God.
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