1 Kings 11:1-13 ▼

1 And king Solomon loved many strange women, and the daughter of Pharaoh, Moabites, Ammonites, Edomites, Zidonians, Hittites;

2 From the nations which Jehovah said to the sons of Israel, Ye shall not go in to them, and they shall not come in to you: surely they will turn your heart after their gods: to these Solomon joined to love.

3 And there will be to him seven hundred chief wives, and three hundred concubines: and his wives will turn his heart.

4 And it will be at the time of the old age of Solomon his wives turned away his heart after other gods: and his heart was not perfect with Jehovah his God as the heart of David his father.

5 And Solomon will go after Ashtaroth the god of the Zidonians, and after Milcom the abomination of the Ammonites.

6 And Solomon will do evil in the eyes of Jehovah, and he will not fill up after Jehovah as David his father.

7 Then Solomon will build a height for Chemosh, the abomination of Moab, in the mountain which is upon the face of Jerusalem, and for the king, the abomination of the sons of Ammon.

8 And thus he did for all his strange wives, they burning incense and sacrificing to their gods.

9 And Jehovah will be angry with Solomon, for his heart was turned from Jehovah the God of Israel, being seen to him twice.

10 And he commanded him concerning this word not to go after other gods: and he watched not what Jehovah commanded.

11 And Jehovah will say to Solomon, Because this was with thee, and thou didst not watch my covenant and my laws which I commanded upon thee, rending, I will rend the kingdom from thee and give it to thy servant.

12 But in thy days I will not do it for sake of David thy father; out of the hand of thy son will I rend it.

13 But I will not rend all the kingdom; one tribe I will give to thy son for sake of David my servant, and for sake of Jerusalem which I chose.