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1 Kings 11:4

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2 These women were from the nations about which the LORD had told the Israelites, “You must not intermarry with them, for surely they will turn your hearts after their gods.” Yet Solomon clung to these women in love.

3 He had seven hundred wives of royal birth and three hundred concubines—and his wives turned his heart away.

For when Solomon grew old, his wives turned his heart after other gods, and he was not wholeheartedly devoted to the LORD his God, as his father David had been.

5 Solomon followed Ashtoreth the goddess of the Sidonians and Milcom the abomination of the Ammonites.

6 So Solomon did evil in the sight of the LORD; unlike his father David, he did not follow the LORD completely.

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BSB
For when Solomon grew old, his wives turned his heart after other gods, and he was not wholeheartedly devoted to the LORD his God, as his father David had been.
KJV
For it came to pass, when Solomon was old, that his wives turned away his heart after other gods: and his heart was not perfect with the LORD his God, as was the heart of David his father.
WEB
When Solomon was old, his wives turned away his heart after other gods; and his heart was not perfect with the LORD his God, as the heart of David his father was.
ASV
For it came to pass, when Solomon was old, that his wives turned away his heart after other gods; and his heart was not perfect with Jehovah his God, as was the heart of David his father.
DARBY
And it came to pass when Solomon was old, [that] 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.
BLB
And it was, at the time of the old age of Solomon, that his wives stretched his heart after other gods, and his heart was not loyal to YHWH his God like the heart of David his father.
ÅB
Og da Salomo ble gammel, vendte hustruene hans hjerte til andre guder, og hans hjerte var ikke helt med Herren hans Gud, slik som hans far Davids hjerte hadde vært.
OTB
For da Salomo ble gammel, ledet hans hustruer hans hjerte bort etter andre guder; og hans hjerte var ikke helt viet til Herren hans Gud, slik som hans far Davids hjerte hadde vært.
B1930
Og da Salomo blev gammel, vendte hustruene hans hjerte til andre guder, og hans hjerte var ikke helt med Herren hans Gud, således som hans far Davids hjerte hadde vært.

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  • 1 Kings 9:4

    And as for you, if you walk before Me as your father David walked, with a heart of integrity and uprightness, doing all I have commanded you, and if you keep My statutes and ordinances,

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  • 1 Kings 8:61

    So let your heart be fully devoted to the LORD our God, as it is this day, to walk in His statutes and to keep His commandments.”

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  • 1 Chronicles 28:9

    As for you, Solomon my son, know the God of your father and serve Him wholeheartedly and with a willing mind, for the LORD searches every heart and understands the intent of every thought. If you seek Him, He will be found by you; but if you forsake Him, He will reject you forever.

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  • 1 Kings 11:6

    So Solomon did evil in the sight of the LORD; unlike his father David, he did not follow the LORD completely.

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  • 2 Chronicles 17:3

    Now the LORD was with Jehoshaphat because he walked in the earlier ways of his father David. He did not seek out the Baals,

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  • Deuteronomy 17:17

    He must not take many wives for himself, lest his heart go astray. He must not accumulate for himself large amounts of silver and gold.

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  • 1 Kings 11:2

    These women were from the nations about which the LORD had told the Israelites, “You must not intermarry with them, for surely they will turn your hearts after their gods.” Yet Solomon clung to these women in love.

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  • 2 Chronicles 34:2

    And he did what was right in the eyes of the LORD and walked in the ways of his father David; he did not turn aside to the right or to the left.

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