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1 Kings 11:6

DavidSolomon
SinFaithfulness and loyaltyObedience

4 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.

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

7 At that time on a hill east of Jerusalem, Solomon built a high place for Chemosh the abomination of Moab and for Molech the abomination of the Ammonites.

8 He did the same for all his foreign wives, who burned incense and sacrificed to their gods.

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BSB
So Solomon did evil in the sight of the LORD; unlike his father David, he did not follow the LORD completely.
KJV
And Solomon did evil in the sight of the LORD, and went not fully after the LORD, as did David his father.
WEB
Solomon did that which was evil in the LORD’s sight, and didn’t go fully after the LORD, as David his father did.
ASV
And Solomon did that which was evil in the sight of Jehovah, and went not fully after Jehovah, as did David his father.
DARBY
And Solomon did evil in the sight of Jehovah, and followed not fully Jehovah, as David his father.
BLB
And Solomon did evil in the eyes of YHWH, and [he was] not fully after YHWH like David his father.
ÅB
Og Salomo gjorde hva ondt var i Herrens øyne, og fulgte ikke trolig etter Herren, slik som hans far David hadde gjort.
OTB
Salomo handlet på en måte som mishaget Herren, og fulgte ikke Herren fullt ut, slik hans far David hadde gjort.
B1930
Og Salomo gjorde hvad ondt var i Herrens øine, og fulgte ikke trolig efter Herren, således som hans far David hadde gjort.

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Cross references

  • Numbers 14:24

    But because My servant Caleb has a different spirit and has followed Me wholeheartedly, I will bring him into the land he has entered, and his descendants will inherit it.

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  • Joshua 14:14

    Therefore Hebron belongs to Caleb son of Jephunneh the Kenizzite as an inheritance to this day, because he wholly followed the LORD, the God of Israel.

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  • Joshua 14:8

    Although my brothers who went with me made the hearts of the people melt with fear, I remained loyal to the LORD my God.

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