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7 aThen Solomon built a1 high place for bChemosh the abomination of Moab, on cthe hill that is east of Jerusalem, and for Molech the abomination of the people of Ammon.  
8 And he did likewise for all his foreign wives, who burned incense and sacrificed to their gods.
9 So the Lord became angry with Solomon, because his heart had turned from the Lord God of Israel, awho had appeared to him twice,  
10 and ahad commanded him concerning this thing, that he should not go after other gods; but he did not keep what the Lord had commanded.  
11 Therefore the Lord said to Solomon, “Because you have done this, and have not kept My covenant and My statutes, which I have commanded you, aI will surely tear the kingdom away from you and give it to your bservant.  
12 Nevertheless I will not do it in your days, for the sake of your father David; I will tear it out of the hand of your son.
13 aHowever I will not tear away the whole kingdom; I will give bone tribe to your son cfor the sake of My servant David, and for the sake of Jerusalem dwhich I have chosen.”  
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What Does 1 Kings 11:9 Mean?



1 Kings 11:6-10

God was not well pleased with Solomon. Influenced by his many foreign wives and concubines, Solomon became enmeshed in pagan worship. Failing to heed God's warning of the "snare" which foreign wives would become (Exodus 34:11-16), he allowed his wives to turn him to false gods. I Kings 11:4 sums up the matter of his turpitude: Solomon's "heart was not loyal to the LORD his God, as was the heart of his father David."

Charles Whitaker
Searching for Israel (Part Five): Solomon and the Divided Kingdom

Related Topics: Pagan Worship | Solomon | Solomon's Concubines | Solomon's Divided Heart | Solomon's Idolatry | Solomon's Intermarriages | Solomon's Moral Turpitude



1 Kings 11:9-11

These three verses reveal that idolatry came to dominate Solomon's relationship with God. Also, they lead into the story of Jeroboam. What Jeroboam did had something to do with the holy days and idolatry. Notice in verse 11 God says, "Because you have done this and have not kept My covenant and My statutes." The holy days are statutes. Could Solomon keep the holy days of God and worship Milcom and Chemosh? Would they not have holy days too? Something syncretistic was going on here.

John W. Ritenbaugh
Deception, Idolatry, and the Feast of Tabernacles

Related Topics: Chemosh | Idolatry | Jeroboam | Milcom | Solomon's Idolatry | Solomon's Relationship with God | Solomon's Syncretistic Religion | Syncretistic Religion




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