1 Kings 11:6 - Forerunner Commentary

1 Kings 11:6

4 For it was so, when Solomon was old, ^athat his wives turned his heart after other gods; and his ^bheart was not loyal to the Lord his God, ^cas was the heart of his father David.

5 For Solomon went after ^aAshtoreth the goddess of the Sidonians, and after ^bMilcom the abomination of the ^cAmmonites.

6 Solomon did evil in the sight of the Lord, and did not fully follow the Lord, as did his father David.

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.

Verse Comparison: 1 Kings 11:6

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American Standard Version
And Solomon did that which was evil in the sight of Jehovah, and went not fully after Jehovah, as did David his father.

Amplified® Bible
Solomon did evil in the sight of the Lord, and went not fully after the Lord, as David his father did.

Contemporary English Version
Solomon's father had obeyed the LORD with all his heart, but Solomon disobeyed and did what the LORD hated.

Darby English Version
And Solomon did evil in the sight of Jehovah, and followed not fully Jehovah, as David his father.

Good News Bible
He sinned against the LORD and was not true to him as his father David had been.

King James Version
And Solomon did evil in the sight of the LORD, and went not fully after the LORD, as did David his father.

New American Standard Bible
Solomon did what was evil in the sight of the LORD, and did not follow the LORD fully, as David his father {had done.}

New International Version
So Solomon did evil in the eyes of the LORD; he did not follow the LORD completely, as David his father had done.

New King James Version
Solomon did evil in the sight of the LORD, and did not fully follow the LORD, as did his father David.

N.A.S.B. in E-Prime
Solomon did evil in the sight of the LORD, and did not follow the LORD fully, as David his father had done.

Revised Standard Version
So Solomon did what was evil in the sight of the LORD, and did not wholly follow the LORD, as David his father had done.

Young's Literal Translation
and Solomon doth the evil thing in the eyes of Jehovah, and hath not been fully after Jehovah, like David his father.

New English Translation
Solomon did evil in the Lord’s sight;¹ he did not remain loyal to² the Lord, like his father David had.

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