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1 Kings 11:1-13 (NET)

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¹ King Solomon fell in love with many foreign women (besides Pharaoh's daughter), including Moabites, Ammonites, Edomites, Sidonians, and Hittites. ² They came from nations about which the LORD had warned the Israelites, "You must not establish friendly relations with them! If you do, they will surely shift your allegiance to their gods." But Solomon was irresistibly attracted to them. ³ He had 700 royal wives and 300 concubines; his wives had a powerful influence over him. ⁴ When Solomon became old, his wives shifted his allegiance to other gods; he was not wholeheartedly devoted to the LORD his God, as his father David had been. ⁵ Solomon worshiped the Sidonian goddess Astarte and the detestable Ammonite god Milcom. ⁶ Solomon did evil in the LORD's sight; he did not remain loyal to the LORD, like his father David had. ⁷ Furthermore, on the hill east of Jerusalem Solomon built a high place for the detestable Moabite god Chemosh and for the detestable Ammonite god Milcom. ⁸ He built high places for all his foreign wives so they could burn incense and make sacrifices to their gods. ⁹ The LORD was angry with Solomon because he had shifted his allegiance away from the LORD, the God of Israel, who had appeared to him on two occasions ¹⁰ and had warned him about this very thing, so that he would not follow other gods. But he did not obey the LORD's command. ¹¹ So the LORD said to Solomon, "Because you insist on doing these things and have not kept the covenantal rules I gave you, I will surely tear the kingdom away from you and give it to your servant. ¹² However, for your father David's sake I will not do this while you are alive. I will tear it away from your son's hand instead. ¹³ But I will not tear away the entire kingdom; I will leave your son one tribe for my servant David's sake and for the sake of my chosen city Jerusalem."

Definition(s):
Chemosh (Kee-mosh): handling; stroking; taking away
David (Deh-vidd): well-beloved, dear
Jerusalem (Je-roo-sa-lem): vision of peace
Solomon (Sol-om-on): peaceable; perfect; one who recompenses
So (Soh):