Verse 5
1 Kings 11:5
World English Bible, British Edition
5
For Solomon went after Ashtoreth the goddess of the Sidonians, and after
Milcom the abomination of the Ammonites.
Original Language Text
hebrew
וַ/יֵּ֣לֶךְ שְׁלֹמֹ֔ה אַחֲרֵ֣י עַשְׁתֹּ֔רֶת אֱלֹהֵ֖י צִדֹנִ֑ים וְ/אַחֲרֵ֣י מִלְכֹּ֔ם שִׁקֻּ֖ץ עַמֹּנִֽים
English Translation
And Solomon went after Ashtoreth, the goddess of the Sidonians, and after Milcom, the abomination of the Ammonites.
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Chapter 11 Context
1
Now King Solomon loved many foreign women, together with the daughter of
Pharaoh: women of the Moabi...
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2
of the nations concerning which the LORD said to the children of Israel,
“You shall not go amongst t...
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3
He had seven hundred wives, princesses, and three hundred concubines.
His wives turned his heart awa...
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4
When Solomon was old, his wives turned away his heart after other gods;
and his heart was not perfec...
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5
For Solomon went after Ashtoreth the goddess of the Sidonians, and after
Milcom the abomination of t...
6
Solomon did that which was evil in the LORD’s sight, and didn’t go fully
after the LORD, as David hi...
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7
Then Solomon built a high place for Chemosh the abomination of Moab,
on the mountain that is before...
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8
So he did for all his foreign wives, who burnt incense and sacrificed
to their gods.
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9
The LORD was angry with Solomon, because his heart was turned away from
the LORD, the God (Elohim) o...
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10
and had commanded him concerning this thing, that he should not go
after other gods; but he didn’t k...
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11
Therefore the LORD said to Solomon, “Because this is done by you, and
you have not kept my covenant...
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12
Nevertheless, I will not do it in your days, for David your father’s
sake; but I will tear it out of...
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13
However, I will not tear away all the kingdom; but I will give one
tribe to your son, for David my s...
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14
The LORD raised up an adversary to Solomon: Hadad the Edomite.
He was one of the king’s offspring in...
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15
For when David was in Edom, and Joab the captain of the army had gone
up to bury the slain, and had...
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16
(for Joab and all Israel remained there six months, until he had cut
off every male in Edom),
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17
Hadad fled, he and certain Edomites of his father’s servants with him,
to go into Egypt, when Hadad...
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18
They arose out of Midian and came to Paran; and they took men with
them out of Paran, and they came...
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19
Hadad found great favour in the sight of Pharaoh, so that he gave him
as wife the sister of his own...
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20
The sister of Tahpenes bore him Genubath his son, whom Tahpenes weaned
in Pharaoh’s house; and Genub...
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21
When Hadad heard in Egypt that David slept with his fathers, and that
Joab the captain of the army w...
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22
Then Pharaoh said to him, “But what have you lacked with me,
that behold, you seek to go to your own...
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23
God (Elohim) raised up an adversary to him, Rezon the son of Eliada,
who had fled from his lord, Had...
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24
He gathered men to himself, and became captain over a troop, when David
killed them of Zobah. They w...
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25
He was an adversary to Israel all the days of Solomon, in addition
to the mischief of Hadad. He abho...
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26
Jeroboam the son of Nebat, an Ephraimite of Zeredah, a servant
of Solomon, whose mother’s name was Z...
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27
This was the reason why he lifted up his hand against the king: Solomon
built Millo, and repaired th...
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28
The man Jeroboam was a mighty man of valour; and Solomon saw the young
man that he was industrious,...
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29
At that time, when Jeroboam went out of Jerusalem, the prophet Ahijah
the Shilonite found him on the...
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30
Ahijah took the new garment that was on him, and tore it in twelve
pieces.
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31
He said to Jeroboam, “Take ten pieces; for the LORD, the God (Elohim) of Israel,
says, ‘Behold, I wi...
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32
(but he shall have one tribe, for my servant David’s sake and for Jerusalem’s
sake, the city which I...
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because they have forsaken me, and have worshipped Ashtoreth the goddess
of the Sidonians, Chemosh t...
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34
“‘However, I will not take the whole kingdom out of his hand,
but I will make him prince all the day...
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35
but I will take the kingdom out of his son’s hand and will give it
to you, even ten tribes.
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36
I will give one tribe to his son, that David my servant may have a
lamp always before me in Jerusale...
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37
I will take you, and you shall reign according to all that your soul
desires, and shall be king over...
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38
It shall be, if you will listen to all that I command you, and will
walk in my ways, and do that whi...
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39
I will afflict the offspring of David for this, but not forever.’”
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40
Therefore Solomon sought to kill Jeroboam, but Jeroboam arose
and fled into Egypt, to Shishak king o...
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41
Now the rest of the acts of Solomon, and all that he did, and
his wisdom, aren’t they written in the...
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42
The time that Solomon reigned in Jerusalem over all Israel was forty
years.
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43
Solomon slept with his fathers, and was buried in his father David’s
city; and Rehoboam his son reig...
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