1 Kings 11:1-8
WEB · Bible Passage
Bible Text
[1] Now king Solomon loved many foreign women, together with the daughter of Pharaoh, women of the Moabites, Ammonites, Edomites, Sidonians, and Hittites; [2] of the nations concerning which Yahweh said to the children of Israel, You shall not go among them, neither shall they come among you; for surely they will turn away your heart after their gods: Solomon joined to these in love. [3] He had seven hundred wives, princesses, and three hundred concubines; and his wives turned away his heart. [4] For it happened, when Solomon was old, that his wives turned away his heart after other gods; and his heart was not perfect with Yahweh his God, as was the heart of David his father. [5] For Solomon went after Ashtoreth the goddess of the Sidonians, and after Milcom the abomination of the Ammonites. [6] Solomon did that which was evil in the sight of Yahweh, and didn't go fully after Yahweh, as did David his father. [7] Then did Solomon build a high place for Chemosh the abomination of Moab, on the mountain that is before Jerusalem, and for Molech the abomination of the children of Ammon. [8] So did he for all his foreign wives, who burnt incense and sacrificed to their gods.
No explanation yet for this passage
Ask Explain Bible AI and get a full explanation of 1 Kings 11:1-8 from a Reformed theological perspective.
Get a full Reformed explanation of this passageMaps for this passage
Historical maps are public-domain atlas plates, digitized by Wikimedia Commons.
Places in this passage
1 Kings 11:1-8 mentions Ammon, City of David, Damascus, Edom, Egypt, Jerusalem, Midian, Millo, Moab, Mount of Olives, Paran, Shiloh, Sidon, Syria and Zobah.
Place data & photos: OpenBible.info (CC BY). Map tiles © OpenStreetMap contributors.