1 Kings

1 Kings 11:4–8

4For when Solomon grew old, his wives turned his heart after other gods, and he was not wholeheartedly devoted to the LORD his God, as his father David had been. 5Solomon followed Ashtoreth the goddess of the Sidonians and Milcoma the abomination of the Ammonites. 6So Solomon did evil in the sight of the LORD; unlike his father David, he did not follow the LORD completely.

7At that time on a hill east of Jerusalem, Solomon built a high place for Chemosh the abomination of Moab and for Molech the abomination of the Ammonites. 8He did the same for all his foreign wives, who burned incense and sacrificed to their gods.

Footnotes

  • a 11:5 Milcom is a variant of Molech; also in verse 33; see verse 7 and Leviticus 18:21|LEV 18:21.

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1 Kings 11:4

EnglishHebrewSounds likeGrammarWord study
For whenלְעֵת֙lə·‘êṯPreposition-l; Noun - common singular constructH6256 time
Solomonשְׁלֹמֹ֔הšə·lō·mōhNoun - proper - masculine singularH8010 Solomon
grewוַיְהִ֗יway·hîConjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singularH1961 fall out, come to pass, become, be
oldזִקְנַ֣תziq·naṯNoun - feminine singular constructH2209 old age
his wivesנָשָׁיו֙nā·šāwNoun - feminine plural construct; third person masculine singularH802 woman, wife, female
turnedהִטּ֣וּhiṭ·ṭūVerb - Hifil - Perfect - third person common pluralH5186 stretch out, spread out, extend, incline, bend
his heartלְבָב֔וֹlə·ḇā·ḇōwNoun - masculine singular construct; third person masculine singularH3824 inner man, mind, will, heart
afterאַחֲרֵ֖י’a·ḥă·rêPrepositionH310 behind
otherאֲחֵרִ֑ים’ă·ḥê·rîmAdjective - masculine pluralH312 another
godsאֱלֹהִ֣ים’ĕ·lō·hîmNoun - masculine pluralH430 God
and he wasהָיָ֨הhā·yāhVerb - Qal - Perfect - third person masculine singularH1961 fall out, come to pass, become, be
notוְלֹא־wə·lō-Conjunctive waw; Adverb - Negative particleH3808 not
wholeheartedlyלְבָב֤וֹlə·ḇā·ḇōwNoun - masculine singular construct; third person masculine singularH3824 inner man, mind, will, heart
devotedשָׁלֵם֙šā·lêmAdjective - masculine singularH8003 complete, safe, at peace
toעִם־‘im-PrepositionH5973 with
the LORDיְהוָ֣הYah·wehNoun - proper - masculine singularH3068 Yahweh
his Godאֱלֹהָ֔יו’ĕ·lō·hāwNoun - masculine plural construct; third person masculine singularH430 God
as his fatherאָבִֽיו׃’ā·ḇîwNoun - masculine singular construct; third person masculine singularH1 father
David had beenדָּוִ֥ידdā·wîḏNoun - proper - masculine singularH1732 David

1 Kings 11:5

EnglishHebrewSounds likeGrammarWord study
Solomonשְׁלֹמֹ֔הšə·lō·mōhNoun - proper - masculine singularH8010 Solomon
followedוַיֵּ֣לֶךְway·yê·leḵConjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singularH1980 go, come, walk
Ashtorethעַשְׁתֹּ֔רֶת‘aš·tō·reṯNoun - proper - feminine pluralH6253 ±Aštœreth, < ±Ašt¹rt, ±Aštéreth
the goddessאֱלֹהֵ֖י’ĕ·lō·hêNoun - masculine plural constructH430 God
of the Sidoniansצִדֹנִ֑יםṣi·ḏō·nîmNoun - proper - masculine pluralH6722 Tsidonian
and Milcomמִלְכֹּ֔םmil·kōmNoun - proper - masculine singularH4445 Milcom
the abominationשִׁקֻּ֖ץšiq·quṣNoun - masculine singular constructH8251 detested thing
of the Ammonitesעַמֹּנִֽים׃‘am·mō·nîmNoun - proper - masculine pluralH5984 Ammonite

1 Kings 11:6

EnglishHebrewSounds likeGrammarWord study
So Solomonשְׁלֹמֹ֛הšə·lō·mōhNoun - proper - masculine singularH8010 Solomon
didוַיַּ֧עַשׂway·ya·‘aśConjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singularH6213 do, make
evilהָרַ֖עhā·ra‘Article; Adjective - masculine singularH7451 bad, evil
in the sightבְּעֵינֵ֣יbə·‘ê·nêPreposition-b; Noun - cdcH5869 eye
of the LORDיְהוָ֑הYah·wehNoun - proper - masculine singularH3068 Yahweh
unlike his fatherאָבִֽיו׃ס’ā·ḇîwNoun - masculine singular construct; third person masculine singularH1 father
Davidכְּדָוִ֥דkə·ḏā·wiḏPreposition-k; Noun - proper - masculine singularH1732 David
he did notוְלֹ֥אwə·lōConjunctive waw; Adverb - Negative particleH3808 not
followאַחֲרֵ֥י’a·ḥă·rêPrepositionH310 behind
the LORDיְהוָ֖הYah·wehNoun - proper - masculine singularH3068 Yahweh
completelyמִלֵּ֛אmil·lêVerb - Piel - Perfect - third person masculine singularH4390 be full, fill

1 Kings 11:7

EnglishHebrewSounds likeGrammarWord study
At that timeאָז֩’āzAdverbH227 at that time, then
on a hillבָּהָ֕רbā·hārPreposition-b, Article; Noun - masculine singularH2022 mountain, hill, hill-country
eastעַל־‘al-PrepositionH5921 height
ofפְּנֵ֣יpə·nêNoun - common plural constructH6440 face, before
Jerusalemיְרוּשָׁלִָ֑םyə·rū·šā·limNoun - proper - feminine singularH3389 Jerusalem
Solomonשְׁלֹמֹ֜הšə·lō·mōhNoun - proper - masculine singularH8010 Solomon
builtיִבְנֶ֨הyiḇ·nehVerb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine singularH1129 build
a high placeבָּמָ֗הbā·māhNoun - feminine singularH1116 high place
for Chemoshלִכְמוֹשׁ֙liḵ·mō·wōšPreposition-l; Noun - proper - masculine singularH3645 Chemosh
the abominationשִׁקֻּ֣ץšiq·quṣNoun - masculine singular constructH8251 detested thing
of Moabמוֹאָ֔בmō·w·’āḇNoun - proper - feminine singularH4124 Moab
and for Molechוּלְמֹ֕לֶךְū·lə·mō·leḵConjunctive waw, Preposition-l; Noun - proper - masculine singularH4432 Molech
the abominationשִׁקֻּ֖ץšiq·quṣNoun - masculine singular constructH8251 detested thing
of the Ammonitesבְּנֵ֥יbə·nêNoun - masculine plural constructH1121 son

1 Kings 11:8

EnglishHebrewSounds likeGrammarWord study
He didעָשָׂ֔ה‘ā·śāhVerb - Qal - Perfect - third person masculine singularH6213 do, make
the sameוְכֵ֣ןwə·ḵênConjunctive waw; AdverbH3651 right, veritable, honest
for allלְכָל־lə·ḵālPreposition-l; Noun - masculine singular constructH3605 the whole, all
his foreignהַנָּכְרִיּ֑וֹתhan·nā·ḵə·rî·yō·wṯArticle; Adjective - feminine pluralH5237 foreign, alien
wivesנָשָׁ֖יוnā·šāwNoun - feminine plural construct; third person masculine singularH802 woman, wife, female
who burned incenseמַקְטִיר֥וֹתmaq·ṭî·rō·wṯVerb - Hifil - Participle - feminine pluralH6999 make sacrifices smoke, send them up in smoke
and sacrificedוּֽמְזַבְּח֖וֹתū·mə·zab·bə·ḥō·wṯConjunctive waw; Verb - Piel - Participle - feminine pluralH2076 slaughter for sacrifice
to their godsלֵאלֹהֵיהֶֽן׃lê·lō·hê·henPreposition-l; Noun - masculine plural construct; third person feminine pluralH430 God

Cross-references

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1 Kings 11:4 1 Kings 9:4 · 1 Kings 8:61 · 1 Chronicles 28:9 · 1 Kings 11:6 · 2 Chronicles 34:2 · 1 Kings 11:2 · Deuteronomy 17:17 · 2 Chronicles 17:3

1 Kings 11:5 Judges 2:13 · 1 Kings 11:7 · 2 Kings 23:13 · 1 Kings 11:33 · 1 Samuel 7:3–4 · Judges 10:6

1 Kings 11:6 Numbers 14:24

1 Kings 11:7 Numbers 21:29 · Judges 11:24 · Acts 7:43

1 Kings 11:8 1 Kings 11:1

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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.