1 Kings

1 Kings 11:4

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.

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English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
For when	לְעֵת֙	lə·‘êṯ	Preposition-l; Noun - common singular construct	H6256 time
Solomon	שְׁלֹמֹ֔ה	šə·lō·mōh	Noun - proper - masculine singular	H8010 Solomon
grew	וַיְהִ֗י	way·hî	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular	H1961 fall out, come to pass, become, be
old	זִקְנַ֣ת	ziq·naṯ	Noun - feminine singular construct	H2209 old age
his wives	נָשָׁיו֙	nā·šāw	Noun - feminine plural construct; third person masculine singular	H802 woman, wife, female
turned	הִטּ֣וּ	hiṭ·ṭū	Verb - Hifil - Perfect - third person common plural	H5186 stretch out, spread out, extend, incline, bend
his heart	לְבָב֔וֹ	lə·ḇā·ḇōw	Noun - masculine singular construct; third person masculine singular	H3824 inner man, mind, will, heart
after	אַחֲרֵ֖י	’a·ḥă·rê	Preposition	H310 behind
other	אֲחֵרִ֑ים	’ă·ḥê·rîm	Adjective - masculine plural	H312 another
gods	אֱלֹהִ֣ים	’ĕ·lō·hîm	Noun - masculine plural	H430 God
and he was	הָיָ֨ה	hā·yāh	Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person masculine singular	H1961 fall out, come to pass, become, be
not	וְלֹא־	wə·lō-	Conjunctive waw; Adverb - Negative particle	H3808 not
wholeheartedly	לְבָב֤וֹ	lə·ḇā·ḇōw	Noun - masculine singular construct; third person masculine singular	H3824 inner man, mind, will, heart
devoted	שָׁלֵם֙	šā·lêm	Adjective - masculine singular	H8003 complete, safe, at peace
to	עִם־	‘im-	Preposition	H5973 with
the LORD	יְהוָ֣ה	Yah·weh	Noun - proper - masculine singular	H3068 Yahweh
his God	אֱלֹהָ֔יו	’ĕ·lō·hāw	Noun - masculine plural construct; third person masculine singular	H430 God
as his father	אָבִֽיו׃	’ā·ḇîw	Noun - masculine singular construct; third person masculine singular	H1 father
David had been	דָּוִ֥יד	dā·wîḏ	Noun - proper - masculine singular	H1732 David

Cross-references

Other passages that speak to the same thing. Point at one to read it.

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

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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.