1 Kings 11:9-10

The Lord Raises Adversaries

9 And the Lord was angry with Solomon, because e his heart had turned away from the Lord, the God of Israel, f who had appeared to him twice 10 and g had commanded him concerning this thing, that he should not go after other gods. But he did not keep what the Lord commanded.

  1. Cross References
    1 Kings 11:2
    From the nations concerning which the Lord had said to the people of Israel, "You shall not enter into marriage with them, neither shall they with you, for surely they will turn away your heart after their gods." Solomon clung to these in love.
    1 Kings 11:4
    For when Solomon was old his wives turned away his heart after other gods, and his heart was not wholly true to the Lord his God, as was the heart of David his father.
  2. Cross References
    1 Kings 3:5
    At Gibeon the Lord appeared to Solomon in a dream by night, and God said, "Ask what I shall give you.
    1 Kings 9:2
    The Lord appeared to Solomon a second time, as he had appeared to him at Gibeon.
  3. Cross References
    1 Kings 6:12
    Concerning this house that you are building, if you will walk in my statutes and obey my rules and keep all my commandments and walk in them, then I will establish my word with you, which I spoke to David your father.
    1 Kings 9:6
    But if you turn aside from following me, you or your children, and do not keep my commandments and my statutes that I have set before you, but go and serve other gods and worship them.
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