1 Kings 11:6

Old Testament · SCRIPTURE

1 Kings 11:6

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BSB

Berean Standard Bible

So Solomon did evil in the sight of the LORD; unlike his father David, he did not follow the LORD completely.

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KJV

King James Version

And Solomon did evil in the sight of the LORD, and went not fully after the LORD, as [did] David his father.

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WEB

World English Bible

Solomon did that which was evil in the LORD’s sight, and didn’t go fully after the LORD, as David his father did.

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ASV

American Standard Version

And Solomon did that which was evil in the sight of Jehovah, and went not fully after Jehovah, as did David his father.

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Berean Literal Bible

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READ IN CONTEXT · BSB

1 Kings 11

⁴ For 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.

⁵ Solomon followed Ashtoreth the goddess of the Sidonians and Milcom the abomination of the Ammonites.

⁶ So Solomon did evil in the sight of the LORD; unlike his father David, he did not follow the LORD completely.

⁷ At 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.

⁸ He did the same for all his foreign wives, who burned incense and sacrificed to their gods.

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