1 Kings 11:8

Old Testament · SCRIPTURE

1 Kings 11:8

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Berean Standard Bible

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

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KJV

King James Version

And likewise did he for all his strange wives, which burnt incense and sacrificed unto their gods.

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World English Bible

So he did for all his foreign wives, who burned incense and sacrificed to their gods.

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American Standard Version

And so did he for all his foreign wives, who burnt incense and sacrificed unto their gods.

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1 Kings 11

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.

⁹ Now the LORD grew angry with Solomon, because his heart had turned away from the LORD, the God of Israel, who had appeared to him twice.

¹⁰ Although He had warned Solomon explicitly not to follow other gods, Solomon did not keep the LORD’s command.

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