Saturday June 24th 2023  

👑  Read 1 Kings 11 👑  

Solomon takes foreign wives 

1 Kings 11:  👑

4  - For it came to pass, when Solomon was old, that his wives turned away his heart after other gods: and his heart was not perfect with the LORD his God, as was the heart of David his father.

5  -  For Solomon went after Ashtoreth the goddess of the Zidonians, and after Milcom the abomination of the Ammonites.

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

7  -  Then did Solomon build an high place for Chemosh, the abomination of Moab, in the hill that is before Jerusalem, and for Molech, the abomination of the children of Ammon.

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

9  -  And the LORD was angry with Solomon, because his heart was turned from the LORD God of Israel, which had appeared unto him twice,

10 -  And had commanded him concerning this thing, that he should not go after other gods: but he kept not that which the LORD commanded.

11  -  Wherefore the LORD said unto Solomon, Forasmuch as this is done of thee, and thou hast not kept my covenant and my statutes, which I have commanded thee, I will surely rend the kingdom from thee, and will give it to thy servant.

12  -  Notwithstanding in thy days I will not do it for David thy father's sake: but I will rend it out of the hand of thy son.

13  -  Howbeit I will not rend away all the kingdom; but will give one tribe to thy son for David my servant's sake, and for Jerusalem's sake which I have chosen. 🔯💜💜💜🙏