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1 Kings 11:1-7
1Kingוְהַמֶּ֣לֶךְve.ha.Me.lekhH4428Solomon, howeverשְׁלֹמֹ֗הshe.lo.MohH8010,lovedאָהַ֞ב'a.HavH157manyרַבּ֖וֹתra.BotH7227וְאֶת־ve.'EtH853foreignנָכְרִיּ֛וֹתna.khe.ri.YotH5237womenנָשִׁ֧יםna.ShimH802along with the daughterבַּת־bat-H1323of Pharaohפַּרְעֹ֑הpar.'OhH6547—women of Moabמוֹאֲבִיּ֤וֹתmo.'a.vi.YotH4125,Ammonעַמֳּנִיּוֹת֙'a.mo.ni.yOtH5984,Edomאֲדֹ֣מִיֹּ֔ת'a.Do.mi.YotH130,and Sidonצֵדְנִיֹּ֖תtze.de.ni.YotH6722,as well as Hittite womenחִתִּיֹּֽת׃chi.ti.YotH2850.
2These women werefromמִן־min-H4480the nationsהַגּוֹיִ֗םha.go.YimH1471about whichאֲשֶׁ֣ר'a.SherH834the LORDיְהוָה֩Yah.wehH3068had toldאָֽמַר־ אֶל־'a.mar- 'el-H559H413the Israelitesבְּנֵ֨י יִשְׂרָאֵ֜לbe.Nei Yis.ra.'ElH1121H3478, “You must notלֹֽא־lo'-H3808intermarryתָבֹ֣אוּta.Vo.'uH935with themוְהֵם֙ve.HemH1992לֹא־lo'-H3808יָבֹ֣אוּya.Vo.'uH935,for surelyאָכֵן֙'a.KhenH403they will turnיַטּ֣וּya.TuH5186your heartsלְבַבְכֶ֔םle.vav.KhemH3824אֶת־'et-H853afterאַחֲרֵ֖י'a.cha.ReiH310their godsאֱלֹהֵיהֶ֑ם'e.lo.hei.HemH430.”Yet Solomonשְׁלֹמֹ֖הshe.lo.MohH8010clungדָּבַ֥קda.VakH1692to these womenin loveלְאַהֲבָֽה׃le.'a.ha.VahH160.
3He hadוַיְהִי־vay.hi-H1961sevenשְׁבַ֣עshe.Va'H7651hundredמֵא֔וֹתme.'otH3967wivesנָשִׁ֗יםna.ShimH802of royal birthשָׂרוֹת֙sa.rOtH8282and threeשְׁלֹ֣שׁshe.LoshH7969hundredמֵא֑וֹתme.'otH3967concubinesוּפִֽלַגְשִׁ֖יםu.fi.lag.ShimH6370—and his wivesנָשָׁ֖יוna.ShavH802אֶת־'et-H853turned his heartלִבּֽוֹ׃li.BoH3820awayוַיַּטּ֥וּvai.ya.TuH5186.
4For whenלְעֵת֙le.'EtH6256Solomonשְׁלֹמֹ֔הshe.lo.MohH8010grewוַיְהִ֗יvay.HiH1961oldזִקְנַ֣תzik.NatH2209,his wivesנָשָׁיו֙na.ShavH802turnedהִטּ֣וּhi.TuH5186אֶת־'et-H853his heartלְבָב֔וֹle.va.VoH3824afterאַחֲרֵ֖י'a.cha.ReiH310otherאֲחֵרִ֑ים'a.che.RimH312godsאֱלֹהִ֣ים'E.lo.HimH430,and he wasהָיָ֨הha.YahH1961notוְלֹא־ve.lo'-H3808wholeheartedlyלְבָב֤וֹle.va.VoH3824devotedשָׁלֵם֙sha.LemH8003toעִם־'im-H5973the LORDיְהוָ֣הYah.wehH3068his Godאֱלֹהָ֔יו כִּלְבַ֖ב'e.lo.Hav kil.VavH430H3824,as his fatherאָבִֽיו׃'a.VivH1David had beenדָּוִ֥ידda.VidH1732.
5Solomonשְׁלֹמֹ֔הshe.lo.MohH8010followedוַיֵּ֣לֶךְ אַחֲרֵ֣יvai.Ye.lekh 'a.cha.ReiH1980H310Ashtorethעַשְׁתֹּ֔רֶת'ash.To.retH6253the goddessאֱלֹהֵ֖י'e.lo.HeiH430of the Sidoniansצִדֹנִ֑ים וְאַחֲרֵ֣יtzi.do.Nim ve.'a.cha.ReiH6722H310and Milcomמִלְכֹּ֔םmil.KomH4445the abominationשִׁקֻּ֖ץshi.KutzH8251of the Ammonitesעַמֹּנִֽים׃'a.mo.NimH5984.
6So Solomonשְׁלֹמֹ֛הshe.lo.MohH8010didוַיַּ֧עַשׂvai.Ya.'asH6213evilהָרַ֖עha.Ra'H7451in the sightבְּעֵינֵ֣יbe.'ei.NeiH5869of the LORDיְהוָ֑הYah.wehH3068;unlike his fatherאָבִֽיו׃ ס'a.VivH1Davidכְּדָוִ֥דke.da.VidH1732,he did notוְלֹ֥אve.Lo'H3808followאַחֲרֵ֥י'a.cha.ReiH310the LORDיְהוָ֖הYah.wehH3068completelyמִלֵּ֛אmi.Le'H4390.
7At that timeאָז֩'azH227on a hillבָּהָ֕רba.HarH2022אֲשֶׁ֖ר'a.SherH834eastעַל־'al-H5921ofפְּנֵ֣יpe.NeiH6440Jerusalemיְרוּשָׁלִָ֑םye.ru.sha.LimH3389,Solomonשְׁלֹמֹ֜הshe.lo.MohH8010builtיִבְנֶ֨הyiv.NehH1129a high placeבָּמָ֗הba.MahH1116for Chemoshלִכְמוֹשׁ֙likh.mo.VoshH3645the abominationשִׁקֻּ֣ץshi.KutzH8251of Moabמוֹאָ֔בmo.'AvH4124and for Molechוּלְמֹ֕לֶךְu.le.Mo.lekhH4432the abominationשִׁקֻּ֖ץshi.KutzH8251of the Ammonitesבְּנֵ֥י עַמּֽוֹן׃be.Nei a.MonH1121H5983.
Commentaries on 1 Kings 11
- Adam Clarke Bible Commentary
- Barnes’ Notes on the Bible
- Matthew Henry Concise Commentary
- Tyndale Open Study Notes
- Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary
- Rashi on Tanakh
- Keil & Delitzsch Commentary
- Darby Translation Notes
- Geneva Bible Translation Notes
- Kingcomments
- Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary
- Matthew Henry’s Modern English Commentary
- Scofield Reference Notes, 1917 Edition
- Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary
- EGW Writings
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