Berean Standard Bible

1 Kings 11:4-8

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.VavH430 H3824,as his fatherאָבִֽיו׃'a.VivH1David had beenדָּוִ֥ידda.VidH1732.

5Solomonשְׁלֹמֹ֔הshe.lo.MohH8010followedוַיֵּ֣לֶךְ אַחֲרֵ֣יvai.Ye.lekh 'a.cha.ReiH1980 H310Ashtorethעַשְׁתֹּ֔רֶת'ash.To.retH6253the goddessאֱלֹהֵ֖י'e.lo.HeiH430of the Sidoniansצִדֹנִ֑ים וְאַחֲרֵ֣יtzi.do.Nim ve.'a.cha.ReiH6722 H310and 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.MonH1121 H5983.

8He didעָשָׂ֔ה'a.SahH6213the sameוְכֵ֣ןve.KhenH3651for allלְכָל־le.kholH3605his foreignהַנָּכְרִיּ֑וֹתha.na.khe.ri.YotH5237wivesנָשָׁ֖יוna.ShavH802,who burned incenseמַקְטִיר֥וֹתmak.ti.RotH6999and sacrificedוּֽמְזַבְּח֖וֹתu.me.za.be.ChotH2076to their godsלֵאלֹהֵיהֶֽן׃le.lo.hei.HenH430.

Read all of 1 Kings 11

Commentaries on 1 Kings 11