1 Kings 11:8

1 Kings 11:8 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)And likewise did he for all his strange wives, which burnt incense and sacrificed unto their gods.
• New International Version (NIV)He did the same for all his foreign wives, who burned incense and offered sacrifices to their gods.
• English Standard Version (ESV)And so he did for all his foreign wives, who made offerings and sacrificed to their gods.
• New King James Version (NKJV)And he did likewise for all his foreign wives, who burned incense and sacrificed to their gods.

Context of 1 Kings 11:8

6Solomon did what was evil in the Lord’s sight, and unlike his father David, he did not remain loyal to the Lord. 7At that time, Solomon built a high place for Chemosh, the abhorrent idol of Moab, and for Milcom, the abhorrent idol of the Ammonites, on the hill across from Jerusalem. He did the same for all his foreign wives, who were burning incense and offering sacrifices to their gods. 9The Lord was angry with Solomon, because his heart had turned away from the Lord, the God of Israel, who had appeared to him twice. 10He had commanded him about this, so that he would not follow other gods, but Solomon did not do what the Lord had commanded.

1 Kings 11:8 word by word

וְכֵ֣ן עָשָׂ֔ה לְכָל־נָשָׁ֖יו הַנָּכְרִיּ֑וֹת מַקְטִיר֥וֹת וּֽמְזַבְּח֖וֹת לֵאלֹהֵיהֶֽן׃Read the interlinear

Words taken from the KJV.

• And likewise didעָשָׂה‛âώâh · to make: doH6213
• he for all his strangeנׇכְרִיnokrîy · foreignH5237
• wivesאִשָּׁה'ishshâh nâshîym · woman: wifeH802
• which burnt incenseקָטַרqâţar · to offer: offerH6999
• and sacrificedזָבַחzâbach · to sacrificeH2076
• unto their godsאֱלֹהִים'ĕlôhîym · GodH430

Cross-references for 1 Kings 11:8

• 1 Kings 11:1King Solomon loved many foreign women in addition to Pharaoh’s daughter: Moabite, Ammonite, Edomite, Sidonian, and Hittite women
• Ezekiel 16:22In all your detestable practices and acts of prostitution, you did not remember the days of your youth when you were stark naked and thrashing around in your blood.
• Hosea 4:11Promiscuity, wine, and new wine take away one’s understanding.
• 1 Corinthians 10:11These things happened to them as examples, and they were written for our instruction, on whom the ends of the ages have come.

Commentaries on 1 Kings 11:8

• Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 4-8he did not follow the LORD completely: David committed a serious sin, but he truly repented when God's prophet confronted him (2 Samuel 11:1–12:23; Psalm 51:1–4). However, Solomon ignored God's warnings (1 Kings 3:14; 6:12–13; 9:4–9) and did not learn from Israel's history. Instead, he repeated their sins.Read the comment
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 88. burnt incense and sacrificed unto their gods--The first was considered a higher act of homage, and is often used as synonymous with worship (2Ki 22:17; 23:5). 1Ki 11:9-13. God Threatens Him.Read the comment

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• Rulers
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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