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.
• 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.
• New Living Translation (NLT)Solomon built such shrines for all his foreign wives to use for burning incense and sacrificing to their gods.

Context of 1 Kings 11:8

6So Solomon did evil in the eyes of the Lord; he did not follow the Lord completely, as David his father had done. 7On a hill east of Jerusalem, Solomon built a high place for Chemosh the detestable god of Moab, and for Molek the detestable god of the Ammonites. He did the same for all his foreign wives, who burned incense and offered sacrifices to their gods. 9The Lord became angry with Solomon because his heart had turned away from the Lord, the God of Israel, who had appeared to him twice. 10Although he had forbidden Solomon to follow other gods, Solomon did not keep the Lord’s command.

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, however, loved many foreign women besides Pharaoh’s daughter—Moabites, Ammonites, Edomites, Sidonians and Hittites.
• Ezekiel 16:22In all your detestable practices and your prostitution you did not remember the days of your youth, when you were naked and bare, kicking about in your blood.
• Hosea 4:11to prostitution; old wine and new wine take away their understanding.
• 1 Corinthians 10:11These things happened to them as examples and were written down as warnings for us, on whom the culmination of the ages has 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

Topics related to 1 Kings 11:8

• Backsliders
• Character
• Disobedience to God
• Fellowship
• Instability
• Molech
• Polygamy
• Rulers
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• Wife
• Women

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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