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At that time, Solomon built a high place for Chemosh, the detestable idol of Moab, and for Milcom, the detestable idol of the Ammonites on the hill across from Jerusalem.
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He did the same for all his foreign wives, who were burning incense and offering sacrifices to their gods.
9
The Lord was angry with Solomon, because his heart had turned away from the Lord God of Israel, who had appeared to him twice.
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He had commanded him about this, so that he would not follow other gods, but Solomon did not do what the Lord had commanded.
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Then the Lord said to Solomon, "Since you have done this and did not keep My covenant and My statutes, which I commanded you, I will tear the kingdom away from you and give it to your servant.
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However, I will not do it during your lifetime because of your father David; I will tear it out of your son's hand.
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Yet, I will not tear the entire kingdom away from him. I will give one tribe to your son because of my servant David and because of Jerusalem that I chose."
Solomon's Enemies
14 So the Lord raised up Hadad the Edomite as an enemy against Solomon. He was of the royal family in Edom.
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Earlier, when David was in Edom, Joab, the commander of the army, had gone to bury the dead and had struck down every male in Edom.
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For Joab and all Israel had remained there six months, until he had killed every male in Edom.
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Hadad fled to Egypt, along with some Edomites from his father's servants. At the time Hadad was a small boy.