1 Kings 4:21; 1 Kings 9:6; 1 Kings 9:9; 1 Kings 9:21; 1 Kings 12:4; 1 Kings 12:7; 1 Kings 16:31; 1 Kings 22:53

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1 Kings 4:21

21 And Solomon ruled over all the kingdoms from the Euphrates River to the land of the Philistines, as far as the border of Egypt. These countries brought tribute and were Solomon’s subjects all his life.
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1 Kings 9:6

6 “But if you or your descendants turn away from me and do not observe the commands and decrees I have given you and go off to serve other gods and worship them,
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1 Kings 9:9

9 People will answer, ‘Because they have forsaken the LORD their God, who brought their ancestors out of Egypt, and have embraced other gods, worshiping and serving them—that is why the LORD brought all this disaster on them.’ ”
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1 Kings 9:21

21 Solomon conscripted the descendants of all these peoples remaining in the land—whom the Israelites could not exterminate —to serve as slave labor, as it is to this day.
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1 Kings 12:4

4 “Your father put a heavy yoke on us, but now lighten the harsh labor and the heavy yoke he put on us, and we will serve you.”
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1 Kings 12:7

7 They replied, “If today you will be a servant to these people and serve them and give them a favorable answer, they will always be your servants.”
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1 Kings 16:31

31 He not only considered it trivial to commit the sins of Jeroboam son of Nebat, but he also married Jezebel daughter of Ethbaal king of the Sidonians, and began to serve Baal and worship him.
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1 Kings 22:53

53 He served and worshiped Baal and aroused the anger of the LORD, the God of Israel, just as his father had done.
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