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1 Kings 11:10

Listen to 1 Kings 11:10
10 God had given him commands about this. [He told him] not to follow other gods. But Solomon did not obey God's command.

1 Kings 11:10 Meaning and Commentary

1 Kings 11:10

And had commanded him concerning this thing that he should not
go after other gods
Which is another aggravation of his sin that it was against an express command of God, and was particularly given him, and he was warned to observe it, and threatened with evil should he break it:

but he kept not that which the Lord commanded:
see ( 1 Kings 9:5-7 ) .

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1 Kings 11:10 In-Context

8 He did these things for each of his foreign wives who burned incense and sacrificed to their gods.
9 So the LORD became angry with Solomon because his heart had turned from the LORD God of Israel, who had appeared to him twice.
10 God had given him commands about this. [He told him] not to follow other gods. But Solomon did not obey God's command.
11 The LORD told Solomon, "Because this is your attitude and you have no respect for my promises or my laws that I commanded you to keep, I will certainly tear the kingdom away from you. I will give it to one of your servants.
12 But I will not do it in your lifetime because of your father David. I will tear it away from the hands of your son.
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