Solomon’s Foreign Wives
1 Kings 11:6
In 11 translations
- BSB
- So Solomon did evil in the sight of the LORD; unlike his father David, he did not follow the LORD completely.
- KJV
- And Solomon did evil in the sight of the LORD, and went not fully after the LORD, as did David his father.went…: Heb. fulfilled not after
- WEB
- Solomon did that which was evil in Yahweh’s sight, and didn’t go fully after Yahweh, as David his father did.
- ASV
- And Solomon did that which was evil in the sight of Jehovah, and went not fully after Jehovah, as did David his father.
- LSV
- and Solomon does evil in the eyes of YHWH, and has not been fully after YHWH, like his father David.
- YLT
- and Solomon doth the evil thing in the eyes of Jehovah, and hath not been fully after Jehovah, like David his father.
- DBY
- And Solomon did evil in the sight of Jehovah, and followed not fully Jehovah, as David his father.
- DRC
- And Solomon did that which was net pleasing before the Lord, and did not fully follow the Lord, as David his father.
- GNV
- So Salomon wrought wickednesse in the sight of the Lord, but continued not to follow the Lord, as did Dauid his father.
- JPS
- And Solomon did that which was evil in the sight of the LORD, and went not fully after the LORD, as did David his father.
- LXXE11:8
- And Solomon did that which was evil in the sight of the Lord: he went not after the Lord, as David his father.
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Original-language editions
- WLC
- וַיַּ֧עַשׂ שְׁלֹמֹ֛ה הָרַ֖ע בְּעֵינֵ֣י יְהוָ֑ה וְלֹ֥א מִלֵּ֛א אַחֲרֵ֥י יְהוָ֖ה כְּדָוִ֥ד אָבִֽיו׃
- LXX-Br11:8
- καὶ ἐποίησε Σαλωμὼν τὸ πονηρὸν ἐνώπιον Κυρίου· οὐκ ἐπορεύθη ὀπίσω Κυρίου, ὡς Δαυὶδ ὁ πατὴρ αὐτοῦ.
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In the reference works topics that cite this verse
SolomonMolechInstabilityJeroboamPerfectionWifePolygamyAlliance and Society with the Enemies of GodGodsCharacter
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Cross-references most cited first
- Numbers 14:24But because My servant Caleb has a different spirit and has followed Me wholeheartedly, I will bring him into the land he has entered, and his descendants will inherit it.
- Joshua 14:14Therefore Hebron belongs to Caleb son of Jephunneh the Kenizzite as an inheritance to this day, because he wholly followed the LORD, the God of Israel.
- Joshua 14:8Although my brothers who went with me made the hearts of the people melt with fear, I remained loyal to the LORD my God.
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Verse numbering differs between Bibles
- 11:8 in some Bibles
- 11:6 in most Bibles