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1 Kings 11:6

And Solomon did evil in the sight of the LORD, and went not fully after the LORD, as did David his father.
1 Kings 11:6 · King James Version

In other versions

  • And Solomon did that which was evil in the sight of Jehovah, and went not fully after Jehovah, as did David his father.

    ASV

  • And Solomon did evil in the eyes of the Lord, not walking in the Lord's ways with all his heart as David his father did.

    BBE

  • And Solomon did evil in the sight of Jehovah, and followed not fully Jehovah, as David his father.

    DBY

  • Solomon did that which was evil in the sight of Yahweh, and didn't go fully after Yahweh, as did David his father.

    WEB

  • and Solomon doth the evil thing in the eyes of Jehovah, and hath not been fully after Jehovah, like David his father.

    YLT

  • And Solomon did evil in the sight of the LORD, and went not fully after the LORD, as did David his father.

    ENG

  • And Solomon did evil in the sight of the LORD, and went not fully after the LORD, as did David his father.

    WBT

  • So Solomon did evil in the sight of the LORD; unlike his father David, he did not follow the LORD completely.

    BSB

In context

4For it came to pass, when Solomon was old, that his wives turned away his heart after other gods: and his heart was not perfect with the LORD his God, as was the heart of David his father.

5For Solomon went after Ashtoreth the goddess of the Zidonians, and after Milcom the abomination of the Ammonites.

6And Solomon did evil in the sight of the LORD, and went not fully after the LORD, as did David his father.

7Then did Solomon build an high place for Chemosh, the abomination of Moab, in the hill that is before Jerusalem, and for Molech, the abomination of the children of Ammon.

8And likewise did he for all his strange wives, which burnt incense and sacrificed unto their gods.

Cross-references

People in this verse

  • Solomon
  • David

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