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1 Kings 11:6
1 Kings 11:6 is verse 6 of 1 Kings chapter 11, shown here in the Berean Standard Bible.
Berean Standard Bible
So Solomon did evil in the sight of the LORD; unlike his father David, he did not follow the LORD completely.
King James Version
And Solomon did evil in the sight of the LORD, and went not fully after the LORD, as did David his father.
World English Bible
Solomon did that which was evil in Yahweh’s sight, and didn’t go fully after Yahweh, as David his father did.
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1 Kings 11:4–8 · Berean Standard Bible
4 For when Solomon grew old, his wives turned his heart after other gods, and he was not wholeheartedly devoted to the LORD his God, as his father David had been.
5 Solomon followed Ashtoreth the goddess of the Sidonians and Milcom the abomination of the Ammonites.
6 So Solomon did evil in the sight of the LORD; unlike his father David, he did not follow the LORD completely.
7 At that time on a hill east of Jerusalem, Solomon built a high place for Chemosh the abomination of Moab and for Molech the abomination of the Ammonites.
8 He did the same for all his foreign wives, who burned incense and sacrificed to their gods.
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Cross-references
The Treasury of Scripture Knowledge lists these related verses. Scripture text comes from the Berean Standard Bible.
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 14:8Although my brothers who went with me made the hearts of the people melt with fear, I remained loyal to the LORD my God.
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.