1 Kings 11:8
And likewise did he for all his strange wives, which burnt incense and sacrificed unto their gods.
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Gill's Exposition
And the Lord was angry with Solomon, because his heart was turned from the Lord God of Israel,.... Or from the fear of him, as the Targum, which must in a great measure be cast off, or he could not…
This is a sad story, and very surprising, of Solomon's defection and degeneracy.
I. Let us enquire into the occasions and particulars of it. Shall Solomon fall, that was the beauty of Israel, and so…
Academic commentary, 1882–1921
Cambridge Bible
and likewise did he for all his strange wives i.e. For such of them as desired a special place for their worship. Ashtoreth, Chemosh and Moloch would suffice for the greater number, but we know of…
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