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1 Kings 11:33

Contemporary English Version (Anglicised) 2012

“Solomon and the Israelites are not like their ancestor David. They will not listen to me, obey me, or do what is right. They have turned from me to worship Astarte the goddess of Sidon, Chemosh the god of Moab, and Milcom the god of Ammon.

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“Solomon is David's son, and David was my chosen leader, who did what I commanded. So I will let Solomon be king until he dies.

The LORD God of Israel had appeared to Solomon twice and warned him not to worship foreign gods. But Solomon disobeyed and did it anyway. This made the LORD very angry,

I even took David's kingdom away from his family and gave it to you. But you are not like my servant David. He always obeyed me and did what was right.

If you obey me and follow my commands, as your father David did, I'll let you live a long time.

About the same time, an angel from the LORD sent Elijah the prophet from Tishbe to say to the king's messengers, “Ahaziah has rejected Israel's own God by sending you to ask Baalzebub about his injury.

refused to be faithful to the LORD, the God his ancestors had worshipped.

Solomon, my son, worship God and obey him with all your heart and mind, just as I have done. He knows all your thoughts and your reasons for doing things, and so if you turn to him, he will hear your prayers. But if you ignore him, he will reject you for ever.

At once, Azariah went to Asa and said: Listen to me, King Asa and you people of Judah and Benjamin. The LORD will be with you and help you, as long as you obey and worship him. But if you disobey him, he will desert you.

You, my people, have sinned in two ways— you have rejected me, the source of life-giving water, and you've tried to collect water in cracked and leaking pits dug in the ground.

Then you will be ashamed, because your god Chemosh cannot save you, just as Bethel could not help the Israelites.

You thought you could be saved by your power and wealth, but you will be captured along with your god Chemosh, his priests, and officials.

You people of Israel are charmed by idols. Leave them alone!

Not a trace will be found of those who worship stars from their rooftops, or bow down to the god Milcom, while claiming loyalty to me, the LORD.

You Moabites are done for! Your god Chemosh deserted your people; they were captured, taken away by King Sihon the Amorite.

One day, Samuel told all the people of Israel, “If you really want to turn back to the LORD, then prove it. Get rid of your foreign idols, including the ones of the goddess Astarte. Turn to the LORD with all your heart and worship only him. Then he will rescue you from the Philistines.”




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