1 Kings 11:8

Contemporary English Version (Anglicised) 2012

In fact, he built a shrine for each of his foreign wives, so all of them could burn incense and offer sacrifices to their own gods.

Cross References

1 Kings 11:1

The LORD did not want the Israelites to worship foreign gods, so he had warned them not to marry anyone who was not from Israel. Solomon loved his wife, the daughter of the king of Egypt. But he also loved some women from Moab, Ammon, and Edom, and others from Sidon and the land of the Hittites.

1 Kings 11:7

Solomon built shrines on a hill east of Jerusalem to worship Chemosh the disgusting god of Moab, and Molech the disgusting god of Ammon.

1 Kings 11:9

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,

1 Kings 15:12

He forced the prostitutes at the shrines to leave the country, and he got rid of the idols his ancestors had made.

Nehemiah 13:26

God dearly loved King Solomon of Israel and made him the greatest king on earth, but Solomon's foreign wives led him into sin.