1 Kings 11:4

New Century Version

As Solomon grew old, his wives caused him to follow other gods. He did not follow the Lord completely as his father David had done.

Cross References

1 Kings 11:2

The Lord had told the Israelites, “You must not marry people of other nations. If you do, they will cause you to follow their gods.” But Solomon fell in love with these women.

1 Kings 11:33

I will do this because Solomon has stopped following me and has worshiped the Sidonian god Ashtoreth, the Moabite god Chemosh, and the Ammonite god Molech. Solomon has not obeyed me by doing what I said is right and obeying my laws and commands, as his father David did.

1 Kings 11:38

and I will always be with you if you do what I say is right. You must obey all my commands. If you obey my laws and commands as David did, I will be with you. I will make your family a lasting family of kings, as I did for David, and give Israel to you.

1 Kings 11:42

Solomon ruled in Jerusalem over all Israel for forty years.

1 Kings 11:6

So Solomon did what the Lord said was wrong and did not follow the Lord completely as his father David had done.

1 Kings 11:9

The Lord had appeared to Solomon twice, but the king turned away from following the Lord, the God of Israel. The Lord was angry with Solomon,

1 Kings 14:21

Solomon’s son Rehoboam was forty-one years old when he became king of Judah. His mother was Naamah from Ammon. Rehoboam ruled in Jerusalem for seventeen years. (The Lord had chosen that city from all the land of Israel as the place where he would be worshiped.)

1 Kings 15:14

The places of worship to gods were not removed. Even so, Asa was faithful to the Lord all his life.

1 Kings 15:3

He did all the same sins his father before him had done. Abijam was not faithful to the Lord his God as David, his great-grandfather, had been.

1 Kings 3:3

Solomon showed he loved the Lord by following the commands his father David had given him, except many other places of worship were still used to offer sacrifices and to burn incense.

1 Kings 6:1

Solomon began to build the Temple four hundred eighty years after the people of Israel had left Egypt. This was during the fourth year of King Solomon’s rule over Israel. It was the second month, the month of Ziv.

1 Kings 8:61

You must fully obey the Lord our God and follow all his laws and commands. Continue to obey in the future as you do now.”

1 Kings 9:10

By the end of twenty years, King Solomon had built two buildings—the Temple of the Lord and the royal palace.

1 Kings 9:4

“But you must serve me as your father David did; he was fair and sincere. You must obey all I have commanded and keep my laws and rules.

2 Kings 20:3

“Lord, please remember that I have always obeyed you. I have given myself completely to you and have done what you said was right.” Then Hezekiah cried loudly.

1 Chronicles 28:9

“And you, my son Solomon, accept the God of your father. Serve him completely and willingly, because the Lord knows what is in everyone’s mind. He understands everything you think. If you go to him for help, you will get an answer. But if you turn away from him, he will leave you forever.

1 Chronicles 29:19

Give my son Solomon a desire to serve you. Help him always obey your commands, laws, and rules. Help him build the Temple for which I have prepared.”

2 Chronicles 17:3

The Lord was with Jehoshaphat, because he lived as his ancestor David had lived when he first became king. Jehoshaphat did not ask for help from the Baal idols,

2 Chronicles 25:2

Amaziah did what the Lord said was right, but he did not really want to obey him.

2 Chronicles 34:2

He did what the Lord said was right. He lived as his ancestor David had lived, and he did not stop doing what was right.

Exodus 20:3

“You must not have any other gods except me.

Deuteronomy 17:17

The king must not have many wives, or his heart will be led away from God. He must not have too much silver and gold.

Deuteronomy 7:4

If you do, those people will turn your children away from me, to begin serving other gods. Then the Lord will be very angry with you, and he will quickly destroy you.