1 Kings 11 On Solomon’s Apostasy

1 Kings 11:4-11- “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.  Solomon followed Ashtoreth the goddess of the Sidonians and Milcom the abomination of the Ammonites.  So Solomon did evil in the sight of the LORD; unlike his father David, he did not follow the LORD completely.  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.  He did the same for all his foreign wives, who burned incense and sacrificed to their gods.  Now the LORD grew angry with Solomon, because his heart had turned away from the LORD, the God of Israel, who had appeared to him twice.  Although He had warned Solomon explicitly not to follow other gods, Solomon did not keep the LORD’s command.  Then the LORD said to Solomon, ‘Because you have done this and have not kept My covenant and My statutes, which I have commanded you, I will tear the kingdom away from you and give it to your servant.’”