1Ki 11:33 | NET2full | STEP | I am taking the kingdom from him because they have abandoned me and worshiped the Sidonian goddess Astarte , the Moabite god Chemosh , and the Ammonite god Milcom . They have not followed my instructions by doing what I approve and obeying my rules and regulations , as Solomon’s father David did.

‏ 1 Kings 11:33

33 I am taking the kingdom from him ^{▼▼tn The words “I am taking the kingdom from him” are supplied in the translation for clarification.} because they have ^{▼▼tc This is the reading of the MT; the LXX, Syriac, and Vulgate read “he has.”} abandoned me and worshiped the Sidonian goddess Astarte, the Moabite god Chemosh, and the Ammonite god Milcom. They have not followed my instructions ^{▼▼tn Heb “walked in my ways.”} by doing what I approve and obeying my rules and regulations, as Solomon’s father David did. ^{▼▼tn Heb “by doing what is right in my eyes, my rules and my regulations, like David his father.”}