1Ki 11:4-10, 14:22, 2Ki 17:35 | ESV | STEP | For when Solomon was old his wives turned away his heart after other gods , and his heart was not wholly true to the Lord his God , as was the heart of David his father .

1 Kings 11:4-10

4 For when Solomon was old his wives turned away his heart after other gods, and ^ahis heart was not wholly true to the Lord his God, ^bas was the heart of David his father. 5 For Solomon went after ^cAshtoreth the goddess of the Sidonians, and after ^dMilcom the abomination of the Ammonites. 6 So Solomon did what was evil in the sight of the Lord and did not wholly follow the Lord, as David his father had done. 7 Then Solomon built a high place for ^eChemosh the abomination of Moab, and for ^fMolech the abomination of the Ammonites, on the mountain east of Jerusalem. 8 And so he did for all his foreign wives, who made offerings and sacrificed to their gods.

The Lord Raises Adversaries

9 And the Lord was angry with Solomon, because ^ghis heart had turned away from the Lord, the God of Israel, ^hwho had appeared to him twice 10 and ⁱhad commanded him concerning this thing, that he should not go after other gods. But he did not keep what the Lord commanded.

1 Kings 14:22

22 ^jAnd Judah did what was evil in the sight of the Lord, and they ^kprovoked him to jealousy with their sins that they committed, more than all that their fathers had done.

2 Kings 17:35

35 The Lord made a covenant with them and commanded them, ^l“You shall not fear other gods ^mor bow yourselves to them or serve them or sacrifice to them,