1 Kings 11:42 — Meaning and Application

King James Version

“And the time that Solomon reigned in Jerusalem over all Israel {was} forty years. {time: Heb. days}”

1 Kings 11:42

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Solomon sought therefore to kill Jeroboam. And Jeroboam arose, and fled into Egypt, unto Shishak king of Egypt, and was in Egypt until the death of Solomon.

And the rest of the acts of Solomon, and all that he did, and his wisdom, {are} they not written in the book of the acts of Solomon? {acts: or, words, or, things}

And the time that Solomon reigned in Jerusalem over all Israel {was} forty years. {time: Heb. days}

And Solomon slept with his fathers, and was buried in the city of David his father: and Rehoboam his son reigned in his stead. {Rehoboam: Gr. Roboam}

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1 Kings 11:1

"But king Solomon loved many strange women, together with the daughter of Pharaoh, women of the Moabites, Ammonites, Edomites, Zidonians, {and} Hittites; {together...: or, beside}"

1 Kings 11:2

"Of the nations {concerning} which the LORD said unto the children of Israel, Ye shall not go in to them, neither shall they come in unto you: {for} surely they will turn away your heart after their gods: Solomon clave unto these in love."

1 Kings 11:3

"And he had seven hundred wives, princesses, and three hundred concubines: and his wives turned away his heart."

1 Kings 11:4

"For it came to pass, when Solomon was old, {that} his wives turned away his heart after other gods: and his heart was not perfect with the LORD his God, as {was} the heart of David his father."

1 Kings 11:5

"For Solomon went after Ashtoreth the goddess of the Zidonians, and after Milcom the abomination of the Ammonites. {Milcom: also called, Molech}"

1 Kings 11:6

"And Solomon did evil in the sight of the LORD, and went not fully after the LORD, as {did} David his father. {went...: Heb. fulfilled not after}"

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