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Text -- 1 Kings 11:6 (NET)

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11:6 Solomon did evil in the Lord’s sight; he did not remain loyal to the Lord, like his father David had.
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Names, People and Places, Dictionary Themes and Topics

Names, People and Places:
 · David a son of Jesse of Judah; king of Israel,son of Jesse of Judah; king of Israel
 · Solomon the tenth son of David; the father of Rehoboam; an ancestor of Jesus; the third king of Israel.,son of David and Bath-Sheba; successor of King David


Dictionary Themes and Topics: Women | Wife | WOMAN | TEMPLE, A1 | Solomon | Rulers | Polygamy | Perfection | Obedience | Molech | JEROBOAM | Instability | GODS | Fellowship | Character | Backsliders | more
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Commentary -- Word/Phrase Notes (per phrase)

Wesley: 1Ki 11:6 - -- That is, did not worship God wholly, but joined idols with him.

That is, did not worship God wholly, but joined idols with him.

JFB: 1Ki 11:5-7 - -- Astarte,

Astarte,

JFB: 1Ki 11:5-7 - -- Molech,

Molech,

JFB: 1Ki 11:5-7 - -- He built altars for these three; but, although he is described (1Ki 11:8) as doing the same for "all his strange wives," there is no evidence that the...

He built altars for these three; but, although he is described (1Ki 11:8) as doing the same for "all his strange wives," there is no evidence that they had idols distinct from these; and there is no trace whatever of Egyptian idolatry.

TSK: 1Ki 11:6 - -- went not fully after : Heb. fulfilled not after, Num 14:24; Jos 14:8, Jos 14:14 *Heb:

went not fully after : Heb. fulfilled not after, Num 14:24; Jos 14:8, Jos 14:14 *Heb:

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Commentary -- Word/Phrase Notes (per Verse)

Poole: 1Ki 11:6 - -- i. e. Did not worship God wholly and solely, but joined idols with him.

i. e. Did not worship God wholly and solely, but joined idols with him.

Gill: 1Ki 11:6 - -- And Solomon did evil in the sight of the Lord,.... As idolatry is, nothing more provoking to him: and went not fully after the Lord, as did David h...

And Solomon did evil in the sight of the Lord,.... As idolatry is, nothing more provoking to him:

and went not fully after the Lord, as did David his father; for though he did not relinquish the worship of the true God, and the service of the temple, yet inasmuch as he worshipped other gods besides, or connived at the worship of them, he did not wholly, and constantly, and solely serve the Lord, as his father did.

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Commentary -- Verse Notes / Footnotes

NET Notes: 1Ki 11:6 The idiomatic statement reads in Hebrew, “he did not fill up after.”

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Commentary -- Verse Range Notes

TSK Synopsis: 1Ki 11:1-43 - --1 Solomon's wives and concubines.4 In his old age they draw him to idolatry.9 God threatens him.14 Solomon's adversaries were Hadad, who was entertain...

MHCC: 1Ki 11:1-8 - --There is not a more melancholy and astonishing instance of human depravity in the sacred Scriptures, than that here recorded. Solomon became a public ...

Matthew Henry: 1Ki 11:1-8 - -- This is a sad story, and very surprising, of Solomon's defection and degeneracy. I. Let us enquire into the occasions and particulars of it. Shall S...

Keil-Delitzsch: 1Ki 11:1-13 - -- The idolatry into which Solomon fell in his old age appears so strange in a king so wise and God-fearing as Solomon showed himself to be at the dedi...

Constable: 1Ki 1:1--11:43 - --I. THE REIGN OF SOLOMON chs. 1--11 The Holy Spirit led the writer of Kings to give an interpretation of history,...

Constable: 1Ki 11:1-43 - --4. Solomon's apostasy ch. 11 The writer brought Solomon's weaknesses and sins, to which he only ...

Constable: 1Ki 11:1-8 - --Solomon's foreign wives 11:1-8 The writer's condemnation of Solomon in verses 1-2 rests ...

Guzik: 1Ki 11:1-43 - --1 Kings 11 - Solomon's Decline and Death A. Solomon's apostasy. 1. (1-3) Solomon's unlawful marriages. But King Solomon loved many foreign women, ...

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Commentary -- Other

Critics Ask: 1Ki 11:6 PROVERBS 1:1 —How could Solomon’s writings be part of the Scripture since 1 Kings 11:6 said Solomon did evil in the sight of the Lord? PROBLEM...

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Introduction / Outline

JFB: 1 Kings (Book Introduction) THE FIRST AND SECOND BOOKS OF KINGS, in the ancient copies of the Hebrew Bible, constitute one book. Various titles have been given them; in the Septu...

JFB: 1 Kings (Outline) ABISHAG CHERISHES DAVID IN HIS EXTREME AGE. (1Ki 1:1-4) ADONIJAH USURPS THE KINGDOM. (1Ki. 1:5-31) SOLOMON, BY DAVID'S APPOINTMENT, IS ANOINTED KING....

TSK: 1 Kings 11 (Chapter Introduction) Overview 1Ki 11:1, Solomon’s wives and concubines; 1Ki 11:4, In his old age they draw him to idolatry; 1Ki 11:9, God threatens him; 1Ki 11:14, S...

Poole: 1 Kings (Book Introduction) FIRST BOOK OF KINGS COMMONLY CALLED THE THIRD BOOK OF THE KINGS THE ARGUMENT THESE two Books called Of the Kings, because they treat of the kings of...

Poole: 1 Kings 11 (Chapter Introduction) KINGS CHAPTER 11 Solomon’ s wives and concubines, which in his old age seduce him to idolatry, 1Ki 11:1-8 . God threateneth him, 1Ki 11:9-13 ....

MHCC: 1 Kings (Book Introduction) The history now before us accounts for the affairs of the kingdoms of Judah and Israel, yet with special regard to the kingdom of God among them; for ...

MHCC: 1 Kings 11 (Chapter Introduction) (1Ki 11:1-8) Solomon's wives and concubines, His idolatry. (1Ki 11:9-13) God's anger. (1Ki 11:14-25) Solomon's adversaries. (1Ki 11:26-40) Jeroboam...

Matthew Henry: 1 Kings (Book Introduction) An Exposition, with Practical Observations, of The First Book of Kings Many histories are books of kings and their reigns, to which the affairs of the...

Matthew Henry: 1 Kings 11 (Chapter Introduction) This chapter begins with as melancholy a " but" as almost any we find in all the Bible. Hitherto we have read nothing of Solomon but what was grea...

Constable: 1 Kings (Book Introduction) Introduction Title The Books of 1 and 2 Kings received their names because they docume...

Constable: 1 Kings (Outline) Outline I. The reign of Solomon chs. 1-11 A. Solomon's succession to David's throne 1:1-2:12...

Constable: 1 Kings 1 Kings Bibliography Aharoni, Yohanan. "The Building Activities of David and Solomon." Israel Exploration Journ...

Haydock: 1 Kings (Book Introduction) THE THIRD BOOK OF KINGS. INTRODUCTION. This and the following Book are called by the holy Fathers, The Third and Fourth Book of Kings; but b...

Gill: 1 Kings (Book Introduction) INTRODUCTION TO 1 KINGS This, and the following book, properly are but one book, divided into two parts, and went with the Jews under the common na...

Gill: 1 Kings 11 (Chapter Introduction) INTRODUCTION TO 1 KINGS 11 This chapter relates the false steps Solomon took, notwithstanding all his wisdom, in marrying strange wives, and worshi...

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