1 Kings 11:9-11

11:9 The Lord was angry with Solomon because he had shifted his allegiance ¹  away from the Lord, the God of Israel, who had appeared to him on two occasions ²  11:10 and had warned him about this very thing, so that he would not follow other gods. ³  But he did not obey ⁴  the Lord’s command. 11:11 So the Lord said to Solomon, “Because you insist on doing these things and have not kept the covenantal rules I gave you, ⁵  I will surely tear the kingdom away from you and give it to your servant.

[11:9]  ¹ tn Heb “bent his heart.”

[11:9]  ² sn These two occasions are mentioned in 1 Kgs 3:5 and 9:2.

[11:10]  ³ tn Heb “and had commanded him concerning this thing not to walk after other gods.”

[11:10]  ⁴ tn Or “keep.”

[11:11]  ⁵ tn Heb “Because this is with you, and you have not kept my covenant and my rules which I commanded you.”