1 King Solomon loved many foreign women. Besides Pharaoh’s daughter, there were women from the Moabites, Ammonites, Edomites, Sidonians, and Hittites. 2 They were from the nations that the Lord had warned the Israelites, "You must not intermarry with them, for they will undoubtedly convince you to worship their gods." Yet Solomon because of his love for women held on to them. 3 He had seven hundred wives of noble birth and three hundred concubines. His wives did convince him to turn away from the Lord.
4 As Solomon grew old, his wives led him to follow other gods, and he did not commit himself wholeheartedly to the Lord as his father David had done. 5 Solomon worshiped Ashtoreth, goddess of the Sidonians, and Molech, the vile god11:5. The word for "god" is replaced in the text by the word "filth," meaning something vile and detestable. Also in verse 7. of the Ammonites. 6 This was how Solomon did evil in the Lord’s sight, and was not completely dedicated to the Lord as his father David was.
7 It was then that Solomon built a high place of worship for Chemosh, the vile god of the people of Moab, and for Molech, the vile god of the Ammonites, on a hill east of Jerusalem. 8 He built places of worship for all his foreign wives where they burned incense and sacrificed to their gods.
9 The Lord became angry with Solomon because he had turned away from the Lord, the God of Israel, who had appeared to him twice. 10 The Lord had warned Solomon about this—that he should not worship other gods. But Solomon did not listen to the Lord’s warning. 11 So the Lord told him, "Since this is what you have done, and since you have not kept my agreement and my laws that I commanded, I will definitely take11:11. The word used here is to rip or tear. Also in verse 12. the kingdom away from you and give it to your servant. 12 However, for the sake of your father David, I will not do this in your lifetime—I will take it away from your son. 13 Even then I will not take away the whole kingdom. I will leave your son with one tribe for the sake of my servant David, and for the sake of my chosen city Jerusalem."