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Joseph Benson's Commentary of the Old and New Testaments - 1 Kings 11:4

1 Kings 11:4. For it came to pass when Solomon was old, &c. Having now reigned nigh thirty years, when it might have been expected that experience would have made him wiser; then God suffered him to fall so shamefully, that he might to all succeeding generations be an example of the folly and weakness of the wisest and the best men, when left to themselves. His wives turned away his heart after other gods Not that they altered his judgment respecting the true God and idols, which is... read more

Joseph Benson

Joseph Benson's Commentary of the Old and New Testaments - 1 Kings 11:5-7

1 Kings 11:5-7. Solomon went after Ashtoreth Called also Astarte. See on Judges 2:13. And after Milcom The same, it is thought, with Molech, who is here called an abomination, because highly detested by God. Solomon built a high place for Chemosh That is, an altar upon a high place, as the manner of the heathen was. Concerning Chemosh, see Numbers 21:29. In the hill that is before Jerusalem In the mount of Olives, which was nigh to Jerusalem, as if to confront the temple. From this... read more

Donald C. Fleming

Bridgeway Bible Commentary - 1 Kings 11:1-43

Solomon’s idolatry (11:1-43)Although some of Solomon’s marriages were for political purposes, most of his wives and concubines were probably given to him as gifts. These women usually brought their gods into Israel, and Solomon’s weakness in worshipping these gods led finally to his downfall (11:1-8). God’s judgment on Solomon and Israel was to bring the long-standing friction between northerners and southerners to a climax in the division of the kingdom. Only Solomon’s tribe Judah (which had... read more

E.W. Bullinger

E.W. Bullinger's Companion Bible Notes - 1 Kings 11:4

not perfect. See note on 1 Kings 8:61 . as = according to. David was faultless as to idolatry. read more

E.W. Bullinger

E.W. Bullinger's Companion Bible Notes - 1 Kings 11:5

Ashtoreth. Compare Judges 2:13 . 1Sa 7:3 ; 1 Samuel 12:10 ; 1 Samuel 31:10 . Milcom. Same as Malcham, the Aramaic pronunciation of Molech (1 Kings 11:7 ). See Zephaniah 1:5 . Translated "their king" (Jeremiah 49:1 .Amos 1:15; Amos 1:15 ). abomination. The word used for an idol by Figure of speech Metonymy (of Effect), because of Jehovah's hatred which it produced. Compare 2 Kings 23:13 .Daniel 9:27 . read more

Robert Jamieson; A. R. Fausset; David Brown

Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible - 1 Kings 11:4

4. when Solomon was old—He could not have been more than fifty. his wives turned away his heart after other gods—Some, considering the lapse of Solomon into idolatry as a thing incredible, regard him as merely humoring his wives in the practice of their superstition; and, in countenancing their respective rites by his presence, as giving only an outward homage—a sensible worship, in which neither his understanding nor his heart was engaged. The apology only makes matters worse, as it implies an... read more

Robert Jamieson; A. R. Fausset; David Brown

Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible - 1 Kings 11:5

5-7. Ashtoreth—Astarte, Milcom—Molech, and Chemosh—He built altars for these three; but, although he is described ( :-) 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. read more

Thomas Constable

Expository Notes of Dr. Thomas Constable - 1 Kings 11:1-8

Solomon’s foreign wives 11:1-8The writer’s condemnation of Solomon in 1 Kings 11:1-2 rests on Deuteronomy 23:3-9 as well as Deuteronomy 7:3-4. The phraseology goes back to Deuteronomy 23:3-9 and the motive to Deuteronomy 7:3-4 (cf. Exodus 23:31-33; Exodus 34:15-16; Ezra 9:1; Nehemiah 13:26). Solomon’s foreign wives were of two categories: Canaanites prohibited in Deuteronomy 7, and women from other nations prohibited in Deuteronomy 23. [Note: See Shaye Cohen, "Solomon and the Daughter of... read more

Thomas Constable

Expository Notes of Dr. Thomas Constable - 1 Kings 11:1-43

4. Solomon’s apostasy ch. 11The writer brought Solomon’s weaknesses and sins, to which he only hinted previously, into the light in this chapter. Solomon had sown some seeds of departure from God and His Word early in his reign. They bore bitter fruit as he grew older. read more

John Dummelow

John Dummelow's Commentary on the Bible - 1 Kings 11:1-43

Solomon’s Errors and their Consequences. His DeathThis chapter furnishes an account of Solomon’s marriages with numerous foreign princesses, and traces the evil effect of such in the toleration of idolatry, which provoked the Lord’s anger. This was manifested in the growth of opposition abroad and disaffection at home, so that an otherwise brilliant reign had a cloudy ending.3. Seven hundred wives] The Persian king Darius Codomannus is said to have had, besides his own wife, 329 concubines. 4.... read more