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1 Kings 11:4

King James Version (KJV)

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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 11:4 — KJV

Commentary

Commentary on 1 Kings 11:4

Theological / Devotional

Not perfect. What a pity that a man who had begun so well in his youth should make such a sad spectacle of himself in his later years. He who had been a master of men now became a profligate and a slave to his own passions. Undoubtedly Solomon kept up the formalities of his own religion, but his heart was far from perfect in the sight of God.

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