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1 Kings 11:9 KJV
1 Kings · chapter 11 · verse 9
And the LORD was angry with Solomon, because his heart was turned from the LORD God of Israel, which had appeared unto him twice,1 Kings 11:9 · King James Version
1 Kings 11:9 in context
7Then did Solomon build an high place for Chemosh, the abomination of Moab, in the hill that is before Jerusalem, and for Molech, the abomination of the children of Ammon.
8And likewise did he for all his strange wives, which burnt incense and sacrificed unto their gods.
9And the LORD was angry with Solomon, because his heart was turned from the LORD God of Israel, which had appeared unto him twice,
10And had commanded him concerning this thing, that he should not go after other gods: but he kept not that which the LORD commanded.
11Wherefore the LORD said unto Solomon, Forasmuch as this is done of thee, and thou hast not kept my covenant and my statutes, which I have commanded thee, I will surely rend the kingdom from thee, and will give it to thy servant.
Commentary
Key words (Strong's)
- appearedrâʼâhto see, literally or figurativelyH7200 →
- SolomonShᵉlômôhShelomah, David's successorH8010 →
- turnednâṭâhto stretch or spread outH5186 →
- IsraelYisrâʼêlJisrael, a symbolical name of JacobH3478 →
- angryʼânaphto breathe hardH599 →
- heartlêbâbthe heartH3824 →
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Here is, I. God's anger against Solomon for his sin. The thing he did displeased the Lord. Time was then the Lord loved Solomon (Sa2 12:24) and delighted in him (Kg1 10:9), but now the Lord was angry with Solomon (Kg1 11:9), for there was in his sin, 1. The most base ingratitude that could be.
— Matthew Henry's Concise Commentary on verses 9-13