9The Lord became angry with Solomon because his heart had turned away from the Lord , the God of Israel, who had appeared to him twice.


In Context

6 So Solomon did evil in the eyes of the Lord ; he did not follow the Lord completely, as David his father had done.

7 On a hill east of Jerusalem, Solomon built a high place for Chemosh the detestable god of Moab, and for Molech the detestable god of the Ammonites.

8 He did the same for all his foreign wives, who burned incense and offered sacrifices to their gods.

9 The Lord became angry with Solomon because his heart had turned away from the Lord , the God of Israel, who had appeared to him twice.

10 Although he had forbidden Solomon to follow other gods, Solomon did not keep the Lord 's command.

11 So the Lord said to Solomon, "Since this is your attitude and you have not kept my covenant and my decrees, which I commanded you, I will most certainly tear the kingdom away from you and give it to one of your subordinates.

1st Kings 11:9 in Other Translations

The King James Version of the Holy Bible

11:9And the LORD was angry with Solomon, because his heart was turned from the LORD God of Israel, which had appeared unto him twice,

The Douay-Rheims Version of the Holy Bible

11:9And the Lord was angry with Solomon, because his mind was turned away from the Lord the God of Israel, who had appeared to him twice,

The American Standard Version of the Holy Bible

11:9And Jehovah was angry with Solomon, because his heart was turned away from Jehovah, the God of Israel, who had appeared unto him twice,

The Darby Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

11:9And Jehovah was angry with Solomon, because his heart was turned away from Jehovah the God of Israel, who had appeared to him twice,

The English Revised Version of the Holy Bible

11:9And the LORD was angry with Solomon, because his heart was turned away from the LORD, the God of Israel, which had appeared unto him twice,

The Webster Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

11:9And the LORD was angry with Solomon, because his heart was turned from the LORD God of Israel, who had appeared to him twice,

The World English Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

11:9Yahweh was angry with Solomon, because his heart was turned away from Yahweh, the God of Israel, who had appeared to him twice,

The Young's Literal Translation of the Holy Bible

11:9And Jehovah sheweth Himself angry with Solomon, for his heart hath turned aside from Jehovah, God of Israel, who had appeared unto him twice,

The American King James Version of the Holy Bible

11:9And the LORD was angry with Solomon, because his heart was turned from the LORD God of Israel, which had appeared to him twice,