1 Kings 11:4
11:4 When Solomon became old, his wives shifted his allegiance to 1 other gods; he was not wholeheartedly devoted to the Lord his God, as his father David had been. 2
1 Kings 11:33
11:33 I am taking the kingdom from him 3 because they have 4 abandoned me and worshiped the Sidonian goddess Astarte, the Moabite god Chemosh, and the Ammonite god Milcom. They have not followed my instructions 5 by doing what I approve and obeying my rules and regulations, like Solomon’s father David did. 6
1 tn Heb “bent his heart after.”
2 tn Heb “his heart was not complete with the Lord his God, like the heart of David his father.”
3 tn The words “I am taking the kingdom from him” are supplied in the translation for clarification.
4 tc This is the reading of the MT; the LXX, Syriac, and Vulgate read “he has.”
5 tn Heb “walked in my ways.”
6 tn Heb “by doing what is right in my eyes, my rules and my regulations, like David his father.”