Discovery Box1 Kings 11:4 
Context11:4 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 11:6
Context11:6 Solomon did evil in the Lord’s sight; 3 he did not remain loyal to 4 the Lord, like his father David had.
1 Kings 11:38
Context11:38 You must obey 5 all I command you to do, follow my instructions, 6 do what I approve, 7 and keep my rules and commandments, like my servant David did. Then I will be with you and establish for you a lasting dynasty, as I did for David; 8 I will give you Israel.
1 tn Heb “bent his heart after.”
2 tn Heb “his heart was not complete with the
3 tn Heb “in the eyes of the
4 tn The idiomatic statement reads in Hebrew, “he did not fill up after.”
5 tn Heb “If you obey.” In the Hebrew text v. 38 is actually one long conditional sentence, which has been broken into two parts in the translation for stylistic purposes.
6 tn Heb “walk in my ways.”
7 tn Heb “do what is right in my eyes.”
8 tn Heb “I will build for you a permanent house, like I built for David.”
