When Solomon was old, his wives seduced him to follow other gods. He was not completely devoted to Yahweh his God, as his father David had been.(A) Solomon followed Ashtoreth,(B) the goddess of the Sidonians, and Milcom,(C) the detestable idol of the Ammonites.(D) Solomon did what was evil in the Lord’s sight, and unlike his father David, he did not completely follow Yahweh.

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As Solomon grew old, his wives turned his heart after other gods,(A) and his heart was not fully devoted(B) to the Lord his God, as the heart of David his father had been. He followed Ashtoreth(C) the goddess of the Sidonians, and Molek(D) the detestable god of the Ammonites. So Solomon did evil(E) in the eyes of the Lord; he did not follow the Lord completely, as David his father had done.

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