I Kings 11:5
The Scripture
(5) For Solomon went after Ashtoreth the goddess of the Zidonians, and after Milcom the abomination of the Ammonites.
Chapter overview (whole chapter)
After Solomon’s death his son Rehoboam is crowned king, but the northern tribes of Israel rebel and join the Philistines, while the southern tribes remain loyal to Rehoboam. The chapter records the split of the kingdom and the political consequences of this division, showing that the united kingdom could not endure without the loyalty of all its people.
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I Kings 11:33Judges 2:13Judges 10:6I Samuel 7:3I Samuel 7:4I Samuel 12:10II Kings 23:13Jeremiah 2:10Jeremiah 2:11Jeremiah 2:12Jeremiah 2:13I Kings 11:7
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