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1 Kings 11:10

Although He had warned Solomon explicitly not to follow other gods, Solomon did not keep the LORD’s command.

Berean Standard Bible

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Study note

Setting — God speaks to Solomon after two prior divine appearances, directly addressing the moment Solomon failed to heed the explicit warning against following other gods.

The words — The Hebrew verb צִוָּה (tzi.vah) denotes a formal command, paired with the phrase לֶכֶת אַחֲרֵי (le.khet a.cha.rei), which literally means "to walk after" and idiomatically signifies following or serving another deity.

The thread — This conditional framework runs through 1 Kings 6:12, 1 Kings 9:4, and 2 Chronicles 7:17, where continued divine favor is explicitly tied to walking in God's statutes and keeping His commandments.

Why it lands — The passage records Solomon's concrete failure to keep a direct command, providing the factual basis for the covenant judgment announced in the immediate context.

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The Hebrew words

וְצִוָּ֤הve./tzi.Vahand/ he had commandedאֵלָיו֙'e.La/vto/ himעַל־'al-onהַדָּבָ֣רha./da.Varthe/ matterהַזֶּ֔הha./Zeh<the>/ thisלְבִ֨לְתִּי־le./Vil.ti-to/ notלֶ֔כֶתLe.khetto walkאַחֲרֵ֖י'a.cha.Reiafterאֱלֹהִ֣ים'E.lo.Himgodsאֲחֵרִ֑ים'a.che.Rimotherוְלֹ֣אve./Lo'and/ notשָׁמַ֔רsha.Marhe observedאֵ֥ת'et<obj.>אֲשֶׁר־'a.Sher-[that] whichצִוָּ֖הtzi.Vahhe had commandedיְהוָֽה׃ פYah.wehYahweh

King James Version

And had commanded him concerning this thing, that he should not go after other gods: but he kept not that which the Lord commanded.

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