1 Kings 11:5 meaning and explanation
Solomon followed Ashtoreth the goddess of the Sidonians and Milcom the abomination of the Ammonites.
1 Kings 11:5, Berean Standard Bible
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Verse 4 has just told us that Solomon's foreign wives turned his heart after other gods when he grew old, and verse 5 names the result. The narrator is summarizing Solomon's apostasy, and the word "followed" means he gave these deities real allegiance, not mere tolerance.
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