Bible Readings regarding fall of Solomon

3 Kings 10: 23. And king Solomon exceeded all the kings on the earth in riches and wisdom. 24. And all the earth desired to see Solomon's face, to hear his wisdom, which God had given in his heart.



3 Kings 11:1. And king Solomon loved many strange women...2. of nations concerning which the Lord said to the children of Israel: You shall not go in unto them, neither shall any of them come in to yours, for they will most certainly turn away your heart to follow their gods. And to these was Solomon joined with a most ardent love. 3. And he had seven hundred wives as queens, and three hundred concubines: and the women turned his heart. 4. And when he was now old, his heart was turned away by women to follow strange gods; and his heart was not perfect with the Lord his God, as was the heart of David his father. 5. But Solomon worshipped Astarthe ... Moloch...6. And Solomon did that which was not pleasing before the Lord, and did not fully follow the Lord, as David his father. 7. Then Solomon built a temple for Chamos the idol of Moab, on the hill that is over against Jerusalem, and for Moloch... 8. And he did in this manner for all his wives that were strangers, who burnt incense, and offered sacrifice to their gods.



9. And the Lord was angry with Solomon, because his mind was turned away from the Lord the God of Israel, who had appeared to him twice 10. and had commanded him concerning this thing, that he should not follow strange gods; but he kept not the things which the Lord had commanded him. 11. The Lord therefore said to Solomon: Because thou hast done this, and hast not kept my covenant, and my precepts, which I have commanded thee, I will divide and rend they kingdom, and will give it to thy servant. 12. Nevertheless in thy days I will not do it, for David thy father's sake; but I will rend it out of the hand of thy son. 13. Neither will I take away the whole kingdom, but I will give one tribe to thy son for the sake of David my servant, and Jerusalem which I have chosen. 14. And the Lord raised up an adversary to Solomon.