1 Kings 11 · Verse 9

1 Kings 11:9

And the Lord was angry with Solomon, because his heart was turned from the Lord God of Israel, which had appeared unto him twice,
1 Kings 11:9, King James Version

1 Kings 11:9 in other translations

BSBNow the LORD grew angry with Solomon, because his heart had turned away from the LORD, the God of Israel, who had appeared to him twice.
WEBThe LORD was angry with Solomon, because his heart was turned away from the LORD, the God of Israel, who had appeared to him twice,
ASVAnd Jehovah was angry with Solomon, because his heart was turned away from Jehovah, the God of Israel, who had appeared unto him twice,
YLTAnd Jehovah sheweth Himself angry with Solomon, for his heart hath turned aside from Jehovah, God of Israel, who had appeared unto him twice,
DARBYAnd Jehovah was angry with Solomon, because his heart was turned away from Jehovah the God of Israel, who had appeared to him twice,
BBEAnd the Lord was angry with Solomon, because his heart was turned away from the Lord, the God of Israel, who had twice come to him in a vision;
WebsterAnd the LORD was angry with Solomon, because his heart was turned from the LORD God of Israel, who had appeared to him twice,

What does 1 Kings 11:9 mean?

Jamieson-Fausset-Brown on 1 Kings 11:9-12
9-12. the Lord was angry with Solomon--The divine appearance, first at Gibeon [1Ki 3:5], and then at Jerusalem [1Ki 9:2], after the dedication of the temple, with the warnings given him on both occasions [1Ki 3:11-14; 9:3-9], had left Solomon inexcusable; and it was proper and necessary that on one who had been so signally favored with the gifts of Heaven, but who had grossly abused them, a terrible judgment should fall. The divine sentence was announced to him probably by Ahijah; but there was mercy mingled with judgment, in the circumstance, that it should not be inflicted on Solomon personally--and that a remnant of the kingdom should be spared--"for David's sake, and for Jerusalem's sake, which had been chosen" to put God's name there; not from a partial bias in favor of either, but that the divine promise might stand (2Sa 7:12-16).

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Adam Clarke's Commentary
Verse 9 The Lord was angry with Solomon - Had not this man's delinquency been strongly marked by the Divine disapprobation, it would have had a fatal effect on the morals of mankind. Vice is vice, no matter who commits it. And God is as much displeased with sin in Solomon as he can be with it in the most profligate, uneducated wretch. And although God sees the same sin in precisely the same degree of moral turpitude as to the act itself, yet there may be circumstances which greatly aggravate the offense, and subject the offender to greater punishment. Solomon was wise; he knew better; his understanding showed him the vanity as well as the wickedness of idolatry. God had appeared unto him twice, and thus given him the most direct proof of his being and of his providence. The promises of God had been fulfilled to him in the most remarkable manner, and in such a way as to prove that they came by a Divine counsel, and not by any kind of casualty. All these were aggravations of Solomon's crimes, as to their demerit; for the same crime has, in every case, the same degree of moral turpitude in the sight of God; but circumstances may so aggravate, as to require the offender to be more grievously punished; so the punishment may be legally increased where the crime is the same. Solomon deserved more punishment for his worship of Ashtaroth than any of the Sidonians did, though they performed precisely the same acts. The Sidonians had never known the true God; Solomon had been fully acquainted with him.

Adam Clarke, 1831 · public domain

Matthew Henry's Concise Commentary on 1 Kings 11:9-13
The Lord told Solomon, it is likely by a prophet, what he must expect for his apostacy. Though we have reason to hope that he repented, and found mercy, yet the Holy Ghost did not expressly record it, but left it doubtful, as a warning to others not to sin. The guilt may be taken away, but not the reproach; that will remain. Thus it must remain uncertain to us till the day of judgment, whether or not Solomon was left to suffer the everlasting displeasure of an offended God.

Matthew Henry, 1706 · public domain

1 Kings 11:9 in the original Hebrew

Word-by-word with transliteration, English gloss and Strong's number. Tap a number for the full definition and every place the word is used.

וַיִּתְאַנַּ֥ףvai.yit.'a.Nafand he was angryH599
יְהוָ֖הYah.wehYahwehH3068
בִּשְׁלֹמֹ֑הbish.lo.Mohwith SolomonH8010
כִּֽי\־ki-forH3588
נָטָ֣הna.Tahit had turned asideH5186
לְבָב֗וֹle.va.Voheart hisH3824
מֵעִ֤םme.'Imfrom withH5973
יְהוָה֙Yah.wehYahwehH3068
אֱלֹהֵ֣י'e.lo.Hei[the] God ofH430
יִשְׂרָאֵ֔לYis.ra.'ElIsraelH3478
הַנִּרְאָ֥הha.nir.'Ahwho <he> had appearedH7200
אֵלָ֖יו'e.Lavto himH413
פַּעֲמָֽיִם\׃pa.'a.Ma.yimtwo timesH6471

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Cross references for 1 Kings 11:9

  • 1 Kings 9:2

    That the Lord appeared to Solomon the second time, as he had appeared unto him at Gibeon.

  • 1 Kings 3:5

    In Gibeon the Lord appeared to Solomon in a dream by night: and God said, Ask what I shall give thee.

  • Numbers 12:9

    And the anger of the Lord was kindled against them; and he departed.

  • 2 Samuel 6:7

    And the anger of the Lord was kindled against Uzzah; and God smote him there for his error; and there he died by the ark of God.

  • Exodus 4:14

    And the anger of the Lord was kindled against Moses, and he said, Is not Aaron the Levite thy brother? I know that he can speak well. And also, behold, he cometh forth to meet thee: and when he seeth thee, he will be glad in his heart.

  • Deuteronomy 9:8

    Also in Horeb ye provoked the Lord to wrath, so that the Lord was angry with you to have destroyed you.

  • Deuteronomy 7:4

    For they will turn away thy son from following me, that they may serve other gods: so will the anger of the Lord be kindled against you, and destroy thee suddenly.

  • Deuteronomy 3:26

    But the Lord was wroth with me for your sakes, and would not hear me: and the Lord said unto me, Let it suffice thee; speak no more unto me of this matter.

  • Deuteronomy 9:20

    And the Lord was very angry with Aaron to have destroyed him: and I prayed for Aaron also the same time.

  • Isaiah 29:13-14

    Wherefore the Lord said, Forasmuch as this people draw near me with their mouth, and with their lips do honour me, but have removed their heart far from me, and their fear toward me is taught by the precept of men: Therefore, behold, I will proceed to do a marvellous work among this people, even a marvellous work and a wonder: for the wisdom of their wise men shall perish, and the understanding of their prudent men shall be hid.

  • 2 Samuel 11:27

    And when the mourning was past, David sent and fetched her to his house, and she became his wife, and bare him a son. But the thing that David had done displeased the Lord.

  • 2 Timothy 4:10

    For Demas hath forsaken me, having loved this present world, and is departed unto Thessalonica; Crescens to Galatia, Titus unto Dalmatia.

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Treasury of Scripture Knowledge
angry.
Ex 4:14; Nu 12:9; De 3:26; 9:8,20; 2Sa 6:7; 11:27; 1Ch 21:7
Ps 78:58-60; 90:7,8
his heart.
2,3; De 7:4; Pr 4:23; Isa 29:13,14; Ho 4:11; 2Ti 4:10
which had appeared.
3:5; 9:2

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Context

  • 1 Kings 11:8

    And likewise did he for all his strange wives, which burnt incense and sacrificed unto their gods.

  • 1 Kings 11:9

    And the Lord was angry with Solomon, because his heart was turned from the Lord God of Israel, which had appeared unto him twice,

  • 1 Kings 11:10

    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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1 Kings 11:9 in other languages

Spanish
Reina-Valera 1909		Y enojóse Jehová contra Salomón, por cuanto estaba su corazón desviado de Jehová Dios de Israel, que le había aparecido dos veces,
French
Bible J.N. Darby 1885		Et l’ Éternel eut de la colère contre Salomon, parce que son cœur s’était détourné de l’ Éternel, le Dieu d’Israël, qui s’était révélé à lui deux fois,
German
Elberfelder 1871		Da erzürnte Jehova wider Salomo, weil er sein Herz von Jehova, dem Gott Israels, abgewandt hatte, der ihm zweimal erschienen war
Latin
Clementine Vulgate		Igitur iratus est Dominus Salomoni, quod aversa esset mens ejus a Domino Deo Israël, qui apparuerat ei secundo,