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Solomon practiced what the Lord considered to be evil by not fully following the Lord, as had his father David. Later, Solomon even constructed a high place on the mountain east of Jerusalem that was dedicated to Chemosh, that detestable Moabite idol, and to Molech, the detestable Ammonite idol. Solomon[a] did this for all of his foreign wives, who burned incense and sacrificed to their own gods.

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  1. 1 Kings 11:8 Lit. He

So Solomon did evil(A) in the eyes of the Lord; he did not follow the Lord completely, as David his father had done.

On a hill east(B) of Jerusalem, Solomon built a high place for Chemosh(C) the detestable god of Moab, and for Molek(D) the detestable god of the Ammonites. He did the same for all his foreign wives, who burned incense and offered sacrifices to their gods.

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