“Now King Solomon loved many foreign women, along with the daughter of Pharaoh: Moabite, Ammonite, Edomite, Sidonian, and Hittite women, from the nations concerning which the Lord had said to the people of Israel, “You shall not enter into marriage with them, neither shall they with you, for surely they will turn away your heart after their gods.” Solomon clung to these in love. He had 700 wives, who were princesses, and 300 concubines. And his wives turned away his heart. For when Solomon was old his wives turned away his heart after other gods, and his heart was not wholly true to the Lord his God, as was the heart of David his father. For Solomon went after Ashtoreth the goddess of the Sidonians, and after Milcom the abomination of the Ammonites. So Solomon did what was evil in the sight of the Lord and did not wholly follow the Lord, as David his father had done.”‭‭1 Kings‬ ‭11:1-6‬ ‭ESV‬‬

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This stands out because the writer says, “So Solomon did what was evil in the sight of the Lord and did not wholly follow the Lord”. Solomon spoke with God. God gave him great wisdom and discernment. Why would Solomon, of all people, not follow God’s commands? There is something about being human that makes it very difficult to keep God first in our lives. Are you tempted to credit yourself or other “idols”? Are you tempted to disobey God’s statutes in order to please someone else? Please pray that we and our friends spend time with God today and thank Him. Please pray for all the people trying to get their lives back together.