John Gill's Exposition on 1 Kings 11:33

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Exposition of the Old and New Testament
John Gill (1697–1771) · 18th-century historical commentary
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Because that they have forsaken me, etc.] My worship, as the Targum; both Solomon and the children of Israel following his example; which is not to be wondered at, considering how prone they always were to idolatry: and have worshipped Ashtoreth the goddess of the Zidonians, Chemosh the god of the Moabites, and Milcom the god of the children of Ammon; of which deities, (see Gill on “<111105>1 Kings 11:5, 7”). and have not walked in my ways, to do that which is right in mine eyes, and to keep my statutes and my judgments, as [did] David his father; the several laws of God relating to religious worship especially, which David was a strict observer of; and therefore Solomon, having such a pattern before him, was the more blameworthy.

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