BRAGADAYJAH 1016
Solomon’s heart turned towards pagan gods.
Without a doubt Solomon had more than any man could hope
for. He had wisdom and riches of gold
and silver, precious stones and an abundance of woods and spices. In addition to his great wealth, more wealth
was piled upon him. Horses were brought out of Egypt laden with linen yarn and
spices. Besides, chariots came out of Egypt laden with hundreds of shekels of
silver and other valuable from the Hittites and the Kings of Syria among
others. But in spite of all the wisdom,
and all the riches, Solomon was not satisfied; for he turned his attention
towards and loved foreign women together with the daughters of the Pharaoh as
well as women of the Moabites, Ammonites the Edomites, the Zidonians and the
Hittites, nations which the Lord forbade them His people Israel to marry, lest
they turned their hearts away from the Lord.
But Solomon ignored the Lord’s prohibition and loved these women nonetheless.
And he had seven hundred wives, besides princesses and 300 concubines and these
women turned away his heart to seek other gods.
So that by the time Solomon was old, his heart was turned away and his
heart was not in the right place as was his father David’s. And he sought after
other gods such as Ashtoreth the goddess of the Zidonians, and Milcom the
abomination of the Ammonites. So as the Lord God warned, Solomon’s heart was
turned away and his heart was no longer fully turned unto the Lord as was his
father David’s.
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