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John Gill's Exposition of the Whole Bible

1 Kings 11:6

And Solomon did evil in the sight of the Lord,.... As idolatry is, nothing more provoking to him:

and went not fully after the Lord, as did David his father; for though he did not relinquish the worship of the true God, and the service of the temple, yet inasmuch as he worshipped other gods besides, or connived at the worship of them, he did not wholly, and constantly, and solely serve the Lord, as his father did.

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See also 1 Kings 11:6 in other biblical comments:

  • Annotated Bible by A.C. Gaebelein

    7. SOLOMON'S FAILURE: JUDGMENT ANNOUNCED AND THE BEGINNING OF DISRUPTION CHAPTER 11 _ 1. Solomon's polygamy and departure from God (1 Kings 11:1)_ 2. Hadad the Edomite (1 Kings 11:14) 3. Rezon the...

  • Arthur Peake's Commentary on the Bible

    SIN OF SOLOMON, AND THE ADVERSARIES RAISED UP IN CONSEQUENCE. From various differences in the arrangement of the earlier verses in the LXX and Heb., it has been supposed that in its original form the...

  • Bullinger's Companion Bible Notes

    EVIL. the evil. Hebrew. _ra'a'_. App-44....

  • College Press Bible Study Textbook Series

    I. SOLOMON'S TRANSGRESSIONS 11:1-13 TRANSLATION (1) And King Solomon loved many strange women, even Pharaoh's daughter, Moabite, Ammonite, Edomite, Sidonian and Hittite women (2) from the nations of...

  • Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible

    _AND SOLOMON DID EVIL IN THE SIGHT OF THE LORD, AND WENT NOT FULLY AFTER THE LORD, AS DID DAVID HIS FATHER._ No JFB commentary on this verse....

  • Dummelow's Commentary on the Bible

    SOLOMON'S ERRORS AND THEIR CONSEQUENCES. HIS DEATH This chapter furnishes an account of Solomon's marriages with numerous foreign princesses, and traces the evil effect of such in the toleration of i...

  • EasyEnglish Bible Commentaries

    GOD’S LESSONS FROM HISTORY 1 KINGS _PHILIP SMITH_ CHAPTER 11 SOLOMON *WORSHIPS FALSE GODS V1 Solomon, however, loved many foreign women. He married the daughter of the king of Egypt. He also mar...

  • Ellicott's Commentary On The Whole Bible

    (1-8) The defection of Solomon is distinctly traced to his polygamy, contracting numerous marriages with “strange women.” Polygamy is also attributed to David (see 2 Samuel 3:2; 2 Samuel 15:16), marki...

  • ETCBC data on Hebrew bible

    וַ יַּ֧עַשׂ שְׁלֹמֹ֛ה הָ רַ֖ע בְּ עֵינֵ֣י

  • Expositor's Bible Commentary (Nicoll)

    THE OLD AGE OF SOLOMON 1 Kings 11:1 "That uxorious king, whose heart, though large, Beguiled by fair idolatresses, fell To idols foul." - MILTON, Paradise Lost. "Did not Solomon, king of Israel, s...

  • Expositor's Bible Commentary (Nicoll)

    HOLLOW PROSPERITY 1 Kings 11:1 "Vanity of vanities, saith the Preacher, vanity of vanities; all is vanity." - Ecclesiastes 1:2 "At every draught more large and large they grow, A bloated mass of ra...

  • Frederick Brotherton Meyer's Commentary

    A HEART TURNED AWAY FROM GOD 1 Kings 11:1 The practice of mixed marriages was in direct violation of the divine Law, Deuteronomy 7:3, and it led to idolatry. All around the Holy City arose heathen te...

  • Frederick Brotherton Meyer's Commentary

    BREAKING THREE COMMANDMENTS 1 Kings 21:1; 1 Kings 1:1; 1 Kings 2:1; 1 Kings 3:1;...

  • G. Campbell Morgan's Exposition on the Whole Bible

    At this point the story of Solomon suddenly changes. The glory passes away, and we observe his rapid degeneracy and doom. The nature of the man had ever a strong animal side. His commercial enterprise...

  • Hawker's Poor man's commentary

    (2) Of the nations concerning which the LORD said unto the children of Israel, Ye shall not go in to them, neither shall they come in unto you: for surely they will turn away your heart after their go...

  • Introductory Lectures - Commentary by William Kelly

    Solomon was now at the height of his glory, a vivid type of a greater than Solomon. And it is only when we see that he really does thus prefigure the Lord Jesus as King that we can understand the impo...

  • John Darby's Synopsis

    THE FOLLOWING COMMENTARY COVERS CHAPTER S 11 AND 12. Till now we have had the beautiful picture of God's blessing resting upon the son of David, whose only desire it had been to possess wisdom from Go...

  • John Trapp Complete Commentary

    And Solomon did evil in the sight of the LORD, and went not fully after the LORD, as [did] David his father. Ver. 6. _And Solomon did evil._] Howbeit that evil one touched him not, 1Jn 5:18 _sc., _ w...

  • Jonathan Edwards' Notes On The Scriptures

    1 Kin. 11:5-7. It does not appear that Solomon did himself worship these strange gods. But what his wives persuaded him to, was to build high places for them to worship their gods in: he probably went...

  • Joseph Benson’s Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

    _Solomon went after Ashtoreth_ Called also Astarte. See on Judges 2:13. _And after Milcom_ The same, it is thought, with Molech, who is here called an abomination, because highly detested by God. _Sol...

  • KJV Original Language Details

    1 Solomons wiues and concubines. 4 In his old age they draw him to idolatry. 9 God threatneth him. 14 Solomons aduersaries were Hadad, who was intertained in Egypt, 23 Rezon who reigned in Damascu...

  • Kretzmann's Popular Commentary of the Bible

    And Solomon did evil in the sight of the Lord, and went not fully after the Lord, as did David, his father; he did not maintain the full and complete allegiance to the Lord which was expected of him;...

  • Kretzmann's Popular Commentary of the Bible

    Solomon's Love of Women and Idolatry...

  • Leslie M. Grant's Commentary on the Bible

    MANY MARRIAGES LEADING TO IDOLATRY (vs.1-13) Solomon also disobeyedDeuteronomy 17:17 in making many marriages with foreign women, from the Moabites, Alnmonites, Edomites, Sidonians and Hittites (v.1)...

  • Marginal Notes in the King James Version (1611)

    WENT NOT FULLY AFTER: _ Heb._ fulfilled not after...

  • Matthew Henry Commentary on the Whole Bible

    1-8 There is not a more melancholy and astonishing instance of human depravity in the sacred Scriptures, than that here recorded. Solomon became a public worshipper of abominable idols! Probably he b...

  • Matthew Poole's Concise Commentary On The Bible

    i. e. Did not worship God wholly and solely, but joined idols with him....

  • Patchworkid's Personal Study Bible Notes

    1 Kings 11:6 Solomon H8010 did H6213 (H8799) evil H7451 sight H5869 LORD H3068 follow H4390 (H8765)...

  • Peter Pett's Commentary on the Bible

    SOLOMON THROWS HIMSELF WHOLEHEARTEDLY INTO IDOLATRY BECAUSE OF HIS WIVES (1 KINGS 11:1). Solomon's obsession with his own glory inevitably resulted in his beginning to feel that he was so great that h...

  • Summarized Bible Commentary

    CONTENTS: Solomon's heart turned. Chastened of God. Rise of Jeroboam. Death of Solomon. CHARACTERS: God, Solomon, Hadad, Pharaoh, Rezon, Jeroboam, Adoram, Ahijah. CONCLUSION: The way of sin is down h...

  • Sutcliffe's Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

    1 Kings 11:1. _Solomon loved many strange women,_ of gentile nations, and was connected with them. To this day thousands of women in India are married to great men merely as a mark of honour, and they...

  • The Biblical Illustrator

    _Solomon did evil in the sight of the Lord._ SOLOMON THE BRILLIANT FAILURE The character of Solomon is unique--one of the loftiest and saddest of the sacred volume. Grand in its stately strength and...

  • The Biblical Illustrator

    _But King Solomon loved many strange women._ SOLOMON’S SIN A few years ago two paintings were exhibited in this country, which attracted wide attention. One of them represented Rome in the height of...

  • The ESV Global Study Bible's Study Notes

    1 KINGS—NOTE ON 1 KINGS 11:1 Throughout chs. 1 Kings 1:1 there have been hints that all is not well with Solomon’s heart. Now comes the inevitable conclusion: Solomon’s sins have led him to apostasy.

  • The Preacher's Complete Homiletical Commentary

    THE DECLINE OF THE HEBREW EMPIRE CRITICAL AND EXPLANATORY NOTES.— 1 Kings 11:1. BUT KING SOLOMON LOVED MANY STRANGE WOMEN—If importations of foreign luxuries and indulgences into his court (see previ...

  • The Pulpit Commentaries

    EXPOSITION SOLOMON'S DEFECTION.—The observant reader will have already remarked in this history some intimations of Solomon's approaching fall. Among these are, first, the repeated warnings which are...

  • Through The Bible C2000 Serie by Chuck Smith

    Chapter eleven. But king Solomon loved many strange women, together with the daughters of Pharaoh, women of the Moabites, Ammonites, Edomites, Zidonians, and Hittites (1 Kings 11:1); Now turn back fo...

  • Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

    Joshua 14:14; Joshua 14:8; Numbers 14:24...

  • Wesley's Explanatory Notes

    Did evil — That is, did not worship God wholly, but joined idols with him....

  • When Critics Ask: A Popular Handbook on Bible Difficulties, Norman L. Geisler and Thomas Howe, 1960

    How could Solomon’s writings be part of the Scripture since 1 Kings 11:6 said Solomon did evil in the sight of the Lord? PROBLEM: Solomon began his reign as a man who loved the Lord (1 Kings 3:3). Lat...

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