1King Solomon loved many foreign women, and the daughter of Pharaoh—Moabite, Meunite, Edomite, Sidonian, and Hittite women.2From the nations about which the LORD said to the sons of Israel, "You shall not come in among them, and they shall not come in among you"; surely they will turn your heart after their gods; Solomon clung to them in love.3He had seven hundred wives, princesses, and three hundred concubines, and his wives turned his heart.4In Solomon's old age his wives turned his heart after other gods, and his heart was not complete with the LORD his God as the heart of David his father.5Solomon walked after Ashtoreth, goddess of the Sidonians, and after Milcom, abomination of the Meunites.6Solomon did what was evil in the eyes of the LORD and did not follow the LORD completely, as David his father had done.7Then Solomon built a high place for Chemosh, abomination of Moab, on the mountain that is before Jerusalem, and for Molech, abomination of the sons of Ammon.8And so he did for all his foreign wives, offering and sacrificing to their gods.9The LORD was angry with Solomon because his heart had turned from the LORD, God of Israel, who had appeared to him twice.10Although the LORD had commanded him not to follow other gods, Solomon did not keep the LORD's command.11The LORD said to Solomon, "Because this has been with you and you have not kept my covenant and my statutes that I commanded you, I will surely tear the kingdom from you and give it to your servant."12Surely in your days I will not do it, for the sake of David your father; from the hand of your son I will tear it.13Only the whole kingdom I will not tear; one tribe I will give to your son, for the sake of David my servant and for the sake of Jerusalem that I have chosen.