Oct 19, 2026 · 14 min · 11 segments
"In his old age, his wives turned away Solomon’s heart after other gods, and he was not wholeheartedly devoted to God." How did the wisest of men make such a blunder? Did Solomon actually worship…
Alex IsraelHost
and king solomon loved many foreign women and the daughter of pharaoh moabite ammonite edomite phoenician and women from the nations of which hashem had said to the israelites none of them shall join you and none of you shall join them lest they turn your heart away to follow their gods The first stage here is the love of these foreign women.
And we hear about the fact that he has 700 wives and 300 concubines, a thousand in total.
And... his wives turned his heart away and it was in his old age by the way Shlomo dies at age 52 so how old exactly he was is not clear his wives turned away Solomon's heart after other gods he followed the past the god of Sidon and Milcom the god of Amon And Solomon did evil in God's eyes and did not fulfill loyally after God, like King David.
And so he did for all of his foreign wives who would continue to sacrifice to their gods, and God got very angry with Shlomo.
And God condemns Shlomo and says, because this is with you, you did not keep my covenant and my laws.
and king solomon loved many foreign women and the daughter of pharaoh moabite ammonite edomite phoenician and women from the nations of which hashem had said to the israelites none of them shall join you and none of you shall join them lest they turn your heart away to follow their gods The first stage here is the love of these foreign women.
And we hear about the fact that he has 700 wives and 300 concubines, a thousand in total.
And... his wives turned his heart away and it was in his old age by the way Shlomo dies at age 52 so how old exactly he was is not clear his wives turned away Solomon's heart after other gods he followed the past the god of Sidon and Milcom the god of Amon And Solomon did evil in God's eyes and did not fulfill loyally after God, like King David.
And so he did for all of his foreign wives who would continue to sacrifice to their gods, and God got very angry with Shlomo.
And God condemns Shlomo and says, because this is with you, you did not keep my covenant and my laws.
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