A. 1 But king Solomon loved many strange women, together with the daughter of Pharaoh,

B. women of the Moabites, Ammonites, Edomites, Zidonians, and Hittites; (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:

C. for surely they will turn away your heart after their gods:

A’. Solomon clave unto these in love.

B’. 3  And he had seven hundred wives, princesses, and three hundred concubines:

C’. and his wives turned away his heart.

A. 4 For it came to pass, when Solomon was old, that his wives turned away his heart after other gods:

B. and his heart was not perfect with the LORD his God, as was the heart of David his father.

C.  5 For Solomon went after Ashtoreth the goddess of the Zidonians, and after Milcom the abomination of the Ammonites.

A’. 6 And Solomon did evil in the sight of the LORD,

B’. and went not fully after the LORD, as did David his father.

C’. 7 Then did Solomon build an high place for Chemosh, the abomination of Moab, in the hill that is before Jerusalem, and for Molech, the abomination of the children of Ammon. 8 And likewise did he for all his strange wives, which burnt incense and sacrificed unto their gods.