Solomon had 700 wives and 300 concubines! He married Moabites, Ammonites, Edomites, Sidonians and Hittites - all nations for which God had forbidden intermarriage because of the implicit dangers of pagan involvement. And this is exactly what happened. For as Solomon got older he started getting involved with his wives' pagan religions as he followed Ashtoreth the goddess of the Sidonians and Molech the god of the Ammonites. He built a high place for Chemosh the detestable god of Moab, for Molech the detestable god of the Ammonites and for all his foreign wives. This greatly angered the Lord as he saw Solomon consistently turning away from him and following other gods.
So it was that God raised up adversaries against Solomon - Haddad the Edomite and Rezon. Then Jeroboam, rebelled against Solomon. though he had been in charge of his whole work force. One day Jeroboam met Ahijah the prophet of Shiloh who tore his robe into 12 pieces, gave Jeroboam 10 saying these represented the 10 tribes he would now lead in the place of Solomon, leaving Solomon only with the rest. This God did in the light of his apostacy. Solomon tried to kill Jeroboam but he fled to Egypt where he stayed until Solomon's death. Then after 40 years reign Solomon died and his son Rehoboam succeeded him as king.
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