Verse 4

As Solomon grew older, his wives turned his heart after other gods, and his heart was not fully devoted to the LORD his God as the heart of David his father had been.

Other Translations

• GT, oversatt fra Hebraisk

  Da Salomo ble gammel, vendte hans koner hans hjerte mot andre guder, slik at hans hjerte ikke lenger var helt med Herren sin Gud, som hans far David hadde vært.

• Moderne oversettelse av Bibelen fra 1611 KJV med hebraisk kontekst

  For når Salomo ble gammel, vendte hans hustruer hans hjerte bort til andre guder. Hans hjerte var ikke helt med Herren, hans Gud, slik som hans far Davids hjerte hadde vært.

• Norsk King James

  For det skjedde at da Salomo ble gammel, førte konene hans ham bort til andre guder; og hjertet hans var ikke helt vendt mot Herren, hans Gud, som Davids hjerte var.

• Modernisert Norsk Bibel 1866

  Og det skjedde da Salomo ble gammel, at hans koner vendte hans hjerte til andre guder, og hans hjerte var ikke helt med Herren hans Gud, slik som hans far Davids hjerte hadde vært.

• Oversettelse av hebraiske Bibeltekster til moderne norsk bokmål

  Da Salomo ble gammel, vendte hans hustruer hans hjerte til andre guder, og hans hjerte var ikke helt med Herren hans Gud, slik som hans far Davids hjerte hadde vært.

• Bibelen: En Moderne Oversettelse av King James Version 1611

  Da Salomo ble gammel, vendte hans hustruer hans hjerte bort til andre guder, og hans hjerte var ikke helt med Herren hans Gud, som Davids, hans fars, hjerte hadde vært.

• o3-mini KJV Norsk

  For da Salomo ble gammel, vendte hans koner bort hans hjerte mot andre guder, og hans hjerte var ikke fullt hengivent til HERREN, hans Gud, slik som det hadde vært hos hans far David.

• En Moderne Oversettelse av King James Version 1611 (mar 2025)

  Da Salomo ble gammel, vendte hans hustruer hans hjerte bort til andre guder, og hans hjerte var ikke helt med Herren hans Gud, som Davids, hans fars, hjerte hadde vært.

• Lingvistisk bibeloversettelse fra grunntekst

  Da Salomo ble gammel, vendte hans koner hans hjerte bort til andre guder, og hans hjerte var ikke lenger helt med Herren hans Gud, slik som hans far Davids hjerte hadde vært.

• GT, oversatt fra hebraisk Aug2024

  Da Salomo ble gammel, vendte hans koner hans hjerte til andre guder, og hans hjerte var ikke lenger helhjertet med Herren hans Gud, som Davids far hjerte hadde vært.

• Original Norsk Bibel 1866

  Og det skede den Tid, Salomo var gammel, da bøiede hans Hustruer hans Hjerte efter andre Guder, og hans Hjerte var ikke retskaffent med Herren hans Gud, som Davids, hans Faders, Hjerte.

• King James Version 1769 (Standard Version)

  For it came to pass, when Solomon was old, that his wives turned away his heart after other gods: and his heart was not perfect with the LORD his God, as was the heart of David his father.

• KJV 1769 norsk

  For da Salomo ble gammel, fikk hans koner hjertet hans til å følge andre guder, og hjertet hans var ikke trofast mot Herren hans Gud, slik som Davids, hans far, hjerte hadde vært.

• KJV1611 - Moderne engelsk

  For it came to pass, when Solomon was old, that his wives turned his heart after other gods, and his heart was not perfect with the LORD his God, as was the heart of David his father.

• King James Version 1611 (Original)

  For it came to pass, when Solomon was old, that his wives turned away his heart after other gods: and his heart was not perfect with the LORD his God, as was the heart of David his father.

• Norsk oversettelse av Webster

  For da Salomo ble gammel, vendte hans hustruer hans hjerte bort etter andre guder; og hans hjerte var ikke helt med Herren sin Gud, som Davids hans fars hjerte hadde vært.

• Norsk oversettelse av Youngs Literal Translation

  Da Salomo ble gammel, vendte hans hustruer hjertet hans til andre guder, og hans hjerte var ikke fullkomment med Herren hans Gud, slik som hans far Davids hjerte hadde vært.

• Norsk oversettelse av ASV1901

  Da Salomo ble gammel, vendte hans hustruer hans hjerte bort etter andre guder; og hans hjerte var ikke helt med Herren hans Gud, slik som hans far Davids hjerte hadde vært.

• Norsk oversettelse av BBE

  Da Salomo ble gammel, vendte hans koner hans hjerte til andre guder; hans hjerte var ikke lenger helt for Herren hans Gud, som hjertet til hans far David hadde vært.

• Coverdale Bible (1535)

  And whan he was now olde, his wyues bowed his hert after straunge goddes, so that his hert was not whole with the LORDE his God, as was the hert of Dauid his father.

• Geneva Bible (1560)

  For when Salomon was olde, his wiues turned his heart after other gods, so that his heart was not perfect with the Lord his God, as was the heart of Dauid his father.

• Bishops' Bible (1568)

  For it came to passe when Solomon was olde, his wyues turned his heart after other gods: and his heart was not perfect with the Lord his God, as was the heart of Dauid his father.

• Authorized King James Version (1611)

  For it came to pass, when Solomon was old, [that] his wives turned away his heart after other gods: and his heart was not perfect with the LORD his God, as [was] the heart of David his father.

• Webster's Bible (1833)

  For it happened, when Solomon was old, that his wives turned away his heart after other gods; and his heart was not perfect with Yahweh his God, as was the heart of David his father.

• Young's Literal Translation (1862/1898)

  And it cometh to pass, at the time of the old age of Solomon, his wives have turned aside his heart after other gods, and his heart hath not been perfect with Jehovah his God, like the heart of David his father.

• American Standard Version (1901)

  For it came to pass, when Solomon was old, that his wives turned away his heart after other gods; and his heart was not perfect with Jehovah his God, as was the heart of David his father.

• Bible in Basic English (1941)

  For it came about that when Solomon was old, his heart was turned away to other gods by his wives; and his heart was no longer true to the Lord his God as the heart of his father David had been.

• World English Bible (2000)

  For it happened, when Solomon was old, that his wives turned away his heart after other gods; and his heart was not perfect with Yahweh his God, as was the heart of David his father.

• NET Bible® (New English Translation)

  When Solomon became old, his wives shifted his allegiance to other gods; he was not wholeheartedly devoted to the LORD his God, as his father David had been.

Referenced Verses

• 1 Kgs 9:4 : 4 'And as for you, if you walk before Me faithfully, as your father David did, with integrity of heart and uprightness, doing all I have commanded you and keeping My statutes and judgments,
• 1 Kgs 8:61 : 61 May your hearts be fully devoted to the LORD our God, to walk in His statutes and to keep His commandments, as it is today.
• Deut 7:4 : 4 because they will turn your sons away from following Me to serve other gods. Then the LORD's anger will burn against you, and He will quickly destroy you.
• Deut 17:17 : 17 He must not take many wives for himself, or his heart will be led astray. He must not accumulate large amounts of silver and gold.
• 1 Kgs 6:1 : 1 In the four hundred eightieth year after the people of Israel came out of the land of Egypt, in the fourth year of Solomon's reign over Israel, in the month of Ziv (the second month), he began building the house of the LORD.
• 1 Kgs 6:12-13 : 12 Concerning this house that you are building, if you will walk in my statutes and carry out my ordinances, and keep all my commandments by walking in them, then I will establish my word with you, which I spoke to David your father. 13 And I will dwell among the people of Israel and will not forsake my people Israel.
• 1 Kgs 9:10 : 10 At the end of twenty years, during which Solomon had built the temple of the LORD and the royal palace,
• 1 Kgs 11:2 : 2 These were from nations about which the LORD had told the Israelites, 'You must not intermarry with them, and they must not intermarry with you, for they will surely turn your hearts after their gods.' Nevertheless, Solomon clung to them in love.
• 1 Kgs 11:6 : 6 So Solomon did evil in the eyes of the LORD; he did not fully follow the LORD as David his father had done.
• 1 Kgs 11:38 : 38 If you listen to all that I command you and walk in My ways, doing what is right in My eyes by keeping My statutes and commands, as My servant David did, then I will be with you. I will build you a sure house, as I built for David, and I will give Israel to you.
• 1 Kgs 11:42 : 42 Solomon reigned in Jerusalem over all Israel for forty years.
• 1 Kgs 14:21 : 21 Rehoboam son of Solomon reigned in Judah. He was forty-one years old when he became king, and he reigned seventeen years in Jerusalem, the city the LORD had chosen out of all the tribes of Israel to put His Name there. His mother’s name was Naamah; she was an Ammonite.
• 1 Kgs 15:3 : 3 He committed all the sins his father had done before him, and his heart was not fully devoted to the LORD his God, as the heart of David his forefather had been.
• 1 Kgs 15:14 : 14 The high places were not removed, yet Asa’s heart was fully devoted to the LORD all his days.
• 2 Kgs 20:3 : 3 saying, "Please, LORD, remember how I have walked before You in truth, wholeheartedly, and have done what is good in Your eyes." And Hezekiah wept bitterly.
• 1 Chr 28:9 : 9 And you, Solomon my son, know the God of your father and serve Him with wholehearted devotion and a willing mind, for the LORD searches every heart and understands every intent of the thoughts. If you seek Him, He will be found by you; but if you forsake Him, He will reject you forever.
• 1 Chr 29:19 : 19 And give my son Solomon an undivided heart to keep your commandments, your statutes, and your decrees, and to carry out all these plans, building the temple for which I have made preparations.
• 2 Chr 17:3 : 3 The LORD was with Jehoshaphat because he followed the early ways of his ancestor David and did not seek after the Baals.
• 2 Chr 25:2 : 2 He did what was right in the eyes of the LORD, but not wholeheartedly.
• 2 Chr 31:20-21 : 20 This is what Hezekiah did throughout Judah. He did what was good, upright, and true before the Lord his God. 21 In everything he undertook in the service of the house of God, in observing the law and the commandments, and in seeking his God, he worked wholeheartedly and prospered.
• 2 Chr 34:2 : 2 He did what was right in the sight of the LORD, walking in the ways of his forefather David. He did not turn aside to the right or to the left.
• Neh 13:26-27 : 26 Did not Solomon, king of Israel, sin because of such things? Among the many nations, there was no king like him; he was loved by his God, and God made him king over all Israel. Yet, even he was led into sin by foreign women. 27 Must we then hear about you committing all this terrible evil, acting unfaithfully against our God by marrying foreign women?