New English Translation

1 Kings 11:6-9 New English Translation (NET)

6. Solomon did evil in the Lord’s sight; he did not remain loyal to the Lord, like his father David had.

7. Furthermore, on the hill east of Jerusalem Solomon built a high place for the detestable Moabite god Chemosh and for the detestable Ammonite god Milcom.

8. He built high places for all his foreign wives so they could burn incense and make sacrifices to their gods.

9. The Lord was angry with Solomon because he had shifted his allegiance away from the Lord, the God of Israel, who had appeared to him on two occasions