9And the LORD was angry with Solomon, because his heart was turned from the LORD God of Israel, which had appeared unto him twice,
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In Gibeon the LORD appeared to Solomon in a dream by night: and God said, Ask what I shall give thee.
That the LORD appeared to Solomon the second time, as he had appeared unto him at Gibeon.
For they will turn away thy son from following me, that they may serve other gods: so will the anger of the LORD be kindled against you, and destroy thee suddenly.
And the anger of the LORD was kindled against Moses, and he said, Is not Aaron the Levite thy brother? I know that he can speak well. And also, behold, he cometh forth to meet thee: and when he seeth thee, he will be glad in his heart.
And the LORD was very angry with Aaron to have destroyed him: and I prayed for Aaron also the same time.
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Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary on the Bible (1710)
(vv. 9-13)Here is, I. God’s anger against Solomon for his sin. The thing he did displeased the Lord . Time was then the Lord loved Solomon (2 Sam. 12:24) and delighted in him (1 Kgs. 10:9), but now the Lord was angry with Solomon (1 Kgs. 11:9), for there was in his sin, 1. The most base ingratitude that could be. He turned from the Lord who had appeared unto him twice , once before he began to build the tem…
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