11:9
“The Lord became angry with Solomon”. There is no dispute about the attitude of the Lord towards Solomon. The reason for the anger was that Solomon's “heart had turned away from the Lord”. This was even after the Lord had appeared to Solomon on two occasions. People often make excuses for not believing in the Lord. In Solomon’s case there was absolutely no excuse. He had seen the Lord, he had received numerous blessings.
11:10,11
Solomon had been explicitly forbidden from following other gods, it was not as if he could claim ignorance. So the kingdom would be torn away from Solomon. The promises had all been dependent upon Solomon continuing to walk in the ways of the Lord. This he had manifestly failed to do. Disobedience has consequences.
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