~ Solomon Turns From the Lord ~

The Lord became angry with Solomon
because his heart had turned away from the Lord,
the God of Israel,
who had appeared to him twice.
Although he had forbidden Solomon to follow other gods,
Solomon did not keep the Lord's command.
So the Lord said to Solomon,
"Since this is your attitude
and you have not kept My covenant and My decrees,
which I commanded you,
I will most certainly tear the kingdom away from you
and give it to one of your subordinates.
Nevertheless, for the sake of David your father,
I will not do it during your lifetime.
I will tear it out of the hand of your son.
Yet I will not tear the whole kingdom from him,
but will give him one tribe
for the sake of David My servant
and for the sake of Jerusalem,
which I have chosen."

(I Kings 11:9-13)