"and had commanded him concerning this thing, that he should not go after other gods; but he did not keep that which the LORD commanded." — The *explicit commandment* (*va-yitzavhu 'al-ha-dabar ha-zeh*) against *following other gods* was given, yet Solomon *did not keep it* (*ve-lo-shamar*). The *disobedience is willful and deliberate*.

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