"For when Solomon was old, his wives turned away his heart after other gods; and his heart was not wholly true to the LORD his God, as was the heart of his father David." — The *theological judgment*: Solomon's *heart was not wholly true* (*lo-hayah levavo shalem im-YHVH*) *as was David's heart*. The *comparison to David* establishes a *standard of faithfulness*. The *wives' influence* turns Solomon's *heart* (*levavo*) toward *idolatry* (*acharey elohim acherim*). The *turning away* is *gradual and progressive*—it happens *when Solomon was old*, suggesting a *lifetime of accumulated compromise*.

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