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Did Solomon believe in false gods or merely accommodate his wives’ beliefs (1 Kings 11:5ff)?

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Did Solomon believe in false gods or merely accommodate his wives’ beliefs (1 Kings 11:5ff)?

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Solomon’s construction of shrines to foreign gods was no mere political gesture. Solomon participated in the worship of his wives’ gods, which might have included shrine prostitution and child sacrifice. As his intimacy with his wives grew, so did his compulsion to honor their gods.