1 Kings 11:4

For it came to pass, when Solomon was old, that his wives turned away his heart after other gods: and his heart was not perfect with the Lord his God, as was the heart of David his father.

Cross-reference

In 1 Kings 11:2, God warns foreign wives will turn hearts — the direct cause of Solomon’s downfall in 11:4.

1 Kings 11:6 repeats that Solomon did not wholly follow the Lord, directly echoing the same verdict from 11:4.

1 Kings 11:38 promises blessing for those who walk in God's ways like David, contrasting Solomon's failure to do so.

1 Kings 6:12 conditions God's promise on obedience; Solomon broke that condition, as shown in 11:4.

1 Kings 8:61 is Solomon's own call for a wholly true heart; by 11:4 his heart was not wholly true.

1 Kings 9:4 Contrast

1 Kings 9:4 commands integrity of heart like David; Solomon in 11:4 failed that condition.

1 Kings 14:21 Historical context

1 Kings 14:21 reveals Rehoboam’s mother Naamah the Ammonite — one of Solomon’s foreign wives, showing the legacy of his sin.

1 Kings 15:14 says Asa's heart was wholly true to God, contrasting Solomon's divided heart in 11:4.

In 1 Kings 16:31, Ahab also takes a foreign wife (Jezebel) and serves Baal, mirroring Solomon's turn to idols through foreign marriages.

1 Kings 6:1 Contrast

1 Kings 6:1 shows Solomon building the temple in his early reign — stark contrast to his heart turning away in old age.

1 Kings 15:3 says Abijam's heart was not wholly true like David's, using the same language as Solomon's failure.

In 1 Chronicles 28:9, David charges Solomon to serve God with a whole heart — a direct contrast to Solomon's later divided heart.

In 1 Chronicles 29:19, Solomon himself prays for a perfect heart — a poignant contrast to his own heart's failure in old age.

In 2 Chronicles 31:21, Hezekiah worked with all his heart and prospered — directly opposite to Solomon's divided heart and later downfall.

In 2 Chronicles 34:2, Josiah did not turn aside from David's way — a striking contrast to Solomon who did turn aside.

Nehemiah 13:26 explicitly recalls Solomon’s sin with foreign women — a later reflection on the event in 11:4.

Deuteronomy 7:4 is the Mosaic command against intermarriage — the warning Solomon ignored, causing his heart to turn.

Deuteronomy 17:17 commands kings not to multiply wives — Solomon directly disobeys, leading to his heart turning.

Psalm 101:2 Contrast

In Psalm 101:2, David resolves to lead with a blameless heart — directly opposing Solomon's divided heart.

2 Chronicles 7:19 is God's warning to Solomon about turning aside to other gods — precisely what 1 Kings 11:4 records him doing.

Jeremiah 25:6 warns against following other gods — exactly the sin Solomon committed, showing his violation of God's command.

1 Chronicles 28:7 Historical context

1 Chronicles 28:7 records God's conditional promise to Solomon — he did not continue resolutely, so the condition failed, contrasting his later actions.

1 Chronicles 12:38 describes men coming with a whole heart to make David king, contrasting Solomon's heart that was not wholly true.

Joshua 23:13 Prophetic fulfillment

In Joshua 23:13, the warning that such nations become a snare — fulfilled in Solomon's wives turning his heart away.

Joshua 23:12 Prophetic fulfillment

In Joshua 23:12, Israel is warned against intermarriage leading to idolatry — exactly the snare that ensnared Solomon here.

2 Kings 17:7 Historical context

2 Kings 17:7 explains Israel's exile came from fearing other gods — the same sin Solomon introduced, now affecting the whole nation.

Nehemiah 13:27 condemns marrying foreign women as acting treacherously against God—the same sin that turned Solomon's heart away.

In 2 Chronicles 24:18, Judah also abandons the Lord for idols after Jehoiada's death — mirroring Solomon's apostasy led by his wives.

In 2 Chronicles 25:2, Amaziah did right but not with a whole heart — mirroring Solomon's partial devotion.

2 Kings 18:3 says Hezekiah did right, unlike Solomon whose heart turned away — a direct contrast in faithfulness.

2 Chronicles 15:17 says Asa's heart was wholly true all his days, contrasting Solomon's heart that was not perfect.

In 2 Chronicles 17:3, Jehoshaphat follows David's early ways, unlike Solomon who later turned aside from them.

2 Kings 20:3 shows Hezekiah claiming a whole heart before God, contrasting Solomon's lack of wholehearted devotion.