"From being one of the greatest kings that ever wielded a scepter,
Solomon became a profligate,
the tool and slave of others.
His faith in the living God was supplanted by atheistic doubts.
The justice and magnanimity of his early reign were changed to despotism and tyranny. Poor, frail human nature! God can do little for men who lose their sense of dependence upon Him."
Patriarchs & Prophets p.58 E.G.W.
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. For Solomon went after Ashtoreth the goddess of the Zidonians, and after Milcom the abomination of the Ammonites. And Solomon did evil in the sight of the LORD, and went not fully after the LORD, as did David his father.
Solomon became a profligate,
the tool and slave of others.
His character,
once noble and manly,
became enervated and effeminate.
His faith in the living God was supplanted by atheistic doubts.
Unbelief marred his happiness,
weakened his principles,
and degraded his life.
The justice and magnanimity of his early reign were changed to despotism and tyranny. Poor, frail human nature! God can do little for men who lose their sense of dependence upon Him."
Patriarchs & Prophets p.58 E.G.W.
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. For Solomon went after Ashtoreth the goddess of the Zidonians, and after Milcom the abomination of the Ammonites. And Solomon did evil in the sight of the LORD, and went not fully after the LORD, as did David his father.
1 Kings 11:4-6