1 Kings 11:9Yahweh was angry with Solomon, because his heart was turned away from Yahweh, the God of Israel, who had appeared to him twice,
The setting
Jerusalem, ~930 BC. The golden kingdom is cracking. Solomon, once the wisest man alive, has built high places for foreign gods on the Mount of Olives, visible from the temple. Modern Israel.
The emotion here: grieved at recording the fall of Israel's greatest king
The original word
charah (חָרָה) — burning anger, like a fire kindled in the nostrils
Why it matters
Solomon had 700 wives and 300 concubines from surrounding nations, each bringing their gods
Read with care
What most readers miss in 1 Kings 11:9
This is the THIRD time God's anger is mentioned - the repetition shows escalating divine patience finally exhausted
Common misconceptionPeople think this is about Solomon's many wives, but it's specifically about his heart turning away - the relationships were symptoms, not the root sin.
The thread continues
Verses that echo 1 Kings 11:9
Bible Genome reading
1 Kings 11:9 — Bible Genome reading
Emotional genome
1 Kings 11:9 comes from the book of 1 Kings, written during the United Kingdom period. These words are attributed to Narrator. The dominant emotion in this verse is angry, with a comfort power of 20% and a tone that is prophetic. It belongs to the narrative genre of biblical literature. Key themes include divine anger, repeated grace. Notable phrases: Yahweh was angry; appeared to him twice; heart was turned away.
Emotionally similar
Verses that meet the same angry
“Beat your plowshares into swords, and your pruning hooks into spears. Let the weak say, 'I am strong.'”
— Joel 3:10
“You blind guides, who strain out a gnat, and swallow a camel!”
— Matthew 23:24
“Listen to this word, you cows of Bashan, who are on the mountain of Samaria, who oppress the poor, who crush the needy, who tell their husba…”
— Amos 4:1
“I hate, I despise your feasts, and I can't stand your solemn assemblies.”
— Amos 5:21
“Your eyes shall not pity; life shall go for life, eye for eye, tooth for tooth, hand for hand, foot for foot.”
— Deuteronomy 19:21
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