所羅門年老的時候，他的妃嬪誘惑他的心去隨從別神，不效法他父親大衛誠誠實實地順服耶和華－他的上帝。 ……所以耶和華對他說：「你既行了這事，不遵守我所吩咐你守的約和律例，我必將你的國奪回，賜給你的臣子。 ……只是我不將全國奪回，要因我僕人大衛和我所選擇的耶路撒冷，還留一支派給你的兒子。」 列王紀上 11:4, 11, 13
This happened when Solomon got older. His wives caused him to love other gods. Solomon did not completely love the Lord his God. David, his father, had always loved the Lord. ……So the Lord said to Solomon, ‘I have seen what you are doing. You have not obeyed my covenant. You have not done what I ordered you to do. So, I will tear the kingdom away from you. I will give it to one of your servants. ……But I will not tear the whole kingdom from him. I will give to him the one tribe called Judah. This is because I have chosen Jerusalem. Jerusalem is in Judah. Also, it is because of what I promised to my servant David.’ 1 Kings 11:4, 11, 13