Outline seven failures of King Solomon (7mks)
* He disobeyed his father’s instruction to obey his father only * He worshiped idols/pagan gods * He married many foreign wives who brought with them many foreign gods to Israel * He allowed his foreign wives to worship their gods * He build high places of worship for the gods of his wives * He imposed heavy taxation on his subjects in order to maintain his large army * He overspent and misused the wealth of the kingdom by building a huge palace * He introduced forced labor to carry out his building programs * He gave an area of Israel to the king of Tyre to pay off his debt * He had a large army and trusted in chariots and political alliances * He relied on political alliances through royal marriages instead of trusting in God * He committed murder by killing his half brother
* He disobeyed his father’s instruction to obey his father only * He worshiped idols/pagan gods * He married many foreign wives who brought with them many foreign gods to Israel * He allowed his foreign wives to worship their gods * He build high places of worship for the gods of his wives * He imposed heavy taxation on his subjects in order to maintain his large army * He overspent and misused the wealth of the kingdom by building a huge palace * He introduced forced labor to carry out his building programs * He gave an area of Israel to the king of Tyre to pay off his debt * He had a large army and trusted in chariots and political alliances * He relied on political alliances through royal marriages instead of trusting in God * He committed murder by killing his half brother
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