Solomon changed his place of worship to Jerusalem, but his former act in sacrificing in a place not made sacred by the presence of the Lord, but dedicated to the worship of idols, removed from the minds of the people something of the repulsion with which they should have regarded the horrible performances practiced by idolaters. This mingling of the sacred and the profane was the first step in the practice of Solomon which led him to suppose that the Lord was not so particular in regard to the worship of His people. Thus he was educating himself to make still greater departures from God and His work. Little by little his heathen wives led him to make them altars on which to sacrifice to their gods (Manuscript 5, 1912).{2BC 1025.4}3. See EGW comment on 2 Samuel 12:25.{2BC 1025.5}

Salomon ændrede sit gudstilbedelsessted til Jerusalem, men hans tidligere handlinger, at ofre et sted, der ikke var helliget af Herrens nærvær, men indviet til at tilbede afguder, fjernede folks tanker fra noget anstødeligt, som de burde kunne have set med afgudsdyrkernes forrykte optræden. Denne blanding af det hellige og vanhellige var det første skridt i Salomons praksis, som fik ham til at tro at herren ikke var nøjeregnende med Sit folks tilbedelse. Derved uddannede han sig selv til at fjerne sig endnu mere fra Gud og hans arbejde. Lidt efter lidt førte hans hedensk hustruer ham til at gøre altre, som deres guder blev ofret på (MS 5, 1912).