Chasidut for I Kings 11:4

וַיְהִ֗י לְעֵת֙ זִקְנַ֣ת שְׁלֹמֹ֔ה נָשָׁיו֙ הִטּ֣וּ אֶת־לְבָב֔וֹ אַחֲרֵ֖י אֱלֹהִ֣ים אֲחֵרִ֑ים וְלֹא־הָיָ֨ה לְבָב֤וֹ שָׁלֵם֙ עִם־יְהוָ֣ה אֱלֹהָ֔יו כִּלְבַ֖ב דָּוִ֥יד אָבִֽיו׃

For it came to pass, when Solomon was old, that his wives turned away his heart after other gods; and his heart was not whole with the LORD his God, as was the heart of David his father.

Keter Shem Tov

[A teaching] from [Rabbi Israel] the Master of Good Name: An interpretation of the verse "his wives turned away his heart" (I Kings 11:4). That there is not a single letter in the Torah that does not carry two meanings that correspond to the [Divine] Masculine [i.e., Tifferet] and Feminine [i.e., Malchut], etc. If this is so, you will find that nothing created in this world does not include [an aspect] of all [of existence]. And the choice is given to each individual to incline to whatever aspect he wishes. For this [reason, the verse states] "his wives turned away his heart".
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