1 Kings 11:3

And for him, there were seven hundred wives, as if they were queens, and three hundred concubines. And the women turned aside his heart.

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In The King James Version

And he had seven hundred wives, princesses, and three hundred concubines: and his wives turned away his heart.

In Context

2These were of the nations about whom the Lord said to the sons of Israel: “You shall not enter to them, and none of them shall enter to anyone of yours. For they will most certainly turn aside your hearts, so that you follow their gods.” And yet, to these Solomon was joined with a greatly enflamed love.

4And when now he was old, his heart was perverted by the women, so that he followed strange gods. And his heart was not perfect with the Lord his God, as was the heart of his father David.

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Cross References

Deuteronomy 17:17He shall not have many wives, who might allure his mind, and he shall not have immense weights of silver and gold.

Judges 8:30And he had seventy sons, who went forth from his own thigh. For he had many wives.

2 Samuel 3:2And sons were born to David in Hebron. And his firstborn son was Amnon, from Ahinoam the Jezreelite.

2 Chronicles 11:21But Rehoboam loved Maacah, the daughter of Absalom, above all his wives and concubines. For he had taken eighteen wives and sixty concubines. And he conceived twenty-eight sons and sixty daughters.

Ecclesiastes 2:8I amassed for myself silver and gold, and the wealth of kings and governors. I chose men and women singers, and the delights of the sons of men, bowls and pitchers for the purpose of pouring wine.

Matthew Henry on 1 Kings 11:2-9

Solomon's Defection and Degeneracy. ( b. c. 983.) 1 But king Solomon loved many strange women, together with the daughter of Pharaoh, women of the Moabites, Ammonites, Edomites, Zidonians, and Hittites; 2 Of the nations concerning which the Lord said unto the children of Israel, Ye shall not go in to them, neither shall they come in unto you: for surely they will turn away your heart after their gods: Solomon clave unto these in love. 3 And he had seven hundred wives, princesses, and three hundred concubines: and… Read the whole commentary →

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