1 Kings 11:3

And he had seven hundred wives as queens, and three hundred concubines: and the women turned away his heart.

Douay-Rheims 1899

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

2Of the nations concerning which the Lord said to the children of Israel: You shall not go in unto them, neither shall any of them come in to yours: for they will most certainly turn away your heart to follow their gods. And to these was Solomon joined with a most ardent love.

4And when he was now old, his heart was turned away by women to follow strange gods: and his heart was not perfect with the Lord his God, as was the heart of David his father.

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Cross References

Deuteronomy 17:17He shall not have many wives, that may allure his mind, nor immense sums of silver and gold.

Judges 8:30And he had seventy sons, who came out of his thigh, for he had many wives.

2 Samuel 3:2And sons were born to David in Hebron: and his firstborn was Amnon of Achinoam the Jezrahelitess:

2 Chronicles 11:21And Roboam loved Maacha the daughter of Absalom above all his wives, and concubines: for he had married eighteen wives, and threescore concubines: and he beget eight and twenty sons, and threescore daughters.

Ecclesiastes 2:8I heaped together for myself silver and gold, and the wealth of kings, and provinces: I made me singing men, and singing women, and the delights of the sons of men, cups and vessels to serve to pour out 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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