11 3 Solomon hath a thousand wives and concubines, which bring him to idolatry. 14 His God raiseth up adversaries against him. 43 He dieth.

But King Solomon loved (A)many [a]outlandish women: both the daughter of Pharaoh, and the women of Moab, Ammon, Edom, Sidon, and Heth,

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Footnotes

  1. 1 Kings 11:1 Which were idolaters.

Solomon’s Wives

11 King Solomon, however, loved many foreign women(A) besides Pharaoh’s daughter—Moabites, Ammonites,(B) Edomites, Sidonians and Hittites.

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For when Solomon was old, his wives turned his heart after other gods, so that his heart was not [a]perfect with the Lord his God as was the heart of David his father.

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Footnotes

  1. 1 Kings 11:4 He served not God with a pure heart.

As Solomon grew old, his wives turned his heart after other gods,(A) and his heart was not fully devoted(B) to the Lord his God, as the heart of David his father had been.

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