Solomon clings to many foreign wives

Solomon’s Divided Allegiance · 1 Kings 11

Story guide: Solomon sits among women of his household, some holding small idols that hint at the gods his wives bring; the passage gives no count, faces, or setting for this scene.

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1King Solomon loved many foreign women, including Pharaoh’s daughter: Moabite, Ammonite, Edomite, Sidonian, and Hittite women.

2from the nations about which Yahweh had said to the sons of Israel, “You shall not go in among them, and they shall not come in among you; surely they will turn your heart after their gods”—to these Solomon clung in love.

3He had seven hundred wives, princesses, and three hundred concubines; and his wives turned away his heart.

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