1 Kings 11
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1 Kings 11:1-3

1KingH4428 Solomon, howeverH8010, lovedH157 manyH7227 foreignH5237 womenH802 along with the daughterH1323 of PharaohH6547—women of MoabH4125, AmmonH5984, EdomH130, and SidonH6722, as well as Hittite womenH2850. 2These women were fromH4480 the nationsH1471 about whichH834 the LORDH3068 had toldH559H413 the IsraelitesH1121H3478, “You must notH3808 intermarryH935 with them, for surelyH403 they will turnH5186 your heartsH3824 afterH310 their godsH430.” Yet SolomonH8010 clungH1692 to these women in loveH160. 3He hadH1961 sevenH7651 hundredH3967 wivesH802 of royal birthH8282 and threeH7969 hundredH3967 concubinesH6370—and his wivesH802 turned his heartH3820 awayH5186.

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