1 Kings 11:1

1 Kings 11:1 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)But king Solomon loved many strange women, together with the daughter of Pharaoh, women of the Moabites, Ammonites, Edomites, Zidonians, and Hittites;
• New International Version (NIV)King Solomon, however, loved many foreign women besides Pharaoh’s daughter—Moabites, Ammonites, Edomites, Sidonians and Hittites.
• English Standard Version (ESV)Now King Solomon loved many foreign women, along with the daughter of Pharaoh: Moabite, Ammonite, Edomite, Sidonian, and Hittite women,
• New King James Version (NKJV)But King Solomon loved many foreign women, as well as the daughter of Pharaoh: women of the Moabites, Ammonites, Edomites, Sidonians, and Hittites—

Context of 1 Kings 11:1

But king Solomon loved many strange women, together with the daughter of Pharaoh, women of the Moabites, Ammonites, Edomites, Sidonians, and Hittites; 2Of the nations concerning which Yhwh 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. 3And he had seven hundred wives, princesses, and three hundred concubines: and his wives turned away his heart.

1 Kings 11:1 word by word

וְהַמֶּ֣לֶךְ שְׁלֹמֹ֗ה אָהַ֞ב נָשִׁ֧ים נָכְרִיּ֛וֹת רַבּ֖וֹת וְאֶת־בַּת־פַּרְעֹ֑ה מוֹאֲבִיּ֤וֹת עַמֳּנִיּוֹת֙ אֲדֹ֣מִיֹּ֔ת צֵדְנִיֹּ֖ת חִתִּיֹּֽת׃Read the interlinear

• But kingמֶ֫לֶךְmelek · kingH4428
• Solomonשְׁלֹמֹהshelômôh · SolomonH8010
• lovedאָהֵב'âhab 'âhêb · to love: loverH157
• manyרַבrab · manyH7227
• strangeנׇכְרִיnokrîy · foreignH5237
• womenאִשָּׁה'ishshâh nâshîym · womanH802
• together with the daughterבַּתbath · daughterH1323
• of Pharaohפַּרְעֹהpar‛ôh · PharaohH6547
• women of the Moabitesמוֹאָבִיmô'âbîy mô'âbîyâh mô'âbîyth · MoabiteH4125
• Ammonitesעַמּוֹנִי‛ammônîy · AmmonH5984
• Edomitesאֲדֹמִי'ĕdômîy · EdomiteH130
• Sidoniansצִידֹנִיtsîydônîy tsidônîy · SidonianH6722
• Hittitesחִתִּיchittîy · HittiteH2850

Cross-references for 1 Kings 11:1

• 1 Kings 11:8And likewise did he for all his strange wives, which burnt incense and sacrificed unto their gods.
• Genesis 6:2That the sons of God saw the daughters of men that they were fair; and they took them wives of all which they chose.
• Deuteronomy 17:17Neither shall he multiply wives to himself, that his heart turn not away: neither shall he greatly multiply to himself silver and gold.
• Nehemiah 13:23In those days also saw I Jews that had married wives of Ashdod, of Ammon, and of Moab:
• Proverbs 2:16To deliver thee from the strange woman, even from the stranger which flattereth with her words;
• Proverbs 5:8Remove thy way far from her, and come not nigh the door of her house:
• Proverbs 6:24To keep thee from the evil woman, from the flattery of the tongue of a strange woman.
• Proverbs 7:5That they may keep thee from the strange woman, from the stranger which flattereth with her words.
• Proverbs 22:14The mouth of strange women is a deep pit: he that is abhorred of Yhwh shall fall therein.
• Proverbs 23:33Thine eyes shall behold strange women, and thine heart shall utter perverse things.
• 1 Kings 3:1And Solomon made affinity with Pharaoh king of Egypt, and took Pharaoh’s daughter, and brought her into the city of David, until he had made an end of building his own house, and the house of Yhwh, and the wall of Jerusalem round about.
• Leviticus 18:18Neither shalt thou take a wife to her sister, to vex her, to uncover her nakedness, beside the other in her life time.

Commentaries on 1 Kings 11:1

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 1Many strange women - That is, idolaters; together with the daughter of Pharaoh: she was also one of those strange women and an idolater. But many think she became a proselyte to the Jewish religion; of this there is no evidence.Read the comment
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 1In noticing successively Solomon‘s excessive accumulation of silver and gold 1 Kings 10:14-25, his multiplication of horses 1 Kings 10:26-29, and his multiplication of wives, the writer has in mind the warning of Moses against these three forms of princely ostentation, all alike forbidden to an Israelite monarch (marginal reference). Zidonians - i. e., Phoenician women. A tradition states that Solomon married a daughter of Hiram, king of Tyre.Read the comment
• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary · v. 1Solomon's wives and concubines, His idolatry. (1-8) God's anger. (9-13) Solomon's adversaries. (14-25) Jeroboam's promotion. (26-40) The death of Solomon. (41-43) Verses 1-8 There is not a more melancholy and astonishing instance of human depravity in the sacred Scriptures, than that here recorded. Solomon became a public worshipper of abominable idols! Probably he by degrees gave way to pride and luxury, and thus lost his relish for true wisdom. Nothing…Read the comment
• Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 1-3Despite his wisdom from God, Solomon disobeyed the law of Moses by amassing wealth and marrying many wives (see Exodus 34:12–17; Deuteronomy 7:3–4; 17:17). He married to form alliances with other nations, which weakened his spiritual dedication and led him away from God. This had severe spiritual and political effects on his people (see 1 Kings 11:4–13; 12:4, 16; 2 Kings 17:5–23; 25:1–23).Read the comment
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 1-81Ki 11:1-8. Solomon's Wives and Concubines in His Old Age. 1-2. But King Solomon loved many strange women--Solomon's extraordinary gift of wisdom was not sufficient to preserve him from falling into grievous and fatal errors. A fairer promise of true greatness, a more beautiful picture of juvenile piety, never was seen than that which he exhibited at the commencement of his reign. No sadder, more humiliating, or awful spectacle can be imagined than the…Read the comment

Topics related to 1 Kings 11:1

• Ammonites
• Fellowship
• Hittites
• Instability
• Lasciviousness
• Moabites
• Molech
• Polygamy
• Rulers
• Sidon
• Solomon
• Women

In the dictionaries

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• Zidon
• Agriculture
• Gods
• Hittites

Commentaries on 1 Kings 11

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible
• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary
• Tyndale Open Study Notes
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary
• Rashi on Tanakh
• Keil & Delitzsch Commentary
• Darby Translation Notes
• Geneva Bible Translation Notes
• Kingcomments
• Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary
• Matthew Henry’s Modern English Commentary
• Scofield Reference Notes, 1917 Edition
• Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary
• EGW Writings