NET Bible
"He had 700 royal wives and 300 concubines; his wives had a powerful influence over him."
— 1 Kings 11:3, NET Bible
“And he had seven hundred wives, princesses, and three hundred concubines: and his wives turned away his heart.”
“And he had seven hundred wives, princesses, and three hundred concubines; and his wives turned away his heart. ”
“He had seven hundred wives, princesses, and three hundred concubines; and his wives turned away his heart.”
“And he had seven hundred wives as queens, and three hundred concubines: and the women turned away his heart.”
“He had seven hundred wives, daughters of kings, and three hundred other wives; and through his wives his heart was turned away.”
“And he had seven hundred wives, princesses, and three hundred concubines: and his wives turned away his heart.”
The Lord Punishes Solomon for Idolatry King Solomon fell in love with many foreign women(besides Pharaoh’s daughter), including Moabites, Ammonites, Edomites, Sidonians, and Hittites.
They came from nations about which the LORD had warned the Israelites,“You must not establish friendly relations with them! If you do, they will surely shift your allegiance to their gods.” But Solomon was irresistibly attracted to them.
He had 700 royal wives and 300 concubines; his wives had a powerful influence over him.
When Solomon became old, his wives shifted his allegiance to other gods; he was not wholeheartedly devoted to the LORD his God, as his father David had been.
Solomon worshiped the Sidonian goddess Astarte and the detestable Ammonite god Milcom.
Solomon did evil in the LORD’s sight; he did not remain loyal to the LORD, like his father David had.