1 Kings 11:1
What does 1 Kings 11:1 mean?
A plain-English look at 1 Kings 11:1 in WEB alongside six other public-domain English translations, with cross-references and chapter context.
Parallel translations
WEB
World English Bible · 2000Now king Solomon loved many foreign women, together with the daughter of Pharaoh, women of the Moabites, Ammonites, Edomites, Sidonians, and Hittites;
KJV
King James Version · 1611But king Solomon loved many strange women, together with the daughter of Pharaoh, women of the Moabites, Ammonites, Edomites, Zidonians, and Hittites;
ASV
American Standard Version · 1901Now king Solomon loved many foreign women, together with the daughter of Pharaoh, women of the Moabites, Ammonites, Edomites, Sidonians, and Hittites;
BBE
Bible in Basic English · 1949Now a number of strange women were loved by Solomon, women of the Moabites, Ammonites, Edomites, Zidonians, and Hittites:
YLT
Young's Literal Translation · 1862And king Solomon hath loved many strange women, and the daughter of Pharaoh, females of Moab, Ammon, Edom, Zidon, <FI>and<Fi> of the Hittites,
DRA
Douay-Rheims (Challoner) · 1752And king Solomon loved many strange women, besides the daughter of Pharao, and women of Moab, and of Ammon, and of Edom, and of Sidon, and of the Hethites:
DBY
Darby Bible · 1890But king Solomon loved many foreign women, besides the daughter of Pharaoh: women of the Moabites, Ammonites, Edomites, Zidonians, Hittites;
Context
v.1This passage
v.2of the nations concerning which Jehovah said unto the children of Israel, Ye shall not go among them, neither shall they come among you; for surely they will turn away your heart after their gods: Solomon clave unto these in love.
Cross references
Related passages from across Scripture, drawn from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge.
- Proverbs 22:14
The mouth of strange women is a deep pit; He that is abhorred of Jehovah shall fall therein.
- Proverbs 6:24
To keep thee from the evil woman, From the flattery of the foreigner’s tongue.
- Leviticus 18:18
And thou shalt not take a wife to her sister, to be a rival to her, to uncover her nakedness, besides the other in her life-time.
- 1 Kings 11:8
And so did he for all his foreign wives, who burnt incense and sacrificed unto their gods.
- Nehemiah 13:23
In those days also saw I the Jews that had married women of Ashdod, of Ammon, andof Moab:
- Proverbs 23:33
Thine eyes shall behold strange things, And thy heart shall utter perverse things.
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