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 · 2000

Now 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 · 1611

But 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 · 1901

Now 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 · 1949

Now a number of strange women were loved by Solomon, women of the Moabites, Ammonites, Edomites, Zidonians, and Hittites:

YLT

Young's Literal Translation · 1862

And 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) · 1752

And 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 · 1890

But 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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