1 Kings 11:3
What does 1 Kings 11:3 mean?
A plain-English look at 1 Kings 11:3 in WEB alongside six other public-domain English translations, with cross-references and chapter context.
Parallel translations
WEB
World English Bible · 2000And he had seven hundred wives, princesses, and three hundred concubines; and his wives turned away his heart.
KJV
King James Version · 1611And he had seven hundred wives, princesses, and three hundred concubines: and his wives turned away his heart.
ASV
American Standard Version · 1901And he had seven hundred wives, princesses, and three hundred concubines; and his wives turned away his heart.
BBE
Bible in Basic English · 1949He had seven hundred wives, daughters of kings, and three hundred other wives; and through his wives his heart was turned away.
YLT
Young's Literal Translation · 1862And he hath women, princesses, seven hundred, and concubines three hundred; and his wives turn aside his heart.
DRA
Douay-Rheims (Challoner) · 1752And he had seven hundred wives as queens, and three hundred concubines: and the women turned away his heart.
DBY
Darby Bible · 1890And he had seven hundred wives, princesses, and three hundred concubines; and his wives turned away his heart.
Context
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.
v.3This passage
v.4For it came to pass, when Solomon was old, that his wives turned away his heart after other gods; and his heart was not perfect with Jehovah his God, as was the heart of David his father.
Cross references
Related passages from across Scripture, drawn from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge.
- Judges 8:30
And Gideon had threescore and ten sons of his body begotten; for he had many wives.
- 2 Samuel 5:13
And David took him more concubines and wives out of Jerusalem, after he was come from Hebron; and there were yet sons and daughters born to David.
- 2 Samuel 3:2
And unto David were sons born in Hebron: and his first-born was Amnon, of Ahinoam the Jezreelitess;
- 2 Chronicles 11:21
And Rehoboam loved Maacah the daughter of Absalom above all his wives and his concubines (for he took eighteen wives, and threescore concubines, and begat twenty and eight sons and threescore daughters).
- Ecclesiastes 7:28
which my soul still seeketh, but I have not found: one man among a thousand have I found; but a woman among all those have I not found.
- Judges 9:5
And he went unto his father’s house at Ophrah, and slew his brethren the sons of Jerubbaal, being threescore and ten persons, upon one stone: but Jotham the youngest son of Jerubbaal was left; for he hid himself.
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