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Among the many nations there was no king like him. He was loved by his God, and God made him king over all Israel, but even he was led into sin by foreign women. <a href="/nlt/nehemiah/13.htm">New Living Translation</a> “Wasn’t this exactly what led King Solomon of Israel into sin?” I demanded. “There was no king from any nation who could compare to him, and God loved him and made him king over all Israel. But even he was led into sin by his foreign wives. <a href="/esv/nehemiah/13.htm">English Standard Version</a> Did not Solomon king of Israel sin on account of such women? Among the many nations there was no king like him, and he was beloved by his God, and God made him king over all Israel. Nevertheless, foreign women made even him to sin. <a href="/bsb/nehemiah/13.htm">Berean Standard Bible</a> Did not King Solomon of Israel sin in matters like this? There was not a king like him among many nations, and he was loved by his God, who made him king over all Israel—yet foreign women drew him into sin. <a href="/kjv/nehemiah/13.htm">King James Bible</a> Did not Solomon king of Israel sin by these things? yet among many nations was there no king like him, who was beloved of his God, and God made him king over all Israel: nevertheless even him did outlandish women cause to sin. <a href="/nkjv/nehemiah/13.htm">New King James Version</a> Did not Solomon king of Israel sin by these things? Yet among many nations there was no king like him, who was beloved of his God; and God made him king over all Israel. Nevertheless pagan women caused even him to sin. <a href="/nasb_/nehemiah/13.htm">New American Standard Bible</a> Did Solomon the king of Israel not sin regarding these things? Yet among the many nations there was no king like him, and he was loved by his God, and God made him king over all Israel; yet the foreign women caused even him to sin. <a href="/nasb/nehemiah/13.htm">NASB 1995</a> &#8220Did not Solomon king of Israel sin regarding these things? Yet among the many nations there was no king like him, and he was loved by his God, and God made him king over all Israel; nevertheless the foreign women caused even him to sin. <a href="/nasb77/nehemiah/13.htm">NASB 1977 </a> “Did not Solomon king of Israel sin regarding these things? Yet among the many nations there was no king like him, and he was loved by his God, and God made him king over all Israel; nevertheless the foreign women caused even him to sin. <a href="/lsb/nehemiah/13.htm">Legacy Standard Bible </a> Did not Solomon king of Israel sin regarding these things? Yet among the many nations there was no king like him, and he was loved by his God, and God gave him to be king over all Israel; nevertheless the foreign women caused even him to sin. <a href="/amp/nehemiah/13.htm">Amplified Bible</a> Did not Solomon king of Israel sin [greatly against God] regarding these things? Yet among the many nations there was no king like him. He was loved by his God, and God made him king over all Israel; nevertheless the foreign women caused even him to sin [by turning to other gods and so, judged by God, he lost his kingdom]. <a href="/csb/nehemiah/13.htm">Christian Standard Bible</a> Didn’t King Solomon of Israel sin in matters like this? There was not a king like him among many nations. He was loved by his God, and God made him king over all Israel, yet foreign women drew him into sin. <a href="/hcsb/nehemiah/13.htm">Holman Christian Standard Bible</a> Didn&#8217t King Solomon of Israel sin in matters like this? There was not a king like him among many nations. He was loved by his God and God made him king over all Israel, yet foreign women drew him into sin. <a href="/asv/nehemiah/13.htm">American Standard Version</a> Did not Solomon king of Israel sin by these things? yet among many nations was there no king like him, and he was beloved of his God, and God made him king over all Israel: nevertheless even him did foreign women cause to sin. <a href="/cev/nehemiah/13.htm">Contemporary English Version</a> God dearly loved King Solomon of Israel and made him the greatest king on earth, but Solomon's foreign wives led him into sin. <a href="/erv/nehemiah/13.htm">English Revised Version</a> Did not Solomon king of Israel sin by these things? yet among many nations was there no king like him, and he was beloved of his God, and God made him king over all Israel: nevertheless even him did strange women cause to sin. <a href="/gwt/nehemiah/13.htm">GOD'S WORD® Translation</a> I said, "Wasn't it because of marriages like these that King Solomon of Israel sinned? There wasn't a king like him among all nations. God loved him, and God made him king of all Israel. But his non-Israelite wives led him to sin. <a href="/gnt/nehemiah/13.htm">Good News Translation</a> I told them, "It was foreign women that made King Solomon sin. Here was a man who was greater than any of the kings of other nations. God loved him and made him king over all of Israel, and yet he fell into this sin. <a href="/isv/nehemiah/13.htm">International Standard Version</a> Didn't Solomon, king of Israel, sin by doing these things, even though among many nations there was no king like him who was loved by his God, and God made him king over all Israel? Even so, foreign women caused him to sin. <a href="/net/nehemiah/13.htm">NET Bible</a> Was it not because of things like these that King Solomon of Israel sinned? Among the many nations there was no king like him. He was loved by his God, and God made him king over all Israel. But the foreign wives made even him sin! <a href="/nheb/nehemiah/13.htm">New Heart English Bible</a> Did not Solomon king of Israel sin by these things? Yet among many nations was there no king like him, and he was beloved of his God, and God made him king over all Israel. Nevertheless foreign women caused even him to sin. <a href="/wbt/nehemiah/13.htm">Webster's Bible Translation</a> Did not Solomon king of Israel sin by these things? yet among many nations was there no king like him, who was beloved by his God, and God made him king over all Israel: nevertheless even him did outlandish women cause to sin.<div class="vheading2">Majority Text Translations</div><a href="/msb/nehemiah/13.htm">Majority Standard Bible</a> Did not King Solomon of Israel sin in matters like this? There was not a king like him among many nations, and he was loved by his God, who made him king over all Israel—yet foreign women drew him into sin. <a href="/web/nehemiah/13.htm">World English Bible</a> Didn’t Solomon king of Israel sin by these things? Yet among many nations there was no king like him, and he was loved by his God, and God made him king over all Israel. Nevertheless foreign women caused even him to sin. <div class="vheading2">Literal Translations</div><a href="/lsv/nehemiah/13.htm">Literal Standard Version</a> By these did not Solomon king of Israel sin? And among the many nations there was no king like him, and he was beloved by his God, and God makes him king over all Israel—even him [whom] the strange women caused to sin. <a href="/ylt/nehemiah/13.htm">Young's Literal Translation</a> 'By these did not Solomon king of Israel sin? and among the many nations there was no king like him, and beloved by his God he was, and God maketh him king over all Israel -- even him did the strange women cause to sin. <a href="/slt/nehemiah/13.htm">Smith's Literal Translation</a> Did not Solomon king of Israel sin concerning these? and in many nations was there not a king like him, and he was loved by his God, and God will give him king over all Israel: also him did women strangers cause to sin.<div class="vheading2">Catholic Translations</div><a href="/drb/nehemiah/13.htm">Douay-Rheims Bible</a> Did not Solomon king of Israel sin in this kind of thing? and surely among many nations, there was not a king like him, and he was beloved of his God, and God made him king over all Israel: m and yet women of other countries brought even him to sin. <a href="/cpdv/nehemiah/13.htm">Catholic Public Domain Version</a> “Did not Solomon, king of Israel, sin in this kind of thing? And certainly, among many nations, there was no king similar to him, and he was beloved of his God, and God set him as king over all of Israel. And yet foreign women led even him into sin! <a href="/nabre/nehemiah/13.htm">New American Bible</a> Did not Solomon, the king of Israel, sin because of them? Though among the many nations there was no king like him, and though he was beloved of his God and God had made him king over all Israel, yet even he was led into sin by foreign women. <a href="/nrsvce/nehemiah/13.htm">New Revised Standard Version</a> Did not King Solomon of Israel sin on account of such women? Among the many nations there was no king like him, and he was beloved by his God, and God made him king over all Israel; nevertheless, foreign women made even him to sin.<div class="vheading2">Translations from Aramaic</div><a href="/lamsa/nehemiah/13.htm">Lamsa Bible</a> Solomon king of Israel sinned by these things. Yet among many nations there was no king like him, who was beloved by his God, and God made him king over all Israel; nevertheless even him did foreign women cause to sin. <a href="/hpbt/nehemiah/13.htm">Peshitta Holy Bible Translated</a> Because of these things, Solomon King of Israel sinned, like whom there was no King among the many, and he was dear to his God, and God set him King over all Israel, also foreign women caused him to sin.<div class="vheading2">OT Translations</div><a href="/jps/nehemiah/13.htm">JPS Tanakh 1917</a> Did not Solomon king of Israel sin by these things? yet among many nations was there no king like him, and he was beloved of his God, and God made him king over all Israel; nevertheless even him did the foreign women cause to sin. <a href="/sep/nehemiah/13.htm">Brenton Septuagint Translation</a> Did not Solomon king of Israel sin thus? though there was no king like him among many nations, and he was beloved of God, and God made him king over all Israel; yet strange women turned him aside. <a href="/parallel/nehemiah/13-26.htm">Additional Translations ...</a></div></div></div><div id="centbox"><div class="padcent"><a name="audio" id="audio"></a><div class="vheadingv">Audio Bible</div><iframe width="100%" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/ZsQrw7rBvgc?start=4170" title="YouTube video player" frameborder="0" allow="accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share" allowfullscreen></iframe> <div class="vheadingv">Context</div><a href="/bsb/nehemiah/13.htm">Intermarriage Forbidden</a> …25I rebuked them and called down curses on them. I beat some of these men and pulled out their hair. Then I made them take an oath before God and said, “You must not give your daughters in marriage to their sons or take their daughters as wives for your sons or for yourselves! 26<a href="/hebrew/3808.htm" title="3808: hă·lō·w (Adv-NegPrt) -- Not. Or lowi; or loh; a primitive particle; not; by implication, no; often used with other particles.">Did not</a> <a href="/hebrew/4428.htm" title="4428: me·leḵ (N-msc) -- King. From malak; a king.">King</a> <a href="/hebrew/8010.htm" title="8010: šə·lō·mōh (N-proper-ms) -- David's son and successor to his throne. From shalowm; peaceful; Shelomah, David's successor.">Solomon</a> <a href="/hebrew/3478.htm" title="3478: yiś·rā·’êl (N-proper-ms) -- From sarah and 'el; he will rule as God; Jisrael, a symbolical name of Jacob; also of his posterity.">of Israel</a> <a href="/hebrew/2398.htm" title="2398: ḥā·ṭā- (V-Qal-Perf-3ms) -- A primitive root; properly, to miss; hence to sin; by inference, to forfeit, lack, expiate, repent, lead astray, condemn.">sin</a> <a href="/hebrew/5921.htm" title="5921: ‘al- (Prep) -- Properly, the same as al used as a preposition; above, over, upon, or against in a great variety of applications.">in</a> <a href="/hebrew/428.htm" title="428: ’êl·leh (Pro-cp) -- These. Prolonged from 'el; these or those.">matters like this?</a> <a href="/hebrew/1961.htm" title="1961: hā·yāh (V-Qal-Perf-3ms) -- To fall out, come to pass, become, be. A primitive root; to exist, i.e. Be or become, come to pass.">There was</a> <a href="/hebrew/3808.htm" title="3808: lō- (Adv-NegPrt) -- Not. Or lowi; or loh; a primitive particle; not; by implication, no; often used with other particles.">not</a> <a href="/hebrew/4428.htm" title="4428: me·leḵ (N-ms) -- King. From malak; a king.">a king</a> <a href="/hebrew/3644.htm" title="3644: kā·mō·hū (Prep:: 3ms) -- Like, as, when. Or kamow; a form of the prefix k-, but used separately; as, thus, so.">like him</a> <a href="/hebrew/7227.htm" title="7227: hā·rab·bîm (Art:: Adj-mp) -- Much, many, great. By contracted from rabab; abundant.">among many</a> <a href="/hebrew/1471.htm" title="1471: ū·ḇag·gō·w·yim (Conj-w, Prep-b, Art:: N-mp) -- Rarely goy; apparently from the same root as gevah; a foreign nation; hence, a Gentile; also a troop of animals, or a flight of locusts.">nations,</a> <a href="/hebrew/1961.htm" title="1961: hā·yāh (V-Qal-Perf-3ms) -- To fall out, come to pass, become, be. A primitive root; to exist, i.e. Be or become, come to pass.">and he was</a> <a href="/hebrew/157.htm" title="157: wə·’ā·hūḇ (Conj-w:: V-Qal-QalPassPrtcpl-ms) -- To love. Or raheb; a primitive root; to have affection for.">loved</a> <a href="/hebrew/430.htm" title="430: lê·lō·hāw (Prep-l:: N-mpc:: 3ms) -- Plural of 'elowahh; gods in the ordinary sense; but specifically used of the supreme God">by his God,</a> <a href="/hebrew/430.htm" title="430: ’ĕ·lō·hîm (N-mp) -- Plural of 'elowahh; gods in the ordinary sense; but specifically used of the supreme God">who</a> <a href="/hebrew/5414.htm" title="5414: way·yit·tə·nê·hū (Conj-w:: V-Qal-ConsecImperf-3ms:: 3ms) -- To give, put, set. A primitive root; to give, used with greatest latitude of application.">made him</a> <a href="/hebrew/4428.htm" title="4428: me·leḵ (N-ms) -- King. From malak; a king.">king</a> <a href="/hebrew/5921.htm" title="5921: ‘al- (Prep) -- Properly, the same as al used as a preposition; above, over, upon, or against in a great variety of applications.">over</a> <a href="/hebrew/3605.htm" title="3605: kāl- (N-msc) -- The whole, all. Or kowl; from kalal; properly, the whole; hence, all, any or every.">all</a> <a href="/hebrew/3478.htm" title="3478: yiś·rā·’êl (N-proper-ms) -- From sarah and 'el; he will rule as God; Jisrael, a symbolical name of Jacob; also of his posterity.">Israel—</a> <a href="/hebrew/1571.htm" title="1571: gam- (Conj) -- Also, moreover, yea. ">yet</a> <a href="/hebrew/5237.htm" title="5237: han·nā·ḵə·rî·yō·wṯ (Art:: Adj-fp) -- Foreign, alien. From neker; strange, in a variety of degrees and applications.">foreign</a> <a href="/hebrew/802.htm" title="802: han·nā·šîm (Art:: N-fp) -- Woman, wife, female. Feminine of 'iysh or 'enowsh; irregular plural, nashiym; a woman.">women</a> <a href="/hebrew/853.htm" title="853: ’ō·w·ṯōw (DirObjM:: 3ms) -- Apparent contracted from 'owth in the demonstrative sense of entity; properly, self."></a> <a href="/hebrew/2398.htm" title="2398: he·ḥĕ·ṭî·’ū (V-Hifil-Perf-3cp) -- A primitive root; properly, to miss; hence to sin; by inference, to forfeit, lack, expiate, repent, lead astray, condemn.">drew him into sin.</a> 27Must we now hear that you too are doing all this terrible evil and acting unfaithfully against our God by marrying foreign women?”…<div class="cred"><a href="//berean.bible">Berean Standard Bible</a> · <a href="//berean.bible/downloads.htm">Download</a></div> <a name="crossref" id="crossref"></a><div class="vheading">Cross References</div><div id="crf"><a href="/1_kings/11-1.htm">1 Kings 11:1-8</a> King Solomon, however, loved many foreign women along with the daughter of Pharaoh—women of Moab, Ammon, Edom, and Sidon, as well as Hittite women. / These women were from the nations about which the LORD had told the Israelites, “You must not intermarry with them, for surely they will turn your hearts after their gods.” Yet Solomon clung to these women in love. / He had seven hundred wives of royal birth and three hundred concubines—and his wives turned his heart away. ... <a href="/1_kings/3-1.htm">1 Kings 3:1-3</a> Later, Solomon formed an alliance with Pharaoh king of Egypt by marrying his daughter. Solomon brought her to the City of David until he had finished building his palace and the house of the LORD, as well as the wall around Jerusalem. / The people, however, were still sacrificing on the high places because a house for the Name of the LORD had not yet been built. / And Solomon loved the LORD and walked in the statutes of his father David, except that he sacrificed and burned incense on the high places. <a href="/1_kings/11-9.htm">1 Kings 11:9-13</a> Now the LORD grew angry with Solomon, because his heart had turned away from the LORD, the God of Israel, who had appeared to him twice. / Although He had warned Solomon explicitly not to follow other gods, Solomon did not keep the LORD’s command. / Then the LORD said to Solomon, “Because you have done this and have not kept My covenant and My statutes, which I have commanded you, I will tear the kingdom away from you and give it to your servant. ... <a href="/1_kings/11-4.htm">1 Kings 11:4</a> For when Solomon grew old, his wives turned his heart after other gods, and he was not wholeheartedly devoted to the LORD his God, as his father David had been. <a href="/1_kings/11-6.htm">1 Kings 11:6</a> So Solomon did evil in the sight of the LORD; unlike his father David, he did not follow the LORD completely. <a href="/deuteronomy/17-17.htm">Deuteronomy 17:17</a> He must not take many wives for himself, lest his heart go astray. He must not accumulate for himself large amounts of silver and gold. <a href="/2_samuel/12-24.htm">2 Samuel 12:24-25</a> Then David comforted his wife Bathsheba, and he went to her and lay with her. So she gave birth to a son, and they named him Solomon. Now the LORD loved the child / and sent word through Nathan the prophet to name him Jedidiah because the LORD loved him. <a href="/1_kings/9-4.htm">1 Kings 9:4-9</a> And as for you, if you walk before Me as your father David walked, with a heart of integrity and uprightness, doing all I have commanded you, and if you keep My statutes and ordinances, / then I will establish your royal throne over Israel forever, as I promised your father David when I said, ‘You will never fail to have a man on the throne of Israel.’ / But if indeed you or your sons turn away from following Me and do not keep the commandments and statutes I have set before you, and if you go off to serve and worship other gods, ... <a href="/1_kings/10-23.htm">1 Kings 10:23-24</a> So King Solomon surpassed all the kings of the earth in riches and wisdom. / The whole world sought an audience with Solomon to hear the wisdom that God had put in his heart. <a href="/1_kings/11-2.htm">1 Kings 11:2</a> These women were from the nations about which the LORD had told the Israelites, “You must not intermarry with them, for surely they will turn your hearts after their gods.” Yet Solomon clung to these women in love. <a href="/1_kings/11-11.htm">1 Kings 11:11</a> Then the LORD said to Solomon, “Because you have done this and have not kept My covenant and My statutes, which I have commanded you, I will tear the kingdom away from you and give it to your servant. <a href="/1_kings/11-33.htm">1 Kings 11:33</a> For they have forsaken Me to worship Ashtoreth the goddess of the Sidonians, Chemosh the god of the Moabites, and Milcom the god of the Ammonites. They have not walked in My ways, nor done what is right in My eyes, nor kept My statutes and judgments, as Solomon’s father David did. <a href="/1_kings/11-43.htm">1 Kings 11:43</a> And Solomon rested with his fathers and was buried in the city of his father David. And his son Rehoboam reigned in his place. <a href="/matthew/6-24.htm">Matthew 6:24</a> No one can serve two masters: Either he will hate the one and love the other, or he will be devoted to the one and despise the other. You cannot serve both God and money. <a href="/2_corinthians/6-14.htm">2 Corinthians 6:14-16</a> Do not be unequally yoked with unbelievers. For what partnership can righteousness have with wickedness? Or what fellowship does light have with darkness? / What harmony is there between Christ and Belial? Or what does a believer have in common with an unbeliever? / What agreement can exist between the temple of God and idols? For we are the temple of the living God. As God has said: “I will dwell with them and walk among them, and I will be their God, and they will be My people.”</div> <a name="tsk" id="tsk"><div class="vheading">Treasury of Scripture</div>Did not Solomon king of Israel sin by these things? yet among many nations was there no king like him, who was beloved of his God, and God made him king over all Israel: nevertheless even him did outlandish women cause to sin.Did not Solomon.<a href="/1_kings/11-1.htm">1 Kings 11:1-8</a> But king Solomon loved many strange women, together with the daughter of Pharaoh, women of the Moabites, Ammonites, Edomites, Zidonians, and Hittites; … <a href="/ecclesiastes/7-26.htm">Ecclesiastes 7:26</a> And I find more bitter than death the woman, whose heart is snares and nets, and her hands as bands: whoso pleaseth God shall escape from her; but the sinner shall be taken by her.yet among.<a href="/2_samuel/12-24.htm">2 Samuel 12:24,25</a> And David comforted Bathsheba his wife, and went in unto her, and lay with her: and she bare a son, and he called his name Solomon: and the LORD loved him… <a href="/1_kings/3-13.htm">1 Kings 3:13</a> And I have also given thee that which thou hast not asked, both riches, and honour: so that there shall not be any among the kings like unto thee all thy days.<a href="/2_chronicles/1-12.htm">2 Chronicles 1:12</a> Wisdom and knowledge is granted unto thee; and I will give thee riches, and wealth, and honour, such as none of the kings have had that have been before thee, neither shall there any after thee have the like.who was beloved.<a href="/2_samuel/12-24.htm">2 Samuel 12:24</a> And David comforted Bathsheba his wife, and went in unto her, and lay with her: and she bare a son, and he called his name Solomon: and the LORD loved him.<div class="vheading">Jump to Previous</div><a href="/2_samuel/1-23.htm">Beloved</a> <a href="/nehemiah/9-20.htm">Cause</a> <a href="/nehemiah/13-3.htm">Foreign</a> <a href="/nehemiah/13-18.htm">Israel</a> <a href="/2_chronicles/11-21.htm">Loved</a> <a href="/nehemiah/9-22.htm">Nations</a> <a href="/nehemiah/9-31.htm">Nevertheless</a> <a href="/2_chronicles/34-26.htm">Regarding</a> <a href="/nehemiah/10-33.htm">Sin</a> <a href="/nehemiah/12-45.htm">Solomon</a> <a href="/nehemiah/13-23.htm">Women</a><div class="vheading2">Jump to Next</div><a href="/psalms/60-5.htm">Beloved</a> <a href="/nehemiah/13-28.htm">Cause</a> <a href="/nehemiah/13-27.htm">Foreign</a> <a href="/psalms/14-7.htm">Israel</a> <a href="/esther/2-17.htm">Loved</a> <a href="/job/12-23.htm">Nations</a> <a href="/esther/5-10.htm">Nevertheless</a> <a href="/job/4-20.htm">Regarding</a> <a href="/job/1-1.htm">Sin</a> <a href="/psalms/71-24.htm">Solomon</a> <a href="/nehemiah/13-27.htm">Women</a><div class="vheading2">Nehemiah 13</div>1. <a href="/nehemiah/13-1.htm">Upon the reading of the law, separation is made from the mixed multitude.</a> 4. <a href="/nehemiah/13-4.htm">Nehemiah, at his return, causes the chambers to be cleansed.</a> 10. <a href="/nehemiah/13-10.htm">He reforms the offices in the house of God;</a> 15. <a href="/nehemiah/13-15.htm">the violation of the Sabbath;</a> 23. <a href="/nehemiah/13-23.htm">and the marriages with the strange wives.</a> </div></div><div id="mdd"><div align="center"><div class="bot2"><table align="center" width="100%"><tr><td><div align="center"> <script id="3d27ed63fc4348d5b062c4527ae09445"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=51ce25d5-1a8c-424a-8695-4bd48c750f35&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; </script> <script id="b817b7107f1d4a7997da1b3c33457e03"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=cb0edd8b-b416-47eb-8c6d-3cc96561f7e8&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; </script>  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-2'> </div>  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-0' style='max-width: 300px;'> </div>  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-3'> </div>  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-1' style='max-width: 300px;'> </div>  <div align="center" id='div-gpt-ad-1531425649696-0'> </div> <ins class="adsbygoogle" style="display:inline-block;width:200px;height:200px" data-ad-client="ca-pub-3753401421161123" data-ad-slot="3592799687"></ins> <script> (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); </script> </div> </td></tr></table></div></div></div><div id="combox"><div class="padcom"><a name="study" id="study"></a><div class="vheading"><table width="100%"><tr><td width="99%" valign="top"><a href="/study/nehemiah/13.htm">Study Bible</a></td><td width="1%" valign="top"><a href="/study/nehemiah/" title="Book Summary and Study">Book ◦</a> <a href="/study/chapters/nehemiah/13.htm" title="Chapter summary and Study">Chapter </a></tr></table></div>Did not King Solomon of Israel sin in matters like this? King Solomon, son of David, was renowned for his wisdom and wealth, yet he fell into sin by marrying foreign women who led him to idolatry (<a href="/1_kings/11.htm">1 Kings 11:1-8</a>). This serves as a warning against compromising faith for political alliances or personal desires. Solomon's actions are a cautionary tale about the dangers of disobedience to God's commands, specifically the prohibition against intermarrying with pagan nations (<a href="/deuteronomy/7-3.htm">Deuteronomy 7:3-4</a>).There was not a king like him among many nations, Solomon's reign was marked by unprecedented prosperity and peace, making him a unique figure among the kings of Israel and the surrounding nations. His wisdom and wealth were unparalleled, as seen in his building projects, including the Temple in Jerusalem (<a href="/1_kings/4-29.htm">1 Kings 4:29-34</a>). This phrase highlights the exceptional nature of Solomon's rule, which was a fulfillment of God's promise to David (<a href="/2_samuel/7-12.htm">2 Samuel 7:12-16</a>).and he was loved by his God, God's love for Solomon is evident in the blessings bestowed upon him, including wisdom, wealth, and honor (<a href="/1_kings/3-10.htm">1 Kings 3:10-14</a>). This love was conditional upon Solomon's obedience, reflecting the covenant relationship between God and Israel. Despite his later failings, God's initial favor towards Solomon underscores the potential for divine blessing when one walks in obedience.who made him king over all Israel— Solomon's kingship was divinely ordained, fulfilling God's promise to David that his son would succeed him and build the Temple (<a href="/1_chronicles/28-5.htm">1 Chronicles 28:5-6</a>). His rule over a united Israel represents a high point in the nation's history, symbolizing God's faithfulness to His covenant people. This also prefigures the ultimate kingship of Christ, who reigns over a spiritual Israel (<a href="/luke/1-32.htm">Luke 1:32-33</a>).yet foreign women drew him into sin. Solomon's marriages to foreign women led him to idolatry, as he built high places for their gods (<a href="/1_kings/11-4.htm">1 Kings 11:4-8</a>). This disobedience resulted in God's anger and the eventual division of the kingdom (<a href="/1_kings/11-9.htm">1 Kings 11:9-13</a>). The influence of these women serves as a warning about the spiritual dangers of unequal yoking (<a href="/2_corinthians/6-14.htm">2 Corinthians 6:14</a>) and the importance of remaining faithful to God.<div class="vheading2">Persons / Places / Events</div>1. <a href="/topical/s/solomon.htm">Solomon</a> The son of King David and Bathsheba, Solomon was the third king of Israel, known for his wisdom, wealth, and building projects, including the Temple in Jerusalem. Despite his wisdom, he fell into sin by marrying foreign women who led him to idolatry. 2. <a href="/topical/n/nehemiah.htm">Nehemiah</a> A Jewish leader and cupbearer to the Persian king Artaxerxes, Nehemiah was instrumental in rebuilding the walls of Jerusalem and instituting religious reforms among the returned exiles. 3. <a href="/topical/j/jerusalem.htm">Jerusalem</a> The central city of Jewish worship and the location of the Temple, Jerusalem was the focal point of Nehemiah's efforts to restore the spiritual and physical integrity of the Jewish people. 4. <a href="/topical/f/foreign_women.htm">Foreign Women</a> In the context of <a href="/bsb/nehemiah/13.htm">Nehemiah 13</a>, these were women from surrounding nations who did not worship Yahweh. Marriages to them often led Israelites, including Solomon, into idolatry. 5. <a href="/topical/i/idolatry.htm">Idolatry</a> The worship of idols or false gods, which was strictly forbidden in the Jewish faith. Solomon's marriages to foreign women led him to idolatry, which had severe consequences for Israel.<div class="vheading2">Teaching Points</div><a href="/topical/t/the_danger_of_compromise.htm">The Danger of Compromise</a> Solomon's downfall began with seemingly small compromises. Believers must be vigilant in maintaining their spiritual integrity and not allow worldly influences to lead them astray. <a href="/topical/t/the_importance_of_obedience.htm">The Importance of Obedience</a> Despite Solomon's wisdom and favor with God, his disobedience had lasting consequences. Obedience to God's commands is crucial for maintaining a right relationship with Him. <a href="/topical/g/guarding_against_idolatry.htm">Guarding Against Idolatry</a> Idolatry can take many forms, not just the worship of physical idols. Believers must guard their hearts against anything that takes precedence over their relationship with God. <a href="/topical/l/leadership_and_accountability.htm">Leadership and Accountability</a> Nehemiah's leadership highlights the importance of holding others accountable to God's standards. Leaders in the faith community must be willing to confront sin and guide others back to righteousness. <a href="/topical/t/the_influence_of_relationships.htm">The Influence of Relationships</a> Relationships have a profound impact on our spiritual lives. Believers should seek relationships that encourage and strengthen their faith, rather than those that lead them away from God.<div class="vheading2">Lists and Questions</div><a href="/top10/lessons_from_nehemiah_13.htm">Top 10 Lessons from Nehemiah 13</a> <a href="/q/bible_books'_order.htm">What is the order of the Bible's books?</a> <a href="/q/how_does_ezra_10_10_align_with_anti-divorce.htm">Ezra 10:10 – How is this command to divorce reconcileable with other biblical teachings that appear to disapprove of divorce? </a> <a href="/q/why_does_nehemiah_use_force_in_13_25.htm">Why does Nehemiah resort to physical force (Nehemiah 13:25) to enforce marriage laws, and doesn’t this contradict other scriptures urging gentleness and compassion? </a> <a href="/q/how_is_ruth_accepted_despite_nehemiah_13.htm">How can we reconcile Nehemiah 13:1-3 banning Ammonites and Moabites from the assembly with earlier passages showing Ruth, a Moabite, fully accepted among God's people?</a><a name="commentary" id="commentary"></a><div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/ellicott/nehemiah/13.htm">Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers</a></div>(26) Did not Solomon . . .--Here it is implied that the language of Scripture concerning Solomon was familiar both to Nehemiah and to these transgressors. It is a remarkable instance of the faithful application of their own chronicles.<div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/pulpit/nehemiah/13.htm">Pulpit Commentary</a></div>Verse 26. - Did not Solomon... sin by these things? The example adduced was more apt than any other to move Jews. Israelites might have felt more deeply the case of Ahab (<a href="/1_kings/21-25.htm">1 Kings 21:25</a>). Solomon's sin in "going after strange wives," and its punishment, are set forth very fully in <a href="/1_kings/11-1.htm">1 Kings 11:1-40</a>. Among many nations there was no king like him. The reference is not so much to particular texts (e.g. <a href="/1_kings/3-13.htm">1 Kings 3:13</a>; <a href="/2_chronicles/1-12.htm">2 Chronicles 1:12</a>) as to the general description of Solomon, his glory, and his greatness (<a href="/1_kings/4.htm">1 Kings 4-10</a>; <a href="/2_chronicles/1.htm">2 Chronicles 1-9</a>.), which set him above all other earthly monarchs. Who was beloved of his God. See <a href="/2_samuel/12-24.htm">2 Samuel 12:24</a>. And God made him king over all Israel. See <a href="/1_kings/4-1.htm">1 Kings 4:1</a>. <a href="/commentaries/nehemiah/13-26.htm">Parallel Commentaries ...</a> <a name="lexicon" id="lexicon"></a><div class="vheading">Hebrew</div>Did not הֲל֣וֹא (hă·lō·w) Adverb - Negative particle <a href="/hebrew/strongs_3808.htm">Strong's 3808: </a> Not, no King מֶ֣לֶךְ (me·leḵ) Noun - masculine singular construct <a href="/hebrew/strongs_4428.htm">Strong's 4428: </a> A king Solomon שְׁלֹמֹ֣ה (šə·lō·mōh) Noun - proper - masculine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_8010.htm">Strong's 8010: </a> Solomon -- David's son and successor to his throne of Israel יִשְׂרָאֵ֡ל (yiś·rā·’êl) Noun - proper - masculine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_3478.htm">Strong's 3478: </a> Israel -- 'God strives', another name of Jacob and his desc sin חָטָֽא־ (ḥā·ṭā-) Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person masculine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_2398.htm">Strong's 2398: </a> To miss, to sin, to forfeit, lack, expiate, repent, lead astray, condemn in עַל־ (‘al-) Preposition <a href="/hebrew/strongs_5921.htm">Strong's 5921: </a> Above, over, upon, against matters like this? אֵ֣לֶּה (’êl·leh) Pronoun - common plural <a href="/hebrew/strongs_428.htm">Strong's 428: </a> These, those There was הָיָ֨ה (hā·yāh) Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person masculine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_1961.htm">Strong's 1961: </a> To fall out, come to pass, become, be not לֹֽא־ (lō-) Adverb - Negative particle <a href="/hebrew/strongs_3808.htm">Strong's 3808: </a> Not, no a king מֶ֜לֶךְ (me·leḵ) Noun - masculine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_4428.htm">Strong's 4428: </a> A king like him כָּמֹ֗הוּ (kā·mō·hū) Preposition | third person masculine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_3644.htm">Strong's 3644: </a> Like, as, when among many הָרַבִּים֩ (hā·rab·bîm) Article | Adjective - masculine plural <a href="/hebrew/strongs_7227.htm">Strong's 7227: </a> Much, many, great nations. וּבַגּוֹיִ֣ם (ū·ḇag·gō·w·yim) Conjunctive waw, Preposition-b, Article | Noun - masculine plural <a href="/hebrew/strongs_1471.htm">Strong's 1471: </a> A foreign nation, a Gentile, a troop of animals, a flight of locusts He was הָיָ֔ה (hā·yāh) Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person masculine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_1961.htm">Strong's 1961: </a> To fall out, come to pass, become, be loved וְאָה֤וּב (wə·’ā·hūḇ) Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - QalPassParticiple - masculine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_157.htm">Strong's 157: </a> To have affection f by his God, לֵֽאלֹהָיו֙ (lê·lō·hāw) Preposition-l | Noun - masculine plural construct | third person masculine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_430.htm">Strong's 430: </a> gods -- the supreme God, magistrates, a superlative and God אֱלֹהִ֔ים (’ĕ·lō·hîm) Noun - masculine plural <a href="/hebrew/strongs_430.htm">Strong's 430: </a> gods -- the supreme God, magistrates, a superlative made וַיִּתְּנֵ֣הוּ (way·yit·tə·nê·hū) Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular | third person masculine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_5414.htm">Strong's 5414: </a> To give, put, set him king מֶ֖לֶךְ (me·leḵ) Noun - masculine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_4428.htm">Strong's 4428: </a> A king over עַל־ (‘al-) Preposition <a href="/hebrew/strongs_5921.htm">Strong's 5921: </a> Above, over, upon, against all כָּל־ (kāl-) Noun - masculine singular construct <a href="/hebrew/strongs_3605.htm">Strong's 3605: </a> The whole, all, any, every Israel, יִשְׂרָאֵ֑ל (yiś·rā·’êl) Noun - proper - masculine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_3478.htm">Strong's 3478: </a> Israel -- 'God strives', another name of Jacob and his desc yet גַּם־ (gam-) Conjunction <a href="/hebrew/strongs_1571.htm">Strong's 1571: </a> Assemblage, also, even, yea, though, both, and foreign הַנָּכְרִיּֽוֹת׃ (han·nā·ḵə·rî·yō·wṯ) Article | Adjective - feminine plural <a href="/hebrew/strongs_5237.htm">Strong's 5237: </a> Foreign, alien women הַנָּשִׁ֖ים (han·nā·šîm) Article | Noun - feminine plural <a href="/hebrew/strongs_802.htm">Strong's 802: </a> Woman, wife, female drew him into sin. הֶחֱטִ֔יאוּ (he·ḥĕ·ṭî·’ū) Verb - Hifil - Perfect - third person common plural <a href="/hebrew/strongs_2398.htm">Strong's 2398: </a> To miss, to sin, to forfeit, lack, expiate, repent, lead astray, condemn <div class="vheading">Links</div><a href="/niv/nehemiah/13-26.htm">Nehemiah 13:26 NIV</a> <a href="/nlt/nehemiah/13-26.htm">Nehemiah 13:26 NLT</a> <a href="/esv/nehemiah/13-26.htm">Nehemiah 13:26 ESV</a> <a href="/nasb/nehemiah/13-26.htm">Nehemiah 13:26 NASB</a> <a href="/kjv/nehemiah/13-26.htm">Nehemiah 13:26 KJV</a> <a href="//bibleapps.com/nehemiah/13-26.htm">Nehemiah 13:26 BibleApps.com</a> <a href="//bibliaparalela.com/nehemiah/13-26.htm">Nehemiah 13:26 Biblia Paralela</a> <a href="//holybible.com.cn/nehemiah/13-26.htm">Nehemiah 13:26 Chinese Bible</a> <a href="//saintebible.com/nehemiah/13-26.htm">Nehemiah 13:26 French Bible</a> <a href="/catholic/nehemiah/13-26.htm">Nehemiah 13:26 Catholic Bible</a> <a href="/nehemiah/13-26.htm">OT History: Nehemiah 13:26 Did not Solomon king of Israel sin (Neh Ne) </a></div></div></td></tr></table></div><div id="left"><a href="/nehemiah/13-25.htm" onmouseover='lft.src="/leftgif.png"' onmouseout='lft.src="/left.png"' title="Nehemiah 13:25"><img src="/left.png" name="lft" border="0" alt="Nehemiah 13:25" /></a></div><div id="right"><a href="/nehemiah/13-27.htm" onmouseover='rght.src="/rightgif.png"' onmouseout='rght.src="/right.png"' title="Nehemiah 13:27"><img src="/right.png" name="rght" border="0" alt="Nehemiah 13:27" /></a></div><div id="botleft"><a href="#" onmouseover='botleft.src="/botleftgif.png"' onmouseout='botleft.src="/botleft.png"' title="Top of Page"><img src="/botleft.png" name="botleft" border="0" alt="Top of Page" /></a></div><div id="botright"><a href="#" onmouseover='botright.src="/botrightgif.png"' onmouseout='botright.src="/botright.png"' title="Top of Page"><img src="/botright.png" name="botright" border="0" alt="Top of Page" /></a></div><div id="bot"><iframe width="100%" height="1500" scrolling="no" src="/botmenubhnew2.htm" frameborder="0"></iframe></div></td></tr></table></div></body></html>