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Surely they will turn away your hearts after their gods.” Solomon clung to these in love. <a href="/nasb_/1_kings/11.htm">New American Standard Bible</a> from the nations of which the LORD had said to the sons of Israel, “You shall not associate with them, nor shall they associate with you; they will certainly turn your heart away to follow their gods.” Solomon clung to these in love. <a href="/nasb/1_kings/11.htm">NASB 1995</a> from the nations concerning which the LORD had said to the sons of Israel, &#8220You shall not associate with them, nor shall they associate with you, for they will surely turn your heart away after their gods.&#8221 Solomon held fast to these in love. <a href="/nasb77/1_kings/11.htm">NASB 1977 </a> from the nations concerning which the LORD had said to the sons of Israel, “You shall not associate with them, neither shall they associate with you, for they will surely turn your heart away after their gods.” Solomon held fast to these in love. <a href="/lsb/1_kings/11.htm">Legacy Standard Bible </a> from the nations concerning which Yahweh had said to the sons of Israel, “You shall not go along with them, nor shall they go along with you, for they will surely turn your heart away after their gods.” Solomon clung to these in love. <a href="/amp/1_kings/11.htm">Amplified Bible</a> from the very nations of whom the LORD said to the Israelites, “You shall not associate with them, nor shall they associate with you, for the result will be that they will turn away your hearts to follow their gods.” Yet Solomon clung to these in love. <a href="/csb/1_kings/11.htm">Christian Standard Bible</a> from the nations about which the LORD had told the Israelites, “You must not intermarry with them, and they must not intermarry with you, because they will turn your heart away to follow their gods.” To these women Solomon was deeply attached in love. <a href="/hcsb/1_kings/11.htm">Holman Christian Standard Bible</a> from the nations that the LORD had told the Israelites about, &#8220Do not intermarry with them, and they must not intermarry with you, because they will turn you away from Me to their gods.&#8221 Solomon was deeply attached to these women and loved them. <a href="/asv/1_kings/11.htm">American Standard Version</a> of 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. <a href="/erv/1_kings/11.htm">English Revised Version</a> of the nations concerning which the LORD 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. <a href="/gwt/1_kings/11.htm">GOD'S WORD® Translation</a> They came from the nations about which the LORD had said to the people of Israel, "Never intermarry with them. They will surely tempt you to follow their gods." But Solomon was obsessed with their love. <a href="/gnt/1_kings/11.htm">Good News Translation</a> He married them even though the LORD had commanded the Israelites not to intermarry with these people, because they would cause the Israelites to give their loyalty to other gods. <a href="/isv/1_kings/11.htm">International Standard Version</a> all of them from nations that the LORD had ordered the Israelis, "You are not to associate with them and they are not to associate with you, because they will most certainly turn your affections away to follow their gods." Solomon became deeply attached to them by falling in love. <a href="/msb/1_kings/11.htm">Majority Standard Bible</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="/net/1_kings/11.htm">NET Bible</a> 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. <a href="/nheb/1_kings/11.htm">New Heart English Bible</a> of the nations concerning which the LORD said to the children of Israel, "You shall not go among them, neither shall they come among you; for surely they will turn away your heart after their gods." Solomon clung to these in love. <a href="/wbt/1_kings/11.htm">Webster's Bible Translation</a> Of the nations concerning which the LORD said to the children of Israel, Ye shall not go in to them, neither shall they come in to you: for surely they will turn away your heart after their gods: Solomon cleaved to these in love. <a href="/web/1_kings/11.htm">World English Bible</a> of the nations concerning which Yahweh said to the children of Israel, “You shall not go among them, neither shall they come among you, for surely they will turn away your heart after their gods.” Solomon joined to these in love. <div class="vheading2">Literal Translations</div><a href="/lsv/1_kings/11.htm">Literal Standard Version</a> of the nations of which YHWH said to the sons of Israel, “You do not go in to them, and they do not go in to you; surely they turn aside your heart after their gods”; Solomon has cleaved to them for love. <a href="/ylt/1_kings/11.htm">Young's Literal Translation</a> of the nations of which Jehovah said unto the sons of Israel, 'Ye do not go in to them, and they do not go in to you; surely they turn aside your heart after their gods;' to them hath Solomon cleaved for love. <a href="/slt/1_kings/11.htm">Smith's Literal Translation</a> From the nations which Jehovah said to the sons of Israel, Ye shall not go in to them, and they shall not come in to you: surely they will turn your heart after their gods: to these Solomon joined to love.<div class="vheading2">Catholic Translations</div><a href="/drb/1_kings/11.htm">Douay-Rheims Bible</a> Of the nations concerning which the Lord said to the children of Israel: You shall not go in unto them, neither shall any of them come in to yours: for they will most certainly turn away your heart to follow their gods. And to these was Solomon joined with a most ardent love. <a href="/cpdv/1_kings/11.htm">Catholic Public Domain Version</a> These were of the nations about whom the Lord said to the sons of Israel: “You shall not enter to them, and none of them shall enter to anyone of yours. For they will most certainly turn aside your hearts, so that you follow their gods.” And yet, to these Solomon was joined with a greatly enflamed love. <a href="/nabre/1_kings/11.htm">New American Bible</a> from nations of which the LORD had said to the Israelites: You shall not join with them and they shall not join with you, lest they turn your hearts to their gods. But Solomon held them close in love. <a href="/nrsvce/1_kings/11.htm">New Revised Standard Version</a> from the nations concerning which the LORD had said to the Israelites, “You shall not enter into marriage with them, neither shall they with you; for they will surely incline your heart to follow their gods”; Solomon clung to these in love.<div class="vheading2">Translations from Aramaic</div><a href="/lamsa/1_kings/11.htm">Lamsa Bible</a> Of the nations concerning which the LORD had said to the children of Israel, You shall not mix with them, neither shall they mix with you, lest they turn away your heart after their gods; Solomon clung to these in love. <a href="/hpbt/1_kings/11.htm">Peshitta Holy Bible Translated</a> From the nations, of which LORD JEHOVAH said to the children of Israel: “You shall not mix with them, and they will not be mixed among you, lest they will seduce your heart after their gods.” Solomon cleaved to them and he held and he loved them.<div class="vheading2">OT Translations</div><a href="/jps/1_kings/11.htm">JPS Tanakh 1917</a> of the nations concerning which the LORD 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 did cleave unto these in love. <a href="/sep/1_kings/11.htm">Brenton Septuagint Translation</a> of the nations concerning whom the Lord forbade the children of Israel, saying, Ye shall not go in to them, and they shall not come in to you, lest they turn away your hearts after their idols: Solomon clave to these in love. <a href="/parallel/1_kings/11-2.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/Xx9A0AxPaoQ?start=4230" 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/1_kings/11.htm">Solomon's Foreign Wives</a> 1King Solomon, however, loved many foreign women along with the daughter of Pharaoh—women of Moab, Ammon, Edom, and Sidon, as well as Hittite women. 2<a href="/hebrew/4480.htm" title="4480: min- (Prep) -- From. Or minniy; or minney; for men; properly, a part of; hence, from or out of in many senses.">These women were from</a> <a href="/hebrew/1471.htm" title="1471: hag·gō·w·yim (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.">the nations</a> <a href="/hebrew/834.htm" title="834: ’ă·šer (Pro-r) -- Who, which, that. A primitive relative pronoun; who, which, what, that; also when, where, how, because, in order that, etc.">about which</a> <a href="/hebrew/3068.htm" title="3068: Yah·weh (N-proper-ms) -- The proper name of the God of Israel. From hayah; self-Existent or Eternal; Jehovah, Jewish national name of God.">the LORD</a> <a href="/hebrew/559.htm" title="559: ’ā·mar- (V-Qal-Perf-3ms) -- To utter, say. A primitive root; to say.">had told</a> <a href="/hebrew/413.htm" title="413: ’el- (Prep) -- To, into, towards. "></a> <a href="/hebrew/1121.htm" title="1121: bə·nê (N-mpc) -- Son. From banah; a son, in the widest sense (like 'ab, 'ach, etc.).">the Israelites,</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."></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.">“You must not</a> <a href="/hebrew/935.htm" title="935: ṯā·ḇō·’ū (V-Qal-Imperf-2mp) -- To come in, come, go in, go. A primitive root; to go or come.">intermarry</a> <a href="/hebrew/ḇā·hem (Prep:: 3mp) -- ">with them,</a> <a href="/hebrew/1992.htm" title="1992: wə·hêm (Conj-w:: Pro-3mp) -- They. Or hemmah; masculine plural from halak; they."></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."></a> <a href="/hebrew/935.htm" title="935: yā·ḇō·’ū (V-Qal-Imperf-3mp) -- To come in, come, go in, go. A primitive root; to go or come."></a> <a href="/hebrew/ḇā·ḵem (Prep:: 2mp) -- "></a> <a href="/hebrew/403.htm" title="403: ’ā·ḵên (Adv) -- Surely. From kuwn; firmly; figuratively, surely; also But.">for surely</a> <a href="/hebrew/5186.htm" title="5186: yaṭ·ṭū (V-Hifil-Imperf-3mp) -- A primitive root; to stretch or spread out; by implication, to bend away; used in a great variety of application.">they will turn</a> <a href="/hebrew/3824.htm" title="3824: lə·ḇaḇ·ḵem (N-msc:: 2mp) -- Inner man, mind, will, heart. From labab; the heart; used also like leb.">your hearts</a> <a href="/hebrew/853.htm" title="853: ’eṯ- (DirObjM) -- Apparent contracted from 'owth in the demonstrative sense of entity; properly, self."></a> <a href="/hebrew/310.htm" title="310: ’a·ḥă·rê (Prep) -- The hind or following part. From 'achar; properly, the hind part; generally used as an adverb or conjunction, after.">after</a> <a href="/hebrew/430.htm" title="430: ’ĕ·lō·hê·hem (N-mpc:: 3mp) -- Plural of 'elowahh; gods in the ordinary sense; but specifically used of the supreme God">their gods.”</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.">Yet Solomon</a> <a href="/hebrew/1692.htm" title="1692: dā·ḇaq (V-Qal-Perf-3ms) -- To cling, cleave, keep close. A primitive root; properly, to impinge, i.e. Cling or adhere; figuratively, to catch by pursuit.">clung</a> <a href="/hebrew/bā·hem (Prep:: 3mp) -- ">to these women</a> <a href="/hebrew/160.htm" title="160: lə·’a·hă·ḇāh (Prep-l:: V-Qal-Inf:: 3fs) -- Love (noun). Feminine of 'ahab and meaning the same.">in love.</a> 3He had seven hundred wives of royal birth and three hundred concubines—and his wives turned his heart away.…<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="/deuteronomy/7-3.htm">Deuteronomy 7:3-4</a> Do not intermarry with them. Do not give your daughters to their sons or take their daughters for your sons, / because they will turn your sons away from following Me to serve other gods. Then the anger of the LORD will burn against you, and He will swiftly destroy you. <a href="/nehemiah/13-26.htm">Nehemiah 13:26</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="/exodus/34-16.htm">Exodus 34:16</a> And when you take some of their daughters as brides for your sons, their daughters will prostitute themselves to their gods and cause your sons to do the same. <a href="/joshua/23-12.htm">Joshua 23:12-13</a> For if you turn away and cling to the rest of these nations that remain among you, and if you intermarry and associate with them, / know for sure that the LORD your God will no longer drive out these nations before you. Instead, they will become for you a snare and a trap, a scourge in your sides and thorns in your eyes, until you perish from this good land that the LORD your God has given you. <a href="/2_corinthians/6-14.htm">2 Corinthians 6:14-17</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.” ... <a href="/ezra/9-1.htm">Ezra 9:1-2</a> After these things had been accomplished, the leaders approached me and said, “The people of Israel, including the priests and Levites, have not kept themselves separate from the surrounding peoples whose abominations are like those of the Canaanites, Hittites, Perizzites, Jebusites, Ammonites, Moabites, Egyptians, and Amorites. / Indeed, the Israelites have taken some of their daughters as wives for themselves and their sons, so that the holy seed has been mixed with the people of the land. And the leaders and officials have taken the lead in this unfaithfulness!” <a href="/judges/3-5.htm">Judges 3:5-6</a> Thus the Israelites continued to live among the Canaanites, Hittites, Amorites, Perizzites, Hivites, and Jebusites. / And they took the daughters of these people in marriage, gave their own daughters to their sons, and served their gods. <a href="/malachi/2-11.htm">Malachi 2:11</a> Judah has broken faith; an abomination has been committed in Israel and in Jerusalem. For Judah has profaned the LORD’s beloved sanctuary by marrying the daughter of a foreign god. <a href="/2_chronicles/8-11.htm">2 Chronicles 8:11</a> Solomon brought the daughter of Pharaoh up from the City of David to the palace he had built for her. For he said, “My wife must not live in the house of David king of Israel, because the places the ark of the LORD has entered are holy.” <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_corinthians/11-2.htm">2 Corinthians 11:2-3</a> I am jealous for you with a godly jealousy. For I promised you to one husband, to present you as a pure virgin to Christ. / I am afraid, however, that just as Eve was deceived by the serpent’s cunning, your minds may be led astray from your simple and pure devotion to Christ. <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="/1_corinthians/7-39.htm">1 Corinthians 7:39</a> A wife is bound to her husband as long as he lives. But if her husband dies, she is free to marry anyone she wishes, as long as he belongs to the Lord. <a href="/1_corinthians/10-21.htm">1 Corinthians 10:21</a> You cannot drink the cup of the Lord and the cup of demons too; you cannot partake in the table of the Lord and the table of demons too. <a href="/james/4-4.htm">James 4:4</a> You adulteresses! Do you not know that friendship with the world is hostility toward God? Therefore, whoever chooses to be a friend of the world renders himself an enemy of God.</div> <a name="tsk" id="tsk"><div class="vheading">Treasury of Scripture</div>Of the nations concerning which the LORD said to the children of Israel, You shall not go in to them, neither shall they come in to you: for surely they will turn away your heart after their gods: Solomon joined to these in love.Ye shall not go in<a href="/exodus/23-32.htm">Exodus 23:32,33</a> Thou shalt make no covenant with them, nor with their gods… <a href="/exodus/34-16.htm">Exodus 34:16</a> And thou take of their daughters unto thy sons, and their daughters go a whoring after their gods, and make thy sons go a whoring after their gods.<a href="/deuteronomy/7-3.htm">Deuteronomy 7:3,4</a> Neither shalt thou make marriages with them; thy daughter thou shalt not give unto his son, nor his daughter shalt thou take unto thy son… surely<a href="/1_kings/16-31.htm">1 Kings 16:31-33</a> And it came to pass, as if it had been a light thing for him to walk in the sins of Jeroboam the son of Nebat, that he took to wife Jezebel the daughter of Ethbaal king of the Zidonians, and went and served Baal, and worshipped him… <a href="/numbers/25-1.htm">Numbers 25:1-3</a> And Israel abode in Shittim, and the people began to commit whoredom with the daughters of Moab… <a href="/judges/3-6.htm">Judges 3:6,7</a> And they took their daughters to be their wives, and gave their daughters to their sons, and served their gods… Solomon<a href="/genesis/2-24.htm">Genesis 2:24</a> Therefore shall a man leave his father and his mother, and shall cleave unto his wife: and they shall be one flesh.<a href="/genesis/34-3.htm">Genesis 34:3</a> And his soul clave unto Dinah the daughter of Jacob, and he loved the damsel, and spake kindly unto the damsel.<a href="/judges/16-4.htm">Judges 16:4-21</a> And it came to pass afterward, that he loved a woman in the valley of Sorek, whose name was Delilah… <div class="vheading">Jump to Previous</div><a href="/joshua/23-12.htm">Associate</a> <a href="/1_kings/9-22.htm">Children</a> <a href="/2_samuel/23-10.htm">Clave</a> <a href="/2_samuel/20-2.htm">Cleave</a> <a href="/2_samuel/23-10.htm">Cleaved</a> <a href="/2_samuel/23-10.htm">Clung</a> <a href="/1_kings/1-13.htm">Enter</a> <a href="/2_samuel/12-23.htm">Fast</a> <a href="/1_kings/9-9.htm">Gods</a> <a href="/1_kings/10-24.htm">Heart</a> <a href="/1_kings/8-61.htm">Hearts</a> <a href="/1_kings/8-65.htm">Held</a> <a href="/joshua/23-12.htm">Intermarry</a> <a href="/1_kings/10-9.htm">Israel</a> <a href="/1_kings/9-22.htm">Israelites</a> <a href="/1_kings/7-32.htm">Joined</a> <a href="/2_samuel/19-6.htm">Love</a> <a href="/1_kings/8-53.htm">Nations</a> <a href="/1_kings/10-7.htm">Nevertheless</a> <a href="/1_kings/11-1.htm">Solomon</a> <a href="/1_kings/8-13.htm">Surely</a> <a href="/1_kings/9-6.htm">Turn</a><div class="vheading2">Jump to Next</div><a href="/1_chronicles/6-39.htm">Associate</a> <a href="/1_kings/11-7.htm">Children</a> <a href="/2_kings/18-6.htm">Clave</a> <a href="/2_kings/3-26.htm">Cleave</a> <a href="/2_kings/3-3.htm">Cleaved</a> <a href="/2_kings/3-3.htm">Clung</a> <a href="/1_kings/12-18.htm">Enter</a> <a href="/1_kings/21-9.htm">Fast</a> <a href="/1_kings/11-4.htm">Gods</a> <a href="/1_kings/11-3.htm">Heart</a> <a href="/1_kings/18-37.htm">Hearts</a> <a href="/2_kings/5-1.htm">Held</a> <a href="/ezra/9-14.htm">Intermarry</a> <a href="/1_kings/11-9.htm">Israel</a> <a href="/1_kings/11-16.htm">Israelites</a> <a href="/1_kings/20-29.htm">Joined</a> <a href="/2_chronicles/19-2.htm">Love</a> <a href="/1_kings/14-24.htm">Nations</a> <a href="/1_kings/11-12.htm">Nevertheless</a> <a href="/1_kings/11-4.htm">Solomon</a> <a href="/1_kings/11-11.htm">Surely</a> <a href="/1_kings/11-3.htm">Turn</a><div class="vheading2">1 Kings 11</div>1. <a href="/1_kings/11-1.htm">Solomon's wives and concubines</a> 4. <a href="/1_kings/11-4.htm">In his old age they draw him to idolatry</a> 9. <a href="/1_kings/11-9.htm">God threatens him,</a> 14. <a href="/1_kings/11-14.htm">Solomon's adversaries were Hadad, who was entertained in Egypt</a> 23. <a href="/1_kings/11-23.htm">Rezon, who reigned in Damascus</a> 26. <a href="/1_kings/11-26.htm">And Jeroboam, to whom Ahijah prophesied</a> 41. <a href="/1_kings/11-41.htm">Solomon's acts, reign, and death. Rehoboam succeeds him</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/1_kings/11.htm">Study Bible</a></td><td width="1%" valign="top"><a href="/study/1_kings/" title="Book Summary and Study">Book ◦</a> <a href="/study/chapters/1_kings/11.htm" title="Chapter summary and Study">Chapter </a></tr></table></div>These women were from the nations about which the LORD had told the Israelites The nations referred to here are the surrounding peoples such as the Moabites, Ammonites, Edomites, Sidonians, and Hittites. These groups were known for their idolatrous practices and were often in conflict with Israel. The LORD's command to the Israelites to avoid intermarriage with these nations is rooted in the concern for spiritual purity and the prevention of idolatry. This directive is found in <a href="/deuteronomy/7-3.htm">Deuteronomy 7:3-4</a>, where God warns against forming alliances that could lead to the worship of foreign gods.“You must not intermarry with them, for surely they will turn your hearts after their gods.” The prohibition against intermarriage is not based on ethnic or racial grounds but on religious and spiritual concerns. The primary issue is the potential for these marriages to lead the Israelites away from worshiping the one true God. Historical context shows that intermarriage often led to the introduction of foreign religious practices, which could corrupt the faith of the Israelites. This warning is prophetic, as seen in the eventual downfall of Solomon, whose heart was indeed turned away from God due to his foreign wives, fulfilling the very warning given by God.Yet Solomon clung to these women in love. Solomon's attachment to these women highlights a personal failure to adhere to God's commands. Despite his wisdom, Solomon's love for his foreign wives led him to compromise his faith. This phrase underscores the tension between human desires and divine commandments. Solomon's actions serve as a cautionary tale about the dangers of allowing personal affections to override spiritual convictions. His clinging to these women symbolizes a deeper spiritual infidelity, as his heart was divided between his love for God and his love for his wives. Solomon's failure foreshadows the eventual division of the kingdom and serves as a type of Christ in reverse, contrasting with Jesus' perfect obedience to the Father.<div class="vheading2">Persons / Places / Events</div>1. <a href="/topical/s/solomon.htm">Solomon</a> The king of Israel, known for his wisdom, wealth, and building projects, including the Temple in Jerusalem. Despite his wisdom, Solomon's heart was led astray by his foreign wives. 2. <a href="/topical/f/foreign_nations.htm">Foreign Nations</a> These are the nations surrounding Israel, including the Moabites, Ammonites, Edomites, Sidonians, and Hittites. God had specifically warned Israel against intermarrying with these nations. 3. <a href="/topical/t/the_lord's_command.htm">The LORD's Command</a> God had explicitly instructed the Israelites not to intermarry with these nations to prevent them from being led astray to worship other gods. 4. <a href="/topical/i/israelites.htm">Israelites</a> The chosen people of God, who were given specific laws and commandments to follow, including prohibitions against intermarriage with certain nations. 5. <a href="/topical/i/idolatry.htm">Idolatry</a> The worship of other gods, which was a significant issue for Israel and a direct violation of the first commandment.<div class="vheading2">Teaching Points</div><a href="/topical/g/guard_your_heart.htm">Guard Your Heart</a> Just as Solomon's heart was led astray, believers must be vigilant in guarding their hearts against influences that can lead them away from God. <a href="/topical/o/obedience_to_god's_commands.htm">Obedience to God's Commands</a> God's instructions are given for our protection and spiritual well-being. Disobedience can lead to spiritual downfall. <a href="/topical/t/the_influence_of_relationships.htm">The Influence of Relationships</a> Relationships have a powerful influence on our spiritual lives. It's crucial to choose relationships that encourage and strengthen our faith. <a href="/topical/c/consequences_of_compromise.htm">Consequences of Compromise</a> Compromising on God's standards can have long-lasting and detrimental effects on our spiritual journey. <a href="/topical/s/seek_wisdom_from_god.htm">Seek Wisdom from God</a> Despite Solomon's wisdom, he failed to apply it in his personal life. True wisdom involves aligning our lives with God's will.<div class="vheading2">Lists and Questions</div><a href="/top10/lessons_from_1_kings_11.htm">Top 10 Lessons from 1 Kings 11</a> <a href="/q/why_did_solomon_have_many_wives.htm">Why did Solomon marry many wives and concubines?</a> <a href="/q/what_happened_to_israel's_lost_tribes.htm">What happened to Israel's lost tribes?</a> <a href="/q/why_does_israel's_monarchy_end.htm">If God's promise in 2 Samuel 7:16 is 'forever,' why does the monarchy disappear from Israel's recorded history?</a> <a href="/q/is_there_historical_proof_of_queen's_divine_wisdom.htm">In Luke 11:31, is there credible historical evidence affirming that the Queen of the South recognized a divine wisdom comparable to, or foreshadowing, that of Jesus?</a><a name="commentary" id="commentary"></a><div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/pulpit/1_kings/11.htm">Pulpit Commentary</a></div>Verse 2. - Of the nations concerning which the Lord said unto the children of Israel [Of the nations just enumerated, the law expressly forbade marriage with the Hittites alone (<a href="/exodus/34-11.htm">Exodus 34:11-16</a>; <a href="/deuteronomy/7-1.htm">Deuteronomy 7:1-4</a>), though the Zidonians are probably to be included, as being Canaanites (<a href="/genesis/10-15.htm">Genesis 10:15</a>). But the principle which applied in the case of the seven nations of Canaan applied equally to all other idolaters. "They will turn away thy son from following me," etc. (<a href="/deuteronomy/7-4.htm">Deuteronomy 7:4</a>). The spirit of the law, consequently, was as much violated by an Edomite or Ammonite as by a Hittite alliance], Ye shall not go in to them, neither shall they come in unto you [much the same expression <a href="/joshua/23-12.htm">Joshua 23:12</a>. The historian does not cite any special Scripture, however, but gives the substance of several warnings], for surely they will turn away your heart after their gods [cf. <a href="/exodus/34-16.htm">Exodus 34:16</a>]: Solomon clave [same word <a href="/genesis/2-4.htm">Genesis 2:4</a>] unto these [emphatic in Heb. "even to these," instead of cleaving to God (<a href="/deuteronomy/4-4.htm">Deuteronomy 4:4</a>; <a href="/deuteronomy/10-20.htm">Deuteronomy 10:20</a>; <a href="/deuteronomy/30-20.htm">Deuteronomy 30:20</a>, each of which has the same word as here), and despite the prohibitions of the law, etc.] in love. <a href="/commentaries/1_kings/11-2.htm">Parallel Commentaries ...</a> <a name="lexicon" id="lexicon"></a><div class="vheading">Hebrew</div>[These women were] from מִן־ (min-) Preposition <a href="/hebrew/strongs_4480.htm">Strong's 4480: </a> A part of, from, out of the nations הַגּוֹיִ֗ם (hag·gō·w·yim) 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 about which אֲשֶׁ֣ר (’ă·šer) Pronoun - relative <a href="/hebrew/strongs_834.htm">Strong's 834: </a> Who, which, what, that, when, where, how, because, in order that the LORD יְהוָה֩ (Yah·weh) Noun - proper - masculine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_3069.htm">Strong's 3069: </a> YHWH had told אָֽמַר־ (’ā·mar-) Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person masculine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_559.htm">Strong's 559: </a> To utter, say the Israelites, בְּנֵ֨י (bə·nê) Noun - masculine plural construct <a href="/hebrew/strongs_1121.htm">Strong's 1121: </a> A son “You must not לֹֽא־ (lō-) Adverb - Negative particle <a href="/hebrew/strongs_3808.htm">Strong's 3808: </a> Not, no intermarry תָבֹ֣אוּ (ṯā·ḇō·’ū) Verb - Qal - Imperfect - second person masculine plural <a href="/hebrew/strongs_935.htm">Strong's 935: </a> To come in, come, go in, go with them, בָהֶ֗ם (ḇā·hem) Preposition | third person masculine plural <a href="/hebrew/.htm">Strong's Hebrew</a> for surely אָכֵן֙ (’ā·ḵên) Adverb <a href="/hebrew/strongs_403.htm">Strong's 403: </a> Firmly, surely, but they will turn יַטּ֣וּ (yaṭ·ṭū) Verb - Hifil - Imperfect - third person masculine plural <a href="/hebrew/strongs_5186.htm">Strong's 5186: </a> To stretch out, spread out, extend, incline, bend your hearts לְבַבְכֶ֔ם (lə·ḇaḇ·ḵem) Noun - masculine singular construct | second person masculine plural <a href="/hebrew/strongs_3824.htm">Strong's 3824: </a> Inner man, mind, will, heart after אַחֲרֵ֖י (’a·ḥă·rê) Preposition <a href="/hebrew/strongs_310.htm">Strong's 310: </a> The hind or following part their gods.” אֱלֹהֵיהֶ֑ם (’ĕ·lō·hê·hem) Noun - masculine plural construct | third person masculine plural <a href="/hebrew/strongs_430.htm">Strong's 430: </a> gods -- the supreme God, magistrates, a superlative Yet Solomon שְׁלֹמֹ֖ה (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 clung דָּבַ֥ק (dā·ḇaq) Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person masculine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_1692.htm">Strong's 1692: </a> To impinge, cling, adhere, to catch by pursuit to these [women] בָּהֶ֛ם (bā·hem) Preposition | third person masculine plural <a href="/hebrew/.htm">Strong's Hebrew</a> in love. לְאַהֲבָֽה׃ (lə·’a·hă·ḇāh) Preposition-l | Verb - Qal - Infinitive construct | third person feminine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_160.htm">Strong's 160: </a> Love (noun) <div class="vheading">Links</div><a href="/niv/1_kings/11-2.htm">1 Kings 11:2 NIV</a> <a href="/nlt/1_kings/11-2.htm">1 Kings 11:2 NLT</a> <a href="/esv/1_kings/11-2.htm">1 Kings 11:2 ESV</a> <a href="/nasb/1_kings/11-2.htm">1 Kings 11:2 NASB</a> <a href="/kjv/1_kings/11-2.htm">1 Kings 11:2 KJV</a> <a href="//bibleapps.com/1_kings/11-2.htm">1 Kings 11:2 BibleApps.com</a> <a href="//bibliaparalela.com/1_kings/11-2.htm">1 Kings 11:2 Biblia Paralela</a> <a href="//holybible.com.cn/1_kings/11-2.htm">1 Kings 11:2 Chinese Bible</a> <a href="//saintebible.com/1_kings/11-2.htm">1 Kings 11:2 French Bible</a> <a href="/catholic/1_kings/11-2.htm">1 Kings 11:2 Catholic Bible</a> <a href="/1_kings/11-2.htm">OT History: 1 Kings 11:2 Of the nations concerning which Yahweh said (1Ki iKi i Ki 1 Kg 1kg) </a></div></div></td></tr></table></div><div id="left"><a href="/1_kings/11-1.htm" onmouseover='lft.src="/leftgif.png"' onmouseout='lft.src="/left.png"' title="1 Kings 11:1"><img src="/left.png" name="lft" border="0" alt="1 Kings 11:1" /></a></div><div id="right"><a href="/1_kings/11-3.htm" onmouseover='rght.src="/rightgif.png"' onmouseout='rght.src="/right.png"' title="1 Kings 11:3"><img src="/right.png" name="rght" border="0" alt="1 Kings 11:3" /></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>