And he had seven hundred wives, that were [a]princesses, and three hundred [b]concubines, and his wives turned away his heart.

For when Solomon was old, his wives turned his heart after other gods, so that his heart was not [c]perfect with the Lord his God as was the heart of David his father.

For Solomon followed (A)Ashtoreth the god of the Sidonians, and [d]Milcom the abomination of the Ammonites.

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Footnotes

  1. 1 Kings 11:3 Or, Queens.
  2. 1 Kings 11:3 To whom appertained no dowry.
  3. 1 Kings 11:4 He served not God with a pure heart.
  4. 1 Kings 11:5 Who was also called Molech, verse 7, read 2 Kings 23:10.

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