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1 Kings 11:3-5
GOD’S WORD Translation

3 He had 700 wives who were princesses and 300 wives who were concubines.[a] 4 In his old age, his wives tempted him to follow other gods. He was no longer committed to the Lord his God as his father David had been. 5 Solomon followed Astarte (the goddess of the Sidonians) and Milcom (the disgusting idol of the Ammonites).

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  1. 11:3 A concubine   is considered a wife except she has fewer rights under the law.
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