¹⁷ He must not acquire many wives for himself so that his heart won’t go astray.^(A) He must not acquire very large amounts of silver and gold for himself.^(B)

Solomon’s Unfaithfulness to God

11 King Solomon loved many foreign women in addition to Pharaoh’s daughter:^(A) Moabite, Ammonite, Edomite, Sidonian, and Hittite women^(B)

²⁶ 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)