Parallel Verses
International Standard Version
He had 700 princess wives and 300 mistresses who turned his heart away from the LORD,
New American Standard Bible
King James Version
And he had seven hundred wives, princesses, and three hundred concubines: and his wives turned away his heart.
Holman Bible
He had 700 wives who were princesses and 300 concubines,
A Conservative Version
And he had seven hundred wives, princesses, and three hundred concubines. And his wives turned away his heart.
American Standard Version
And he had seven hundred wives, princesses, and three hundred concubines; and his wives turned away his heart.
Amplified
He had seven hundred wives, princesses, and three hundred
Bible in Basic English
He had seven hundred wives, daughters of kings, and three hundred other wives; and through his wives his heart was turned away.
Darby Translation
And he had seven hundred wives, princesses, and three hundred concubines; and his wives turned away his heart.
Julia Smith Translation
And there will be to him seven hundred chief wives, and three hundred concubines: and his wives will turn his heart
King James 2000
And he had seven hundred wives, princesses, and three hundred concubines: and his wives turned away his heart.
Lexham Expanded Bible
He had seven hundred princesses and three hundred concubines, and his wives turned his heart.
Modern King James verseion
And he had seven hundred wives, princesses, and three hundred concubines. And his wives turned away his heart.
Modern Spelling Tyndale-Coverdale
And he had seven hundred very Queens and three hundred concubines which turned always his heart.
NET Bible
He had 700 royal wives and 300 concubines; his wives had a powerful influence over him.
New Heart English Bible
He had seven hundred wives, princesses, and three hundred concubines; and his wives turned away his heart.
The Emphasized Bible
So it came to pass that he had seven hundred wives who were princesses, and three hundred concubines, - and, his wives, turned aside, his heart.
Webster
And he had seven hundred wives, princesses, and three hundred concubines: and his wives turned away his heart.
World English Bible
He had seven hundred wives, princesses, and three hundred concubines; and his wives turned away his heart.
Youngs Literal Translation
And he hath women, princesses, seven hundred, and concubines three hundred; and his wives turn aside his heart.
Themes
Alliance and society with the enemies of God » Exemplified
the Ammonites » Solomon intermarried with, and introduced idols of into israel
Concubinage » Laws concerning » Practiced by » Solomon
Fellowship » The evil of fellowship with the wicked exemplified » By solomon
Instability » Instances of » Solomon, in yielding to his idolatrous wives
Kings » Who reigned over all israel » Solomon
Lasciviousness » Instances of » Solomon
Marriage » The reward for marrying idolaters
Marriage » The jews » Sometimes guilty of polygamy
Molech » Worshiped » By solomon » Solomon's wives
Rulers' » Wicked » Instances of » Solomon, luxurious, and idolatrous
Solomon » Has seven-hundred wives and three-hundred concubines
Solomon » Builds idolatrous temples
Solomon » His folly shown » In excessive sensuality
Women » Instances of » Solomon's wives, in their idolatrous and wicked influence over solomon
Topics
Interlinear
Sheba`
me'ah
מאיה מאה
me'ah
hundred, eleven hundred , hundredth, hundredfold, sixscore , hundred times
Usage: 581
Shalowsh
References
Word Count of 20 Translations in 1 Kings 11:3
Verse Info
Context Readings
Solomon's Foreign Wives
2 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. 3 He had 700 princess wives and 300 mistresses who turned his heart away from the LORD, 4 because as Solomon grew older, his wives turned his affections away after other gods, and his heart was not fully as devoted to the LORD his God as his father David's heart had been.
Cross References
2 Samuel 5:13-16
But after arriving in Jerusalem after leaving Hebron, David took more wives and mistresses, and more sons and daughters were born to David.
Judges 8:30-31
Gideon raised 70 sons as his direct descendants, since he had many wives.
Judges 9:5
to his father's house in Ophrah. There he murdered his own brothers, Jerubbaal's sons all 70 of them in one place. But Jerubbaal's youngest son Jotham survived by hiding himself.
2 Samuel 3:2-5
During this time, sons were born to David while he was living in Hebron. His firstborn was Amnon by Ahinoam from Jezreel,
2 Chronicles 11:21
Rehoboam loved Absalom's daughter Maacah more than he did all of his wives and mistresses. (He married eighteen wives and 60 concubines, fathering 28 sons and 60 daughters.)
Ecclesiastes 7:28
Among the things I seek but have not found: one man among a thousand I did find, but I have not found one woman to be wise among all these.