Parallel Verses

Modern Spelling Tyndale-Coverdale

even of nations of which the LORD said unto the children of Israel, "See ye come not at them, nor let them come to you: for surely they will turn your hearts after their gods." Nevertheless to such Solomon clave and fell in love with them.

New American Standard Bible

from the nations concerning which the Lord had said to the sons of Israel, “You shall not associate with them, nor shall they associate with you, for they will surely turn your heart away after their gods.” Solomon held fast to these in love.

King James Version

Of the nations concerning which the LORD said unto the children of Israel, Ye shall not go in to them, neither shall they come in unto you: for surely they will turn away your heart after their gods: Solomon clave unto these in love.

Holman Bible

from the nations that the Lord had told the Israelites about, “Do not intermarry with them, and they must not intermarry with you, because they will turn you away from Me to their gods.” Solomon was deeply attached to these women and loved them.

International Standard Version

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 Conservative Version

of the nations concerning which LORD said to the sons 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 to these in love.

American Standard Version

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.

Amplified

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.

Bible in Basic English

The nations of which the Lord had said to the children of Israel, You are not to take wives from them and they are not to take wives from you; or they will certainly make you go after their gods: to these Solomon was united in love.

Darby Translation

of the nations of which Jehovah had said to the children of Israel, Ye shall not go in to them, neither shall they come in to you; they would certainly turn away your heart after their gods: to these Solomon was attached in love.

Julia Smith Translation

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.

King James 2000

Of the nations concerning which the LORD said unto the children of Israel, You shall not go in to them, neither shall they come in unto you: for surely they will turn away your heart after their gods: Solomon clung unto these in love.

Lexham Expanded Bible

from the nations which Yahweh had said to the {Israelites}, "You shall not {marry them}, and they shall not {marry you}. They will certainly turn your heart after other gods." But Solomon clung to them to love.

Modern King James verseion

of the nations which Jehovah had said to the sons of Israel, You shall not go in to them, and they shall not go in to you; surely they will turn away your heart after their gods. Solomon clung to these in love.

NET Bible

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.

New Heart English Bible

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.

The Emphasized Bible

out of the nations concerning whom Yahweh had said unto the sons of Israel - Ye shall not go in unto them, and, they, shall not come in unto you, surely they will turn aside your heart after their gods. Unto these, did Solomon cleave in love.

Webster

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.

World English Bible

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.

Youngs Literal Translation

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.

Interlinear

English(KJV)
Strong's
Root Form
Definition
Usage
Of the nations
גּי גּוי 
Gowy 
Usage: 558

of Israel
ישׂראל 
Yisra'el 
Usage: 2505

Ye shall not go in

come, bring, ... in, enter, go, carry, ...down, pass, ...out,
Usage: 0


come, bring, ... in, enter, go, carry, ...down, pass, ...out,
Usage: 0

אכן 
'aken 
Usage: 18

לבב 
Lebab 
Usage: 251

אחר 
'achar 
Usage: 488

אלהים 
'elohiym 
Usage: 2600

שׁלמה 
Sh@lomoh 
Usage: 293

דּבק 
Dabaq 
Usage: 54

References

Easton

Hastings

Smith

Watsons

Context Readings

Solomon's Foreign Wives

1 But king Solomon loved many outlandish women: the daughter of Pharaoh, and of the Moabites, Ammonites, Edomites, Sidonians and Hittites, 2 even of nations of which the LORD said unto the children of Israel, "See ye come not at them, nor let them come to you: for surely they will turn your hearts after their gods." Nevertheless to such Solomon clave and fell in love with them. 3 And he had seven hundred very Queens and three hundred concubines which turned always his heart.

Cross References

Exodus 34:16

And thou take of their daughters unto thy sons, and when their daughters go a whoring after their gods,

Exodus 23:32-33

And thou shalt make none covenant with them nor with their gods.

Deuteronomy 7:3-4

Also thou shalt make no marriages with them, neither give thy daughter unto his son nor take his daughter unto thy son.

Genesis 2:24

For this cause shall a man leave father and mother and cleave unto his wife, and they shall be one flesh.

Genesis 34:3

and his heart lay unto Dina, the daughter of Jacob. And he loved the damsel and spake kindly unto her,

Numbers 25:1-3

And Israel dwelt in Shittim, and the people began to commit whoredom with the daughters of Moab,

Joshua 23:12-13

But and if ye shall go back and cleave unto the rest of these nations that remain with you and shall make marriages with them, and shall go to them and they come to you:

Judges 3:6-7

they took the daughters of them to be their wives, and gave their own daughters to their sons, and served their gods.

Judges 16:4-21

And after that he loved a woman, upon the river of Sorek, called Delilah

1 Kings 16:31-33

For it seemed him a light thing to walk in the sin of Jeroboam - But took Jezebel the daughter of Ethbaal king of the Sidonians to wife, and went and served Baal and bowed unto him.

2 Chronicles 19:2

And Jehu, the son of Hanani the seer, went out against him and said to king Jehoshaphat, "Oughtest thou to help the wicked, and to love them that hate the LORD? In this verily is the wrath of the LORD upon thee.

2 Chronicles 21:6

And he walked in the ways of the kings of Israel, like as did the house of Ahab - for a daughter of Ahab was his wife - and he wrought evil in the eyes of the LORD.

Ezra 9:12

Therefore shall ye not give your daughters unto their sons, and their daughters shall ye not take unto your sons, and seek not their peace and wealth forever, that ye may be strong, and enjoy the good in the land, and that ye and your children may have the inheritance of it for evermore.'

Ezra 10:2-17

And Shecaniah the son of Jehiel, one of the children of Elam, answered, and said unto Ezra, "We have trespassed against the LORD our God, in that we have taken strange wives of the people of the land. Now there is hope yet in Israel concerning this:

Psalm 139:21

Do not I hate them, O LORD, that hate thee? And am not I grieved with those that rise up against thee?

Malachi 2:11

Now hath Judah offended: yea the abomination is done in Israel and in Jerusalem, for Judah hath defiled the Sanctuary of the LORD, which he loved, and hath kept the daughter of a strange God.

Romans 1:32

Which men, though they knew the righteousness of God, how that they which such things commit are worthy of death: yet not only do the same, but also have pleasure in them that do them.

Romans 12:9

Let love be without dissimulation. Hate that which is evil, and cleave unto that which is good.

1 Corinthians 15:33

Be not deceived: malicious speakings corrupt good manners.

2 Corinthians 6:14-16

Set yourselves therefore at large, and bear not a stranger's yoke with the unbelievers. For what fellowship hath righteousness with unrighteousness? What company hath light with darkness?

Revelation 2:4

Nevertheless, I have somewhat against thee, for thou hast left thy first love.

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