Parallel Verses
A Conservative Version
And he had seven hundred wives, princesses, and three hundred concubines. And his wives turned away his heart.
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,
International Standard Version
He had 700 princess wives and 300 mistresses who turned his heart away from the LORD,
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 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. 3 And he had seven hundred wives, princesses, and three hundred concubines. And his wives turned away his heart. 4 For it came to pass, when Solomon was old, that his wives turned away his heart after other gods. And his heart was not perfect with LORD his God as was the heart of David his father.
Cross References
2 Samuel 5:13-16
And David took for him more concubines and wives out of Jerusalem, after he came from Hebron, and there were yet sons and daughters born to David.
Judges 8:30-31
And Gideon had seventy sons begotten from his body, for he had many wives.
Judges 9:5
And he went to his father's house at Ophrah, and killed his brothers the sons of Jerubbaal, being seventy men, upon one stone, but Jotham the youngest son of Jerubbaal was left, for he hid himself.
2 Samuel 3:2-5
And sons were born to David in Hebron: and his first-born was Amnon, of Ahinoam the Jezreelitess,
2 Chronicles 11:21
And Rehoboam loved Maacah the daughter of Absalom above all his wives and his concubines. For he took eighteen wives, and thirty concubines, and begot twenty-eight sons and thirty daughters.
Ecclesiastes 7:28
which my soul still seeks, but I have not found: among a thousand I have found one man, but among all those I have not found a woman.