1 Kings 11:3

Contemporary English Version (Anglicised) 2012

Seven hundred of his wives were daughters of kings, but he also married three hundred other women. As Solomon got older, some of his wives led him to worship their gods. He wasn't like his father David, who had worshipped only the LORD God.

Cross References

2 Chronicles 11:21

Rehoboam had eighteen wives, but he also married sixty other women, and he was the father of twenty-eight sons and sixty daughters. Rehoboam loved his wife Maacah the most,

Esther 1:18

Before this day is over, the wives of the officials of Persia and Media will find out what Queen Vashti has done, and they will refuse to obey their husbands. They won't respect their husbands, and their husbands will be angry with them.

Ecclesiastes 2:8

Foreign rulers brought me silver, gold, and precious treasures. Men and women sang for me, and I had many wives who gave me great pleasure.

Ecclesiastes 7:28

but so far I have not been able to. I do know there is one good man in a thousand, but never have I found a good woman.

Song of Solomon 6:8

What if I could have sixty queens, eighty wives, and thousands of others!

Song of Solomon 6:9

You would be my only choice, my flawless dove, the favourite child of your mother. The young women, the queens, and all the others tell how excited you are as they sing your praises:

Deuteronomy 17:17

And the king must not have a lot of wives—they might tempt him to be unfaithful to the LORD. Finally, the king must not try to get huge amounts of silver and gold.

Judges 9:5

Abimelech and his soldiers went to his father's home in Ophrah and brought out Gideon's other sons to a large rock, where they murdered all seventy. Gideon's youngest son Jotham hid from the soldiers, but he was the only one who escaped.