1 Kings 11:1

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King Solomon loved women! He loved many women that were not from the nation of Israel. These included the daughter of Pharaoh, Hittite women and women from Moab, Ammon, Edom, and Sidon.

Cross References

1 Kings 11:8

Then Solomon did the same thing for all of his wives from other countries. His wives burned incense [145] and gave sacrifices to their gods.

1 Kings 14:21

At the time that Solomon’s son, Rehoboam, became king of Judah, he was 41 years old. Rehoboam ruled in the city of Jerusalem for 17 years. This is the city in which the Lord chose to be honored. He chose this city from all the other cities of Israel. Rehoboam’s mother was Naamah. She was an Ammonite.

1 Kings 14:31

Rehoboam died and was buried with his ancestors. [179] He was buried with his ancestors in the City of David. [180] (His mother was Naamah. She was an Ammonite.) Rehoboam’s son, Abijah became the next king after him.

1 Kings 16:31

It was not enough for Ahab to do the same sins that Jeroboam son of Nebat had done. So Ahab also married Jezebel daughter of Ethbaal. Ethbaal was the king of the people of Sidon. Then Ahab began to serve and worship Baal. [190]

1 Kings 3:1

Solomon made an agreement with Pharaoh, the king of Egypt, by marrying his daughter. Solomon brought her to the City of David. [11] At this time, Solomon was still building his palace and the temple of the Lord. Solomon was also building a wall around Jerusalem.

Ezra 10:44

All of those men had married foreign women. And some of them had children with those wives.

Ezra 9:1

After we finished all these things, the leaders of the people of Israel came to me. They said, “Ezra, the people of Israel have not kept themselves separate from the other people living around us. And the priests and the Levites have not kept themselves separate. The people of Israel are being influenced by the very bad things done by the Canaanite people, the Hittite people, the Perizzite people, the Jebusite people, the Ammonite people, the Moabite people, the people from Egypt, and the Amorite people.

Ezra 9:2

The people of Israel have married the people living around us. The people of Israel are supposed to be special. But now they are mixed with the other people living around them. The leaders and important officials of the people of Israel have set a bad example in this thing.”

Exodus 34:16

You might choose some of their daughters as wives for your sons. Those daughters serve false gods. They might lead your sons to do the same thing.

Proverbs 2:16

Wisdom will save you from the woman stranger. Wisdom will save you from that foreign woman who says such sweet words when she tempts you to sin with her.

Proverbs 22:14

The sin of adultery is like a trap. The Lord will become very angry at the person who falls into that trap.

Proverbs 23:33

Wine will cause you to see strange things. Your mind will be confused.

Proverbs 31:3

Don’t waste your strength on women. Women destroy kings, so don’t waste yourself on them.

Proverbs 6:24

Their teaching stops you from going to an evil woman. Their words protect you from the smooth talk of the wife that left her husband.

Proverbs 7:5

Then they will protect you from the “other women.” They will protect you from their nice words that can lead you into sin.

Leviticus 18:18

“While your wife is still living, you must not take her sister as {another} wife. This will make the sisters become enemies. You must not have sexual relations with [325] your wife’s sister.

Deuteronomy 17:17

Also, the king must not have too many wives. Why? Because that will make him turn away from the Lord. And the king must not make himself rich with silver and gold.