In the past, the Lord had said to the people of Israel, “You must not marry people from other nations. If you do, then those people will cause you to follow their gods.” But Solomon fell in love with these women.
God wants husbands and wives to become one body and one spirit. Why? So they would have holy children. So protect that spiritual unity. Don’t cheat on your wife. She has been your wife from the time you were young.
The Scriptures {\cf2\super [38]} say, “The two people will become one.” {\cf2\super [39]} So you should know that a person that \{sexually\} joins himself with a prostitute becomes one with her in body.
The wife does not have power over her own body. Her husband has the power over her body. And the husband does not have power over his own body. His wife has the power over his body.
\{The Scriptures {\cf2\super [42]} say,\} “So a man will leave his father and mother and join his wife. And the two people will become one.” {\cf2\super [43]}