Allthesehad marriedforeignwives,and someof them hadwives[by whom] they hadchildren.
Now KingSolomonlovedmanyforeignwomenalong with the daughterof Pharaoh:Moabite,Ammonite,Edomite,Sidonian,and Hittitewomen,
"So nowlet us makea covenantwith our Godto putawayallthe wivesand their children,according to the counselof my lordand of those who trembleat the commandmentof our God;and let it be doneaccording to the law.
"For they have takensomeof their daughters[as wives] for themselves and for their sons,so that the holyracehas intermingledwith the peoplesof the lands;indeed, the handsof the princesand the rulershave beenforemostin thisunfaithfulness."
To deliveryou from the strangewoman,From the adulteresswho flatterswith her words;
For whyshould you, my son,be exhilaratedwith an adulteressAnd embracethe bosomof a foreigner?
For the lipsof an adulteressdriphoneyAnd smootherthanoilis her speech;
