1 Kings 11:2

New Revised Standard Version Updated Edition 2021

from the nations concerning which the Lord had said to the Israelites, “You shall not enter into marriage with them, neither shall they with you, for they will surely incline your heart to follow their gods.” Solomon clung to these in love.

Cross References

Genesis 2:24

Therefore a man leaves his father and his mother and clings to his wife, and they become one flesh.

Genesis 34:3

And his soul was drawn to Dinah daughter of Jacob; he loved the young woman and spoke tenderly to her.

1 Kings 11:9

Then the Lord was angry with Solomon because his heart had turned away from the Lord, the God of Israel, who had appeared to him twice

2 Chronicles 19:2

Jehu son of Hanani the seer went out to meet him and said to King Jehoshaphat, “Should you help the wicked and love those who hate the Lord? Because of this, wrath has gone out against you from the Lord.

2 Chronicles 21:6

He walked in the way of the kings of Israel, as the house of Ahab had done, for the daughter of Ahab was his wife. He did what was evil in the sight of the Lord.

Ezra 9:12

Therefore, do not give your daughters to their sons, neither take their daughters for your sons, and never seek their peace or prosperity, so that you may be strong and eat the good of the land and leave it for an inheritance to your children forever.’

Psalm 139:21

Do I not hate those who hate you, O Lord? And do I not loathe those who rise up against you?

Exodus 23:31

I will set your borders from the Red Sea to the sea of the Philistines and from the wilderness to the Euphrates, for I will hand over to you the inhabitants of the land, and you shall drive them out before you.

Exodus 34:12

Take care not to make a covenant with the inhabitants of the land to which you are going, or it will become a snare among you.

Exodus 34:16

and you will take wives from among their daughters for your sons, and their daughters who prostitute themselves to their gods will make your sons also prostitute themselves to their gods.

Malachi 2:11

Judah has been faithless, and abomination has been committed in Israel and in Jerusalem, for Judah has profaned the sanctuary of the Lord, which he loves, and has married the daughter of a foreign god.

Romans 1:32

They know God’s decree, that those who practice such things deserve to die, yet they not only do them but even applaud others who practice them.

Romans 12:9

Let love be genuine; hate what is evil; hold fast to what is good;

1 Corinthians 15:33

Do not be deceived: “Bad company ruins good morals.”

Revelation 2:4

But I have this against you, that you have abandoned the love you had at first.