King Solomon loved many foreign women in addition to Pharaoh’s daughter: Moabite, Ammonite, Edomite, Sidonian, and Hittite women
1 Kings 11:8 - Christian Standard Bible Anglicised He did the same for all his foreign wives, who were burning incense and offering sacrifices to their gods. Tuilleadh leaganachaKing James Version (Oxford) 1769 And likewise did he for all his strange wives, which burnt incense and sacrificed unto their gods. Amplified Bible - Classic Edition And he did so for all of his foreign wives, who burned incense and sacrificed to their gods. American Standard Version (1901) And so did he for all his foreign wives, who burnt incense and sacrificed unto their gods. Common English Bible He did the same for all his foreign wives, who burned incense and sacrificed to their gods. Catholic Public Domain Version And he acted in this manner for all his foreign wives, who were burning incense and immolating to their gods. Douay-Rheims version of The Bible - 1752 version And he did in this manner for all his wives that were strangers, who burnt incense, and offered sacrifice to their gods. |
King Solomon loved many foreign women in addition to Pharaoh’s daughter: Moabite, Ammonite, Edomite, Sidonian, and Hittite women
At that time, Solomon built a high place for Chemosh, the abhorrent idol of Moab, and for Milcom, , the abhorrent idol of the Ammonites, on the hill opposite Jerusalem.
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.
He banished the male cult prostitutes from the land and removed all of the idols that his ancestors had made.
Didn’t King Solomon of Israel sin in matters like this? There was not a king like him among many nations. He was loved by his God, and God made him king over all Israel, yet foreign women drew him into sin.
‘for this city has caused my wrath and fury from the day it was built until now. I will therefore remove it from my presence