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1 Kings 11

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43 verses in KJV · 404 outgoing cross-reference links

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Opening verses of 1 Kings 11 (KJV)

11:1 But king Solomon loved many strange women, together with the daughter of Pharaoh, women of the Moabites, Ammonites, Edomites, Zidonians, [and] Hittites;

11:2 Of the nations [concerning] which the LORD said unto the children of Israel, Ye shall not go in to them, neither shall they come in unto you: [for] surely they will turn away your heart after their gods: Solomon clave unto these in love.

11:3 And he had seven hundred wives, princesses, and three hundred concubines: and his wives turned away his heart.

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Historical / attribution context

Traditional writer attribution: Jeremiah

Approximate study chronology: c. 984 BC to c. 975 BC

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