KJV King James Version
And he had seven hundred wives, princesses, and three hundred concubines: and his wives turned away his heart.
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1 Kings 11:3
And he had seven hundred wives, princesses, and three hundred concubines: and his wives turned away his heart.
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BSB Berean Standard Bible
He had seven hundred wives of royal birth and three hundred concubines—and his wives turned his heart away.
WEB World English Bible
He had seven hundred wives, princesses, and three hundred concubines; and his wives turned away his heart.
ASV American Standard Version
And he had seven hundred wives, princesses, and three hundred concubines; and his wives turned away his heart.
YLT Young’s Literal Translation
And he hath women, princesses, seven hundred, and concubines three hundred; and his wives turn aside his heart.
Surrounding context — 1 Kings 11
1 But king Solomon loved many strange women, together with the daughter of Pharaoh, women of the Moabites, Ammonites, Edomites, Zidonians, [and] Hittites;
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.
3 And he had seven hundred wives, princesses, and three hundred concubines: and his wives turned away his heart.
4 For it came to pass, when Solomon was old, [that] his wives turned away his heart after other gods: and his heart was not perfect with the LORD his God, as [was] the heart of David his father.
5 For Solomon went after Ashtoreth the goddess of the Zidonians, and after Milcom the abomination of the Ammonites.
6 And Solomon did evil in the sight of the LORD, and went not fully after the LORD, as [did] David his father.
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These Hebrew/Greek tokens are linked by Strong's number. Click one for its lexicon definition and other occurrences.
וַיְהִי־H1961 · ha.yahto beל֣וֹH9033 · ohimנָשִׁ֗יםH802 · ish.shahwomanשָׂרוֹת֙H8282 · sa.rahprincessשְׁבַ֣עH7651 · she.vasevenמֵא֔וֹתH3967 · me.ahhundredוּפִֽלַגְשִׁ֖יםH6370 · pi.le.geshconcubineשְׁלֹ֣שׁH7969 · sha.loshthreeמֵא֑וֹתH3967 · me.ahhundredוַיַּטּ֥וּH5186 · na.tahto stretchנָשָׁ֖יוH802 · ish.shahwomanאֶת־H853 · et[Obj.]לִבּֽוֹ׃H3820 · levheart
Cross-references
2 Samuel 5:13-16And David took [him] more concubines and wives out of Jerusalem, after he was come from Hebron: and there were yet sons and daughters born to David.Ecclesiastes 7:28Which yet my soul seeketh, but I find not: one man among a thousand have I found; but a woman among all those have I not found.2 Chronicles 11:21And Rehoboam loved Maachah the daughter of Absalom above all his wives and his concubines: (for he took eighteen wives, and threescore concubines; and begat twenty and eight sons, and threescore daughters.)Judges 9:5And he went unto his father’s house at Ophrah, and slew his brethren the sons of Jerubbaal, [being] threescore and ten persons, upon one stone: notwithstanding yet Jotham the youngest son of Jerubbaal was left; for he hid himself.Judges 8:30-31And Gideon had threescore and ten sons of his body begotten: for he had many wives.2 Samuel 3:2-5And unto David were sons born in Hebron: and his firstborn was Amnon, of Ahinoam the Jezreelitess;
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