1 Kings 11:3 “He had seven hundred wives of royal birth and three hundred concubines…”

1 Kings 11:3

He had seven hundred wives of royal birth and three hundred concubines—and his wives turned his heart away.

Berean Standard Bible

Other translations

King James Version

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

World English Bible

He had seven hundred wives, princesses, and three hundred concubines. His wives turned his heart away.

American Standard Version

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

Geneva Bible 1599

And he had seuen hundreth wiues, that were princesses, and three hundreth concubines, and his wiues turned away his heart.

Darby Translation

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

Young's Literal Translation

And he hath women, princesses, seven hundred, and concubines three hundred; and his wives turn aside his heart.

Bible in Basic English

He had seven hundred wives, daughters of kings, and three hundred other wives; and through his wives his heart was turned away.

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Cross references

“seven hundred”

2 Samuel 5:13–16 Ecclesiastes 7:28 Judges 9:5 2 Samuel 3:2–5 2 Chronicles 11:21 Judges 8:30

2 Samuel 5:13–16 · BSB

After he had arrived from Hebron, David took more concubines and wives from Jerusalem, and more sons and daughters were born to him.

Ecclesiastes 7:28 · BSB

While my soul was still searching but not finding, among a thousand I have found one upright man, but among all these I have not found one such woman.

Judges 9:5 · BSB

He went to his father’s house in Ophrah, and on one stone murdered his seventy brothers, the sons of Jerubbaal. But Jotham, the youngest son of Jerubbaal, survived, because he hid himself.

2 Samuel 3:2–5 · BSB

And sons were born to David in Hebron: His firstborn was Amnon, by Ahinoam of Jezreel;

2 Chronicles 11:21 · BSB

Rehoboam loved Maacah daughter of Absalom more than all his wives and concubines. In all, he had eighteen wives and sixty concubines, and he was the father of twenty-eight sons and sixty daughters.

Judges 8:30 · BSB

Gideon had seventy sons of his own, since he had many wives.

Cross references adapted from OpenBible.info (CC BY 4.0) and the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge.

In context

2These women were from the nations about which the LORD had told the Israelites, “You must not intermarry with them, for surely they will turn your hearts after their gods.” Yet Solomon clung to these women in love.

4For when Solomon grew old, his wives turned his heart after other gods, and he was not wholeheartedly devoted to the LORD his God, as his father David had been.

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