1 Kings 11:3 - Printer Friendly

ESV: He had 700 wives, who were princesses, and 300 concubines. And his wives turned away his heart.

NIV: He had seven hundred wives of royal birth and three hundred concubines, and his wives led him astray.

NASB: He had seven hundred wives, who were princesses, and three hundred concubines; and his wives turned his heart away.

CSB: He had seven hundred wives who were princesses and three hundred who were concubines, and they turned his heart away.

NLT: He had 700 wives of royal birth and 300 concubines. And in fact, they did turn his heart away from the Lord.

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

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

This was originally the first half of a combined text. First Kings records the end of David's reign and the rule of Solomon. After this, the kingdom is split in two. The northern nation of Israel no longer submits to the king of the southern nation, called Judah. The prophet Elijah first appears in this book. The kings mostly fail to honor the Lord. They participate in idolatry and other sins. This will eventually result in their conquest and exile, as depicted throughout the books of Chronicles.

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