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1 Kings 11:2

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1 King Solomon, however, loved many foreign women along with the daughter of Pharaoh—women of Moab, Ammon, Edom, and Sidon, as well as Hittite women.

These 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.

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

4 For 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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BSB
These 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.
KJV
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.
WEB
of the nations concerning which the LORD said to the children of Israel, “You shall not go among them, neither shall they come among you, for surely they will turn away your heart after their gods.” Solomon joined to these in love.
ASV
of the nations concerning which Jehovah said unto the children of Israel, Ye shall not go among them, neither shall they come among you; for surely they will turn away your heart after their gods: Solomon clave unto these in love.
DARBY
of the nations of which Jehovah had said to the children of Israel, Ye shall not go in to them, neither shall they come in to you; they would certainly turn away your heart after their gods: to these Solomon was attached in love.
BLB
from the nations of whom YHWH had said to the sons of Israel, “You⁺ must not enter into them and they must not enter into you⁺; surely they will stretch away your⁺ hearts after their gods.” Solomon clung to these in love.
ÅB
Kvinner av de hedningefolkene Herren hadde advart Israels barn mot og sagt: Dere skal ikke gi dere i lag med dem, og de ikke med dere[^1]; ellers kommer de til å vende hjertene deres til sine guder. Til dem holdt Salomo seg og elsket dem.
OTB
fra de nasjonene som Herren hadde sagt til Israels sønner, "Du skal ikke omgås dem, og de skal ikke omgås deg; de vil sikkert vende ditt hjerte bort etter deres guder." Salomo holdt fast ved disse i kjærlighet.
B1930
kvinner av de hedningefolk om hvilke Herren hadde sagt til Israels barn: I skal ikke gi eder i lag med dem, og de ikke med eder; ellers kommer de visselig til å vende eders hjerte til sine guder. Til dem holdt Salomo sig og elsket dem. / < d.e. for å inngå ekteskap med dem.>

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