1 Kings 11:3 — Bible Verse (KJV)
“And he had seven hundred wives, princesses, and three hundred concubines: and his wives turned away his heart.”
1 Kings 11:3 — King James Version (KJV), 1611
1 Kings 11:3 in 6 Bible Translations
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1 Kings 11:3 WEB — World English Bible (2000)
“He had seven hundred wives, princesses, and three hundred concubines. His wives turned his heart away.”
1 Kings 11:3 — World English Bible
1 Kings 11:3 ASV — American Standard Version (1901)
“And he had seven hundred wives, princesses, and three hundred concubines; and his wives turned away his heart.”
1 Kings 11:3 — American Standard Version
1 Kings 11:3 YLT — Young's Literal Translation (1862)
“And he hath women, princesses, seven hundred, and concubines three hundred; and his wives turn aside his heart.”
1 Kings 11:3 — Young's Literal Translation
1 Kings 11:3 DBY — Darby Translation (1890)
“And he had seven hundred wives, princesses, and three hundred concubines; and his wives turned away his heart.”
1 Kings 11:3 — Darby Translation
1 Kings 11:3 GEN — Geneva Bible (1599)
“And he had seuen hundreth wiues, that were princesses, and three hundreth concubines, and his wiues turned away his heart.”
1 Kings 11:3 — Geneva Bible
1 Kings 11:3 in 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.
What Does 1 Kings 11:3 Mean?
1 Kings 11:3 is a verse from the Book of 1 Kings, part of the Old Testament. It appears in 1 Kings chapter 11. Use The Living Sword's word-by-word study mode to explore every word in the original Hebrew and Aramaic.
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