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1 Kings 11:3

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11:3He had 700 royal wives4 and 300 concubines;5 his wives had a powerful influence over him.6

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  1. 4 Heb “wives, princesses.”
  2. 5 Concubines were slave women in ancient Near Eastern societies who were the legal property of their master, but who could have legitimate sexual relations with their master. A concubine’s status was more elevated than a mere servant, but she was not free and did not have the legal rights of a free wife. The children of a concubine could, in some instances, become equal heirs with the children of the free wife. The usage in the present passage suggests that after the period of the Judges concubines may have become more of a royal prerogative (cf. also 2 Sam 21:10–14).
  3. 6 Heb “his wives bent his heart.”

In other versions

ESVEnglish Standard Version

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

NIVNew International Version (2011)

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

CSBChristian Standard Bible

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

NLTNew Living Translation

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

LEBThe Lexham English Bible

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

KJV 1900King James Version

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