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1 Kings 11:2

They were from nations about which the Lord had told the Israelites, “You must not intermarrys with them, because they will surely turn your hearts after their gods.” Nevertheless, Solomon held fast to them in love.

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1 Kings 11:2 — English Standard Version (ESV)

from the nations concerning which the Lord had said to the people of Israel, “You shall not enter into marriage with them, neither shall they with you, for surely they will turn away your heart after their gods.” Solomon clung to these in love.

1 Kings 11:2 — King James Version (KJV 1900)

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.

1 Kings 11:2 — New Living Translation (NLT)

The Lord had clearly instructed the people of Israel, ‘You must not marry them, because they will turn your hearts to their gods.’ Yet Solomon insisted on loving them anyway.

1 Kings 11:2 — The New King James Version (NKJV)

from the nations of whom the Lord had said to the children of Israel, “You shall not intermarry with them, nor they with you. Surely they will turn away your hearts after their gods.” Solomon clung to these in love.

1 Kings 11:2 — New Century Version (NCV)

The Lord had told the Israelites, “You must not marry people of other nations. If you do, they will cause you to follow their gods.” But Solomon fell in love with these women.

1 Kings 11:2 — American Standard Version (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.

1 Kings 11:2 — 1890 Darby Bible (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.

1 Kings 11:2 — GOD’S WORD Translation (GW)

They came from the nations about which the Lord had said to the people of Israel, “Never intermarry with them. They will surely tempt you to follow their gods.” But Solomon was obsessed with their love.

1 Kings 11:2 — The Holman Christian Standard Bible (HCSB)

from the nations that the Lord had told the Israelites about, “Do not intermarry with them, and they must not intermarry with you, because they will turn you away from Me to their gods.” Solomon was deeply attached to these women and loved them.

1 Kings 11:2 — The New Revised Standard Version (NRSV)

from the nations concerning which the Lord had said to the Israelites, “You shall not enter into marriage with them, neither shall they with you; for they will surely incline your heart to follow their gods”; Solomon clung to these in love.

1 Kings 11:2 — The Lexham English Bible (LEB)

from the nations which Yahweh had said to the Israelites, “You shall not marry them, and they shall not marry you. They will certainly turn your heart after their gods.” But Solomon clung to them to love.

1 Kings 11:2 — New International Reader’s Version (1998) (NIrV)

The Lord had warned Israel about women from other nations. He had said, “You must not get married to them. If you do, you can be sure they will turn your hearts toward their gods.” But Solomon continued to love them anyway. He wouldn’t give them up.

1 Kings 11:2 — New American Standard Bible: 1995 Update (NASB95)

from the nations concerning which the Lord had said to the sons of Israel, “You shall not associate with them, nor shall they associate with you, for they will surely turn your heart away after their gods.” Solomon held fast to these in love.


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