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Now king Solomon loved many foreign women, together with the daughter of Pharaoh, women of the Moabites, Ammonites, Edomites, Sidonians, and Hittites;
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A King's Forbidden Path
Commentators explain that Solomon's accumulation of many wives was a direct violation of the Law of Moses (Deuteronomy 17:17). This law specifically warned Israel's kings against multiplying wives, horses, and wealth—three areas where Solomon's extravagance became legendary. His actions were not just a personal failing but a public defiance of God's commands for leadership.
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18th Century
Presbyterian
In noting Solomon’s excessive accumulation of silver and gold (1 Kings 10:14–25), his multiplication of horses ([Reference 1 Kings 10:2…
19th Century
Anglican
Solomon's falling away is distinctly traced to his polygamy, contracting numerous marriages with “strange women.” Polygamy is also attributed to Da…
17th Century
Reformed Baptist
But King Solomon loved many strange women His love was a lustful and not a lawful one, and of women who were not onl…
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There is not a more melancholy and astonishing instance of human depravity in the sacred Scriptures than the one recorded here. Solomon became a pu…
