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of the nations concerning which Yahweh 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.
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Commentators explain that God's law against intermarriage came with a specific warning: "surely they will turn away your heart after their gods." Solomon's story is a tragic fulfillment of this prophecy. His decision to cling to these women in love, whether for political reasons or personal affection, led directly to the spiritual compromise God had explicitly forbidden.
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18th Century
Presbyterian
You shall not go in to them... - These words are not a quotation from the Pentateuch. They merely give the general meaning of the two passag…
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
Of the nations concerning which the Lord said unto the children of Israel, you shall not go in to them, …
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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…
