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1 Kings 11:2

These women were from the nations about which the LORD had told the Israelites, “You must not intermarry with them, for surely they will turn your hearts after their gods.” Yet Solomon clung to these women in love.

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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.

KJV

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.

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OriginalTransliterationMeaningWord study
מִן־min-fromH4480 →
הַגּוֹיִ֗םha.go.Yimthe nationsH1471 →
אֲשֶׁ֣ר'a.SherwhichH834 →
אָֽמַר־'a.mar-he had saidH559 →
יְהוָה֩Yah.wehYahwehH3068 →
אֶל־'el-toH413 →
בְּנֵ֨יbe.Nei[the] people ofH1121 →
יִשְׂרָאֵ֜לYis.ra.'ElIsraelH3478 →
לֹֽא־lo'-notH3808 →
תָבֹ֣אוּta.Vo.'uyou must goH935 →
בָהֶ֗םva.Hemamong them
וְהֵם֙ve.Hemand theyH1992 →
לֹא־lo'-notH3808 →
יָבֹ֣אוּya.Vo.'uthey will goH935 →
בָכֶ֔םva.Khemamong you
אָכֵן֙'a.KhentrulyH403 →
יַטּ֣וּya.Tuthey will turn asideH5186 →
אֶת־'et-<obj.>H853 →
לְבַבְכֶ֔םle.vav.Khemheart yourH3824 →
אַחֲרֵ֖י'a.cha.ReiafterH310 →
אֱלֹהֵיהֶ֑ם'e.lo.hei.Hemgods theirH430 →
בָּהֶ֛םba.Hemto them
דָּבַ֥קda.Vakhe cleavedH1692 →
שְׁלֹמֹ֖הshe.lo.MohSolomonH8010 →
לְאַהֲבָֽה׃le.'a.ha.Vahto love [them]H160 →

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Exodus 34:16And when you take some of their daughters as brides for your sons, their daughters will prostitute themselves to their gods and cause your sons to do the same.Deuteronomy 7:3Do not intermarry with them. Do not give your daughters to their sons or take their daughters for your sons,Deuteronomy 7:3–4Do not intermarry with them. Do not give your daughters to their sons or take their daughters for your sons,Joshua 23:12–13For if you turn away and cling to the rest of these nations that remain among you, and if you intermarry and associate with them,Exodus 23:32–33You shall make no covenant with them or with their gods.2 Corinthians 6:14–16Do not be unequally yoked with unbelievers. For what partnership can righteousness have with wickedness? Or what fellowship does light have with darkness?1 Corinthians 15:33Do not be deceived: “Bad company corrupts good character.”Numbers 25:1–3While Israel was staying in Shittim, the men began to indulge in sexual immorality with the daughters of Moab,Romans 12:9Love must be sincere. Detest what is evil; cling to what is good.Matthew 19:5and said, ‘For this reason a man will leave his father and mother and be united to his wife, and the two will become one flesh’?Malachi 2:11Judah has broken faith; an abomination has been committed in Israel and in Jerusalem. For Judah has profaned the LORD’s beloved sanctuary by marrying the daughter of a foreign god.Romans 1:32Although they know God’s righteous decree that those who do such things are worthy of death, they not only continue to do these things, but also approve of those who practice them.Revelation 2:4But I have this against you: You have abandoned your first love.1 Kings 11:4For when Solomon grew old, his wives turned his heart after other gods, and he was not wholeheartedly devoted to the LORD his God, as his father David had been.Ezra 9:12Now, therefore, do not give your daughters in marriage to their sons or take their daughters for your sons. Never seek their peace or prosperity, so that you may be strong and may eat the good things of the land, leaving it as an inheritance to your sons forever.’Judges 16:4–21Some time later, Samson fell in love with a woman in the Valley of Sorek, whose name was Delilah.Genesis 34:3And his soul was drawn to Dinah, the daughter of Jacob. He loved the young girl and spoke to her tenderly.1 Kings 16:31–33And as if it were not enough for him to walk in the sins of Jeroboam son of Nebat, he even married Jezebel the daughter of Ethbaal king of the Sidonians, and he then proceeded to serve and worship Baal.

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