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Nehemiah 13:26

Did not King Solomon of Israel sin in matters like this? There was not a king like him among many nations, and he was loved by his God, who made him king over all Israel—yet foreign women drew him into sin.

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ASV

Did not Solomon king of Israel sin by these things? yet among many nations was there no king like him, and he was beloved of his God, and God made him king over all Israel: nevertheless even him did foreign women cause to sin.

KJV

Did not Solomon king of Israel sin by these things? yet among many nations was there no king like him, who was beloved of his God, and God made him king over all Israel: nevertheless even him did outlandish women cause to sin.

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Original language & word study

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OriginalTransliterationMeaningWord study
הֲל֣וֹאha.Lo'¿ notH3808 →
עַל־'al-onH5921 →
אֵ֣לֶּה'E.lehtheseH428 →
חָטָֽא־cha.ta'-did he sinH2398 →
שְׁלֹמֹ֣הshe.lo.MohSolomonH8010 →
מֶ֣לֶךְMe.lekh[the] king ofH4428 →
יִשְׂרָאֵ֡לYis.ra.'ElIsraelH3478 →
וּבַגּוֹיִ֣םu.va.go.Yimand among the nationsH1471 →
הָרַבִּים֩ha.ra.Bim<the> manyH7227 →
לֹֽא־lo'-notH3808 →
הָיָ֨הha.Yahhe wasH1961 →
מֶ֜לֶךְMe.lekha kingH4428 →
כָּמֹ֗הוּka.Mo.hulike himH3644 →
וְאָה֤וּבve.'a.Huvand lovedH157 →
לֵֽאלֹהָיו֙le.lo.Havby God hisH430 →
הָיָ֔הha.Yahhe wasH1961 →
וַיִּתְּנֵ֣הוּvai.yi.te.Ne.huand he made himH5414 →
אֱלֹהִ֔ים'E.lo.HimGodH430 →
מֶ֖לֶךְMe.lekhkingH4428 →
עַל־'al-overH5921 →
כָּל־kol-allH3605 →
יִשְׂרָאֵ֑לYis.ra.'ElIsraelH3478 →
גַּם־gam-alsoH1571 →
אוֹת֣וֹ'o.To<obj.> himH853 →
הֶחֱטִ֔יאוּhe.che.Ti.'uthey caused to sinH2398 →
הַנָּשִׁ֖יםha.na.Shimthe wivesH802 →
הַנָּכְרִיּֽוֹת׃ha.na.khe.ri.Yot<the> foreignH5237 →

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Proverbs 31:3Do not spend your strength on women or your vigor on those who ruin kings.Deuteronomy 17:17He must not take many wives for himself, lest his heart go astray. He must not accumulate for himself large amounts of silver and gold.1 Kings 11:1–8King Solomon, however, loved many foreign women along with the daughter of Pharaoh—women of Moab, Ammon, Edom, and Sidon, as well as Hittite women.1 Kings 3:13Moreover, I will give you what you did not request—both riches and honor—so that during all your days no man in any kingdom will be your equal.Ecclesiastes 7:26And I find more bitter than death the woman who is a snare, whose heart is a net, and whose hands are chains. The man who pleases God escapes her, but the sinner is ensnared.Proverbs 22:14The mouth of an adulteress is a deep pit; he who is under the wrath of the LORD will fall into it.2 Chronicles 1:12therefore wisdom and knowledge have been granted to you. And I will also give you riches and wealth and honor unlike anything given to the kings before you or after you.”2 Samuel 12:24–25Then David comforted his wife Bathsheba, and he went to her and lay with her. So she gave birth to a son, and they named him Solomon. Now the LORD loved the child2 Samuel 12:25and sent word through Nathan the prophet to name him Jedidiah because the LORD loved him.Ecclesiastes 10:1As dead flies bring a stench to the perfumer’s oil, so a little folly outweighs wisdom and honor.Proverbs 7:26For she has brought many down to death; her slain are many in number.Jeremiah 44:15Then all the men who knew that their wives were burning incense to other gods, and all the women standing by—a great assembly—along with all the people living in the land of Egypt and in Pathros, said to Jeremiah,Job 31:9If my heart has been enticed by my neighbor’s wife, or I have lurked at his door,Proverbs 5:9lest you concede your vigor to others, and your years to one who is cruel;2 Chronicles 12:13Thus King Rehoboam established himself in Jerusalem. He was forty-one years old when he became king, and he reigned seventeen years in Jerusalem, the city the LORD had chosen from all the tribes of Israel in which to put His Name. His mother’s name was Naamah the Ammonite.2 Chronicles 9:22So King Solomon surpassed all the kings of the earth in riches and wisdom.Proverbs 6:33Wounds and dishonor will befall him, and his reproach will never be wiped away.Judges 16:4Some time later, Samson fell in love with a woman in the Valley of Sorek, whose name was Delilah.

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