The Meaning of 1 Kings 11:1 Explained

1 Kings 11:1

KJV: But king Solomon loved many strange women, together with the daughter of Pharaoh, women of the Moabites, Ammonites, Edomites, Zidonians, and Hittites;

YLT: And king Solomon hath loved many strange women, and the daughter of Pharaoh, females of Moab, Ammon, Edom, Zidon, and of the Hittites,

Darby: But king Solomon loved many foreign women, besides the daughter of Pharaoh: women of the Moabites, Ammonites, Edomites, Zidonians, Hittites;

ASV: 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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CONTEXT: What is the Context of 1 Kings 11:1?

MEANING: What does 1 Kings 11:1 Mean?

WORDS: What do the individual words in 1 Kings 11:1 mean?

RELATIONS: What do the major concepts mean in 1 Kings 11:1?

What is the context of 1 Kings 11:1?

KJV Reverse Interlinear

But king Solomon loved many strange women, together with the daughter of Pharaoh, women of the Moabites, Ammonites, Edomites, Zidonians, [and] Hittites;

What does 1 Kings 11:1 Mean?

Context Summary

1 Kings 11:1-13 - A Heart Turned Away From God

The practice of mixed marriages was in direct violation of the divine Law, Deuteronomy 7:3-4, and it led to idolatry. All around the Holy City arose heathen temples. It seems almost incredible that Solomon should have lent himself to such unblushing patronage of idolatry. His sin was aggravated by the great privileges he had enjoyed, 1 Kings 11:9, and there was no escape from chastisement, 2 Samuel 7:14. The more privileged we are, the more disastrous our fall, and the more inevitable the penalty. If God loved us less, He might be more sparing of the rod. We are often punished with the rod of men, that is, we suffer at their hands; but God does not cease to love us. The father will listen at the door of the room of the child whom he has been compelled to chastise to detect the first sign of broken-hearted grief.

It is sad to witness the break-up of a noble ship. Listen to the boom of the successive waves: "His heart was not perfect""¦ "Did that which was evil""¦ "The Lord was angry""¦ "Behold, I will rend the kingdom." But out of loving regard to David's memory, one tribe was left. See 1 Kings 11:38-396; 1 Kings 11:32; 1 Kings 11:34; 1713576685_57. Your children's children will benefit as the result of your consecrated life. God will not forget.

1 Kings 11:1-43 - Breaking Three Commandments

From a worldly point of view Naboth might have done a good stroke of business by selling his estate to. Ahab. A royal price and assured favor might have been his-but he had a conscience! Above the persuasive tones of the monarch's offer sounded the voice of God: "The land shall not be sold for ever, for the land is mine." See Leviticus 25:23; Numbers 36:7; Ezekiel 46:18.

Ahab knew perfectly well that Jezebel could not give him the property of another except by foul means, but he took pains not to inquire. Though the direct orders for Naboth's death did not come from him, yet, by his silence, he was an accomplice and an accessory; and divine justice penetrates all such specious excuses. God holds us responsible for wrongs which we do not arrest, though we have the power. The crime was blacker because of the pretext of religion, as suggested by a fast. See also 2 Kings 9:26. The blood of murdered innocence cries to God, and his requital, though delayed, is inevitable. See Revelation 6:9-10. [source]

Chapter Summary: 1 Kings 11

¹ Solomon's wives and concubines
⁴ In his old age they draw him to idolatry
⁹ God threatens him,
¹⁴ Solomon's adversaries were Hadad, who was entertained in Egypt
²³ Rezon, who reigned in Damascus
²⁶ And Jeroboam, to whom Ahijah prophesied
⁴¹ Solomon's acts, reign, and death Rehoboam succeeds him

What do the individual words in 1 Kings 11:1 mean?

But King Solomon loved women foreign many and as well as the daughter of Pharaoh Moabitesses Ammonitesses Edomitesses Sidonianesses [and] Hittitesses

וְהַמֶּ֣לֶךְ שְׁלֹמֹ֗ה אָהַ֞ב נָשִׁ֧ים נָכְרִיּ֛וֹת רַבּ֖וֹת וְאֶת־ בַּת־ פַּרְעֹ֑ה מוֹאֲבִיּ֤וֹת עַמֳּנִיּוֹת֙ אֲדֹ֣מִיֹּ֔ת צֵדְנִיֹּ֖ת חִתִּיֹּֽת

וְהַמֶּ֣לֶךְ	But King
Parse: Conjunctive waw, Article, Noun, masculine singular Root: מֶלֶךְ Sense: king.
שְׁלֹמֹ֗ה	Solomon
Parse: Proper Noun, masculine singular Root: שְׁלֹמֹה Sense: son of David by Bathsheba and 3rd king of Israel; author of Proverbs and Song of Songs.
אָהַ֞ב	loved
Parse: Verb, Qal, Perfect, third person masculine singular Root: אָהַב Sense: to love.
נָשִׁ֧ים	women
Parse: Noun, feminine plural Root: אִשָּׁה Sense: woman, wife, female.
נָכְרִיּ֛וֹת	foreign
Parse: Adjective, feminine plural Root: נָכְרִי Sense: foreign, alien.
רַבּ֖וֹת	many
Parse: Adjective, feminine plural Root: רַב Sense: much, many, great.
וְאֶת־	and as well as
Parse: Conjunctive waw, Direct object marker Root: אֹות Sense: sign of the definite direct object, not translated in English but generally preceding and indicating the accusative.
בַּת־	the daughter
Parse: Noun, feminine singular construct Root: בַּת Sense: daughter.
פַּרְעֹ֑ה	of Pharaoh
Parse: Proper Noun, masculine singular Root: פַּרְעֹה Sense: the common title of the king of Egypt.
מוֹאֲבִיּ֤וֹת	Moabitesses
Parse: Proper Noun, feminine plural Root: מֹואָבִי Sense: an citizen of Moab.
עַמֳּנִיּוֹת֙	Ammonitesses
Parse: Proper Noun, feminine plural Root: עַמֹּונִי Sense: descendants of Ammon and inhabitants of Ammon.
אֲדֹ֣מִיֹּ֔ת	Edomitesses
Parse: Proper Noun, feminine plural Root: אֲדֹומִי Sense: Edomite.
צֵדְנִיֹּ֖ת	Sidonianesses
Parse: Proper Noun, feminine plural Root: צִידֹנִי Sense: an inhabitant of Sidon.
חִתִּיֹּֽת	[and] Hittitesses
Parse: Proper Noun, feminine plural Root: חִתִּי Sense: the nation descended from Heth, the 2nd son of Canaan; once inhabitants of central Anatolia (modern Turkey), later in north Lebanon.

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