^{1 Ref} Now king Solomon loved many foreign women, together with the daughter of Pharaoh, women of the Moabites, Ammonites, Edomites, Sidonians, and Hittites;

^{2 Ref} 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.

^{3 Ref} And he had seven hundred wives, princesses, and three hundred concubines; and his wives turned away his heart.

^{4 Ref} For it came to pass, when Solomon was old, that his wives turned away his heart after other gods; and his heart was not perfect with Jehovah his God, as was the heart of David his father.

^{5 Ref} For Solomon went after Ashtoreth the goddess of the Sidonians, and after Milcom the abomination of the Ammonites.

^{6 Ref} And Solomon did that which was evil in the sight of Jehovah, and went not fully after Jehovah, as did David his father.

^{7 Ref} Then did Solomon build a high place for Chemosh the abomination of Moab, in the mount that is before Jerusalem, and for Molech the abomination of the children of Ammon.

^{8 Ref} And so did he for all his foreign wives, who burnt incense and sacrificed unto their gods.

^{9 Ref} And Jehovah was angry with Solomon, because his heart was turned away from Jehovah, the God of Israel, who had appeared unto him twice,

^{10 Ref} and had commanded him concerning this thing, that he should not go after other gods: but he kept not that which Jehovah commanded.