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THE FIRST BOOK OF THE
KINGS
COMMONLY CALLED
THE THIRD BOOK OF THE KINGS

CHAPTER 11

1 But king ^aSolomon loved many ^bstrange ^cwomen, together with the ^ddaughter of ^ePharaoh, women of the Moabites, Ammonites, Edomites, Zidonians, and Hittites;

Footnotes

1a	Jacob 2: 24 (23-24). 24 Behold, David and ^aSolomon truly had many ^bwives and concubines, which thing was ^cabominable before me, saith the Lord. D&C 132: 38. 38 David also received ^amany wives and concubines, and also Solomon and Moses my servants, as also many others of my servants, from the beginning of creation until this time; and in nothing did they sin save in those things which they received not of me.
b	Deut. 17: 17. 17 Neither shall he multiply ^awives to himself, that his heart turn not away: neither shall he greatly ^bmultiply to himself silver and gold. Neh. 13: 26. 26 Did not ^aSolomon 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.
c	TG Woman.
d	1 Kgs. 7: 8. 8 ¶ And his house where he dwelt had another court within the porch, which was of the like work. Solomon made also an house for ^aPharaoh’s daughter, whom he had taken to wife, like unto this porch. 1 Kgs. 9: 16 (16-24). 16 For ^aPharaoh king of Egypt had gone up, and taken Gezer, and burnt it with fire, and slain the Canaanites that dwelt in the city, and given it for a present unto his ^bdaughter, Solomon’s wife.
e	1 Kgs. 3: 1. 1 And Solomon made ^aaffinity with ^bPharaoh king of Egypt, and took Pharaoh’s daughter, and brought her into the ^ccity of David, until he had made an end of building his own ^dhouse, and the house of the Lord, and the ^ewall of Jerusalem round about.