1 Kings 11:3
Modern Translations
New International Version
He had seven hundred wives of royal birth and three hundred concubines, and his wives led him astray.

New Living Translation
He had 700 wives of royal birth and 300 concubines. And in fact, they did turn his heart away from the LORD.

English Standard Version
He had 700 wives, who were princesses, and 300 concubines. And his wives turned away his heart.

Berean Study Bible
He had seven hundred wives of royal birth and three hundred concubines—and his wives turned his heart away.

New American Standard Bible
He had seven hundred wives, who were princesses, and three hundred concubines; and his wives turned his heart away.

NASB 1995
He had seven hundred wives, princesses, and three hundred concubines, and his wives turned his heart away.

NASB 1977
And he had seven hundred wives, princesses, and three hundred concubines, and his wives turned his heart away.

Amplified Bible
He had seven hundred wives, princesses, and three hundred concubines, and his wives turned his heart away [from God].

Christian Standard Bible
He had seven hundred wives who were princesses and three hundred who were concubines, and they turned his heart away.

Holman Christian Standard Bible
He had 700 wives who were princesses and 300 concubines, and they turned his heart away from the LORD.

Good News Translation
Solomon married seven hundred princesses and also had three hundred concubines. They made him turn away from God,

GOD'S WORD® Translation
He had 700 wives who were princesses and 300 wives who were concubines.

International Standard Version
He had 700 princess wives and 300 mistresses who turned his heart away from the LORD,

NET Bible
He had 700 royal wives and 300 concubines; his wives had a powerful influence over him.
Classic Translations
King James Bible
And he had seven hundred wives, princesses, and three hundred concubines: and his wives turned away his heart.

New King James Version
And he had seven hundred wives, princesses, and three hundred concubines; and his wives turned away his heart.

King James 2000 Bible
And he had seven hundred wives, princesses, and three hundred concubines: and his wives turned away his heart.

New Heart English Bible
He had seven hundred wives, princesses, and three hundred secondary wives; and his wives turned away his heart.

World English Bible
He had seven hundred wives, princesses, and three hundred concubines; and his wives turned away his heart.

American King James Version
And he had seven hundred wives, princesses, and three hundred concubines: and his wives turned away his heart.

American Standard Version
And he had seven hundred wives, princesses, and three hundred concubines; and his wives turned away his heart.

A Faithful Version
And he had seven hundred wives, princesses, and three hundred concubines. And his wives turned away his heart,

Darby Bible Translation
And he had seven hundred wives, princesses, and three hundred concubines; and his wives turned away his heart.

English Revised Version
And he had seven hundred wives, princesses, and three hundred concubines: and his wives turned away his heart.

Webster's Bible Translation
And he had seven hundred wives, princesses, and three hundred concubines: and his wives turned away his heart.

Early Modern
Geneva Bible of 1587
And he had seuen hundreth wiues, that were princesses, and three hundreth concubines, and his wiues turned away his heart.

Bishops' Bible of 1568
And he had seuen hundred queenes, and three hundred concubines: and his wyues turned away his heart.

Coverdale Bible of 1535
And he had seuen hundreth wemen to wyues, and thre hundreth concubynes, and his wyues turned his hert asyde.
Literal Translations
Literal Standard Version
And he has seven hundred wives, princesses, and three hundred concubines; and his wives turn aside his heart.

Young's Literal Translation
And he hath women, princesses, seven hundred, and concubines three hundred; and his wives turn aside his heart.

Smith's Literal Translation
And there will be to him seven hundred chief wives, and three hundred concubines: and his wives will turn his heart.

Catholic Translations
Douay-Rheims Bible
And he had seven hundred wives as queens, and three hundred concubines: and the women turned away his heart.

Catholic Public Domain Version
And for him, there were seven hundred wives, as if they were queens, and three hundred concubines. And the women turned aside his heart.

Translations from Aramaic
Peshitta Holy Bible Translated
And he had seven hundred wives, free women, and three hundred Concubines, and his wives seduced his heart.

Lamsa Bible
And he had seven hundred wives, princesses, and three hundred concubines; and his wives turned away his heart.

OT Translations
JPS Tanakh 1917
And he had seven hundred wives, princesses, and three hundred concubines; and his wives turned away his heart.And he had seven hundred wives, princesses, and three hundred concubines. And the strange women turned away his heart after their gods.
















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