1 Kings 11:3
1 Kings · Old Testament · Chapter 11
“And he had seven hundred wives, princesses, and three hundred concubines: and his wives turned away his heart.”1 Kings 11:3
What Does 1 Kings 11:3 Mean?
1 Kings 11:3 is found in the book of 1 Kings, chapter 11, verse 3 of the Old Testament. This verse connects to 12 other passages through cross-references, placing it within a rich network of biblical meaning.
Cross-References (12)
These passages are connected to 1 Kings 11:3 through shared themes, quotations, or prophetic fulfillment.
Song of Solomon 6:8“There are threescore queens, and fourscore concubines, and virgins without number.”2 Chronicles 11:21“And Rehoboam loved Maachah the daughter of Absalom above all his wives and his concubines: (for he took eighteen wives, and threescore concubines; and begat twenty and eight sons, and threescore daughters.)”Judges 8:30“And Gideon had threescore and ten sons of his body begotten: for he had many wives.”2 Samuel 5:13“And David took him more concubines and wives out of Jerusalem, after he was come from Hebron: and there were yet sons and daughters born to David.”Ecclesiastes 7:28“Which yet my soul seeketh, but I find not: one man among a thousand have I found; but a woman among all those have I not found.”Genesis 16:3“And Sarai Abram’s wife took Hagar her maid the Egyptian, after Abram had dwelt ten years in the land of Canaan, and gave her to her husband Abram to be his wife.”Judges 9:5“And he went unto his father’s house at Ophrah, and slew his brethren the sons of Jerubbaal, being threescore and ten persons, upon one stone: notwithstanding yet Jotham the youngest son of Jerubbaal was left; for he hid himself.”Judges 19:1“And it came to pass in those days, when there was no king in Israel, that there was a certain Levite sojourning on the side of mount Ephraim, who took to him a concubine out of Bethlehemjudah.”2 Samuel 3:2“And unto David were sons born in Hebron: and his firstborn was Amnon, of Ahinoam the Jezreelitess;”1 Chronicles 14:3“And David took more wives at Jerusalem: and David begat more sons and daughters.”Esther 1:18“Likewise shall the ladies of Persia and Media say this day unto all the king’s princes, which have heard of the deed of the queen. Thus shall there arise too much contempt and wrath.”Jeremiah 3:2“Lift up thine eyes unto the high places, and see where thou hast not been lien with. In the ways hast thou sat for them, as the Arabian in the wilderness; and thou hast polluted the land with thy whoredoms and with thy wickedness.”
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