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NASB | 1 Kings 11:3 He had seven hundred wives, princesses, and three hundred concubines, and his wives turned his heart away. |
AMPLIFIED 2015 | 1 Kings 11:3 He had seven hundred wives, princesses, and three hundred concubines, and his wives turned his heart away [from God]. |
Subject: Does God endorse polygamy? |
Bible Note: I do not recall trying to stand upon that section of scripture. I addressed it because someone else was standing upon it and adding what is not there. As for Ex. 21:10, more can be gleaned from this verse than merely the issue of the slave girl. Do you not suppose that if the Lord were opposed to a man having more than one wife that He would make no such provisions for the slave girl? Why make any provisions for ANYONE if He were opposed to a man taking a second wife at all? There would be no need to protect the slave girl's well-being if the danger of the sone taking a second wife were not allowed. As to Adam's possibly having more than one wife, my intent was not to muddy the issue, but rather to demonstrate that the attempt to draw absolutes from the lack of solid information within the text is credulous at best. When people point to Adam's having been given "only one wife" as "absolute proof" that God intended it to be this way for all mankind, we are left the idea that we can draw other equally credulous conclusions that have nothing to do with the text in question. The Lord made no mention of what Adam was given was to be a model for all mankind. Such a conclusion is being drawn out of thin air. So, one is left with following the rules of reasoning of these people in order to TRY and show them the severe lack in their reasoning. Most of the time the attempt is futile when you find yourself basically arguing with people who are arguing simply for the sake of argument. Thanks for your message, Steve. Don |