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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: '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.' How many times is Genesis 2:23 quoted elsewhere in the Bible? Who quotes it, and in what contexts? Is it given as an instructive example, a normative principle, in those instances or not? Thin air? That seems to be where my posts are disappearing before they reach your computer screen, because you haven't addressed a single one of my points yet. I would think that some might be starting to doubt whether it is I who suffers from a "severe lack in reasoning" here... I have one other major objection to your position, but I will wait for your responses to any of my others before "burdening" you any further. --Joe! |