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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 have already addressed my quote from the commentary in another posting, so I will not repeat it here. I made no alterations to the text of the commentary except to leave out portions that were not relevant to the issue at hand. What is relevant to the ongoing discussion is that trying to utilize the "husband of one wife" comment as being anti-polygamy clearly is inconsistent with the Greek texts. Perhaps you have a corrupt copy of that commentary, or you did not read what those men had to say that I DID include in the quote. As to a woman having more than one husband, that is called polyandry, and yes, it is sin as defined by God's word. Anyone who is knowledgable of the Biblical definition of adultery knows that polyandry is is a direct violation of this definition. Going by today's relativistic redefinition of key words such as "adultery" does noting but introduce confusion. The Biblical definition of adultery strictly defines it as a man desiring and/or having sexual relations with another man's wife. If this were not the case, then we may as well expect to see Abraham, Jacod, Gideon, Moses, and numerous of the other patriarchs burning in the flames of Hell for having died as non-repentent polygamists. In Christ Jesus Don Dean |