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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 just started looking more in-depth at this myself when my kooky mother-in-law came to me with her fanciful notion that the "bride of Christ" is a faithful subset of all Christians, and not the church itself. I was as surprised as you seem to be. Just goes to show what we can take for granted... --Joe! |