And he had seven hundred wives, princesses, and three hundred concubines: and his wives turned away his heart.
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Gill's Exposition
And he had seven hundred wives, princesses, and three hundred concubines,.... In all 1000, a prodigious number; though these might not be all for use, but for state after the manner of the eastern…
Barnes' Notes
These numbers seem excessive to many critics, and it must be admitted that history furnishes no parallel to them. In Son 6:8 the number of Solomon’s legitimate wives is said to be sixty, and that of…
Adam Clarke
He had seven hundred wives, princesses - How he could get so many of the blood royal from the different surrounding nations, is astonishing; but probably the daughters of noblemen, generals, etc., may…
This is a sad story, and very surprising, of Solomon's defection and degeneracy.
I. Let us enquire into the occasions and particulars of it. Shall Solomon fall, that was the beauty of Israel, and so…
Cambridge Bible
seven hundred wives, princesses The numbers in this verse are far in excess of those in the Song of Solomon, which makes mention (1Ki 6:8) of threescore queens. But from the instances known of other…
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