Solomon had 700 wives and 300 [[concubine]]s,<ref>[http://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=1%20kings%2011:3&version=31 ''1 Kings 11:3'' NIV]</ref> many for political ties of the day. Over time Solomon's wives turned him away from God.<ref>Solomon took wives from foreign nations, allowing them to worship their own gods. From the standpoint of the Hebrew historian (I Ki 11:1-13), such tolerance was a heinous sin. [http://www.tparents.org/UNews/Unws0201/dp%206,5.htm] </ref> | Solomon had 700 wives and 300 [[concubine]]s,<ref>[http://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=1%20kings%2011:3&version=31 ''1 Kings 11:3'' NIV]</ref> many for political ties of the day. Over time Solomon's wives turned him away from God.<ref>Solomon took wives from foreign nations, allowing them to worship their own gods. From the standpoint of the Hebrew historian (I Ki 11:1-13), such tolerance was a heinous sin. [http://www.tparents.org/UNews/Unws0201/dp%206,5.htm] </ref> |