1 Kings 11:2

KJV1611 – Modern English

Of the nations concerning which the LORD had said to the children of Israel, You shall not go to them, nor shall they come to you: for surely they will turn your hearts after their gods: Solomon clung to these in love.

📖 Grammatical Analysis

Original Text

מִן־הַגּוֹיִ֗ם אֲשֶׁ֣ר אָֽמַר־יְהוָה֩ אֶל־בְּנֵ֨י יִשְׂרָאֵ֜ל לֹֽא־תָבֹ֣אוּ בָהֶ֗ם וְהֵם֙ לֹא־יָבֹ֣אוּ בָכֶ֔ם אָכֵן֙ יַטּ֣וּ אֶת־לְבַבְכֶ֔ם אַחֲרֵ֖י אֱלֹהֵיהֶ֑ם בָּהֶ֛ם דָּבַ֥ק שְׁלֹמֹ֖ה לְאַהֲבָֽה׃

Transliteration

From-the gōyīm which ʾāmar-YHWH to-benēy Yisrāʾēl not-tāḇōʾū in-them and-they not-yāḇōʾū in-you, ʾākhēn yaṭṭū ʾet-your-leḇaḇ after ʾĕlōhēyhem; to-them dāḇaq Shelomoh for-ʾahăḇāh.

Grammar Details

• *gōyīm*: noun, masculine, plural, absolute - nations/gentiles
• *ʾāmar*: verb, qal perfect, 3rd masculine singular - said/spoke
• *YHWH*: proper noun - LORD/Yahweh
• *benēy*: noun, masculine, plural, construct - sons/children of
• *Yisrāʾēl*: proper noun - Israel
• *tāḇōʾū*: verb, qal imperfect, 2nd masculine plural - you shall come/enter
• *yāḇōʾū*: verb, qal imperfect, 3rd masculine plural - they shall come/enter
• *ʾākhēn*: adverb - surely/indeed
• *yaṭṭū*: verb, hiphil imperfect, 3rd masculine plural - they will turn aside/incline
• *ʾet*: direct object marker
• *leḇaḇ*: noun, masculine, singular, construct - heart
• *ʾĕlōhēyhem*: noun, masculine, plural, construct + 3rd masculine plural suffix - their gods
• *dāḇaq*: verb, qal perfect, 3rd masculine singular - clung/attached
• *Shelomoh*: proper noun, masculine - Solomon
• *ʾahăḇāh*: noun, feminine, singular, absolute - love

Word Meanings

• *gōyīm*: nations/gentiles/peoples
• *tāḇōʾū*: you shall come in/enter/have relations with
• *yāḇōʾū*: they shall come in/enter/have relations with
• *yaṭṭū*: they will turn aside/incline/bend
• *dāḇaq*: clung/attached/adhered
• *ʾahăḇāh*: love/affection/desire

Other Translations

• Linguistic Bible Translation from Source Texts

  These were from nations about which the LORD had told the Israelites, 'You must not intermarry with them, and they must not intermarry with you, for they will surely turn your hearts after their gods.' Nevertheless, Solomon clung to them in love.

• King James Version 1769 (Standard Version)

  Of the nations concerning which the LORD said unto the children of Israel, Ye shall not go in to them, neither shall they come in unto you: for surely they will turn away your heart after their gods: Solomon clave unto these in love.

• American Standard Version with Strong's Numbers

  of the nations{H1471} concerning which Jehovah{H3068} said{H559} unto the children{H1121} of Israel,{H3478} Ye shall not go among{H935} them, neither shall they come among{H935} you; for surely{H403} they will turn away{H5186} your heart{H3824} after{H310} their gods:{H430} Solomon{H8010} clave{H1692} unto these in love.{H157}

• King James Version with Strong's Numbers

  Of the nations{H1471} concerning which the LORD{H3068} said{H559}{(H8804)} unto the children{H1121} of Israel{H3478}, Ye shall not go in{H935}{(H8799)} to them, neither shall they come in{H935}{(H8799)} unto you: for surely{H403} they will turn away{H5186}{(H8686)} your heart{H3824} after{H310} their gods{H430}: Solomon{H8010} clave{H1692}{(H8804)} unto these in love{H157}{(H8800)}.

• Coverdale Bible (1535)

  euen of those nacions, that the LORDE spake of vnto the children of Israel: Go not ye vnto them, and let not them come vnto you: they shal surely bowe youre hertes after their goddes: Vnto these dyd Salomon enclyne with affeccion.

• Geneva Bible (1560)

  Of the nations, whereof the Lord had sayd vnto the children of Israel, Goe not ye in to them, nor let them come in to you: for surely they will turne your hearts after their gods, to them, I say, did Salomon ioyne in loue.

• Bishops' Bible (1568)

  Wher as yet concerning these nations, the Lorde sayd vnto the children of Israel: Go not ye into them, nor let them come into, els will they turne your heartes after their gods: Neuerthelesse, Solomon claue vnto them in loue.

• Authorized King James Version (1611)

  Of the nations [concerning] which the LORD said unto the children of Israel, Ye shall not go in to them, neither shall they come in unto you: [for] surely they will turn away your heart after their gods: Solomon clave unto these in love.

• Webster's Bible (1833)

  of the nations concerning which Yahweh said to the children of Israel, You shall not go among them, neither shall they come among you; for surely they will turn away your heart after their gods: Solomon joined to these in love.

• Young's Literal Translation (1862/1898)

  of the nations of which Jehovah said unto the sons of Israel, `Ye do not go in to them, and they do not go in to you; surely they turn aside your heart after their gods;' to them hath Solomon cleaved for love.

• American Standard Version (1901)

  of the nations concerning which Jehovah said unto the children of Israel, Ye shall not go among them, neither shall they come among you; for surely they will turn away your heart after their gods: Solomon clave unto these in love.

• American Standard Version (1901)

  of the nations concerning which Jehovah said unto the children of Israel, Ye shall not go among them, neither shall they come among you; for surely they will turn away your heart after their gods: Solomon clave unto these in love.

• Bible in Basic English (1941)

  The nations of which the Lord had said to the children of Israel, You are not to take wives from them and they are not to take wives from you; or they will certainly make you go after their gods: to these Solomon was united in love.

• World English Bible (2000)

  of the nations concerning which Yahweh said to the children of Israel, "You shall not go among them, neither shall they come among you; for surely they will turn away your heart after their gods." Solomon joined to these in love.

• NET Bible® (New English Translation)

  They came from nations about which the LORD had warned the Israelites,“You must not establish friendly relations with them! If you do, they will surely shift your allegiance to their gods.” But Solomon was irresistibly attracted to them.

Referenced Verses

• Exod 34:16 : 16 And you take their daughters for your sons, and their daughters go whoring after their gods, and make your sons go whoring after their gods.
• Deut 7:3-4 : 3 Neither shall you make marriages with them; your daughter you shall not give to his son, nor his daughter shall you take for your son. 4 For they will turn your son away from following me, that they may serve other gods: so the anger of the LORD will be kindled against you, and destroy you suddenly.
• Exod 23:32-33 : 32 You shall make no covenant with them, nor with their gods. 33 They shall not dwell in your land, lest they make you sin against me; for if you serve their gods, it will surely be a snare to you.
• Num 25:1-3 : 1 And Israel stayed in Shittim, and the people began to commit immorality with the daughters of Moab. 2 And they called the people to the sacrifices of their gods, and the people ate and bowed down to their gods. 3 And Israel joined himself to Baal of Peor, and the anger of the LORD was kindled against Israel.
• Josh 23:12-13 : 12 Otherwise, if you do at all turn back, and join to the remnant of these nations, even those that remain among you, and make marriages with them, and go in to them, and they to you: 13 Know for certain that the LORD your God will no longer drive out any of these nations from before you; but they shall be snares and traps to you, and scourges in your sides, and thorns in your eyes, until you perish from off this good land which the LORD your God has given you.
• Judg 3:6-7 : 6 And they took their daughters to be their wives, and gave their daughters to their sons, and served their gods. 7 And the children of Israel did evil in the sight of the LORD, and forgot the LORD their God, and served Baalim and the groves.
• Judg 16:4-9 : 4 It came to pass after this, that he loved a woman in the Valley of Sorek, whose name was Delilah. 5 And the lords of the Philistines came to her and said, "Entice him, and find out where his great strength lies, and by what means we may overpower him, so that we may bind him and afflict him. Every one of us will give you eleven hundred pieces of silver." 6 So Delilah said to Samson, "Please tell me where your great strength lies, and how you can be bound to afflict you." 7 And Samson said to her, "If they bind me with seven fresh cords that have never been dried, then I shall become weak, and be like any other man." 8 So the lords of the Philistines brought her seven fresh cords, which had not been dried, and she bound him with them. 9 Now men were lying in wait, staying with her in the room. And she said, "The Philistines are upon you, Samson!" But he broke the cords as a strand of yarn breaks when it touches fire. So the secret of his strength was not known. 10 Then Delilah said to Samson, "You have mocked me and told me lies. Now, please tell me how you can be bound." 11 So he said to her, "If they bind me securely with new ropes that have never been used, then I shall become weak, and be like any other man." 12 Therefore Delilah took new ropes and bound him with them, and said to him, "The Philistines are upon you, Samson!" And men were lying in wait in the room. But he broke them off his arms like a thread. 13 Delilah said to Samson, "Until now, you have mocked me and told me lies. Tell me how you can be bound." And he said to her, "If you weave the seven locks of my hair with the web." 14 So she fastened it with the pin and said to him, "The Philistines are upon you, Samson!" But he awoke from his sleep, and pulled out the pin of the loom and the web. 15 Then she said to him, "How can you say, 'I love you,' when your heart is not with me? You have mocked me these three times and have not told me where your great strength lies." 16 And it came to pass, when she pestered him daily with her words and pressed him, that his soul was vexed to death, 17 that he told her all his heart, and said to her, "No razor has ever come upon my head, for I have been a Nazarite to God from my mother's womb. If I am shaven, then my strength will leave me, and I shall become weak, and be like any other man." 18 When Delilah saw that he had told her all his heart, she sent and called for the lords of the Philistines, saying, "Come up once more, for he has told me all his heart." So the lords of the Philistines came up to her, and brought the money in their hand. 19 Then she lulled him to sleep on her knees, and called for a man and had him shave off the seven locks of his head. Then she began to torment him, and his strength left him. 20 She said, "The Philistines are upon you, Samson!" So he awoke from his sleep, and said, "I will go out as before, at other times, and shake myself free." But he did not know that the LORD had departed from him. 21 Then the Philistines took him and put out his eyes and brought him down to Gaza. They bound him with bronze chains, and he became a grinder in the prison.
• 1 Kgs 16:31-33 : 31 And as if it had been a trivial thing for him to walk in the sins of Jeroboam the son of Nebat, he took for his wife Jezebel the daughter of Ethbaal king of the Sidonians, and went and served Baal and worshipped him. 32 He raised up an altar for Baal in the house of Baal, which he built in Samaria. 33 And Ahab made an Asherah. Ahab did more to provoke the LORD God of Israel to anger than all the kings of Israel before him.
• 2 Chr 19:2 : 2 And Jehu, the son of Hanani the seer, went out to meet him and said to King Jehoshaphat, Should you help the wicked and love those that hate the LORD? Therefore, wrath is upon you from before the LORD.
• 2 Chr 21:6 : 6 He walked in the way of the kings of Israel, as the house of Ahab had done, for he had Ahab's daughter as his wife; and he did what was evil in the sight of the LORD.
• Ezra 9:12 : 12 Now therefore do not give your daughters to their sons, nor take their daughters for your sons, nor seek their peace or their wealth forever, that you may be strong and eat the good of the land, and leave it as an inheritance to your children forever.
• Ezra 10:2-9 : 2 And Shechaniah the son of Jehiel, one of the sons of Elam, answered and said to Ezra, We have sinned against our God and have taken foreign wives from the peoples of the land, yet now there is hope for Israel in this matter. 3 Therefore, let us make a covenant with our God to put away all these wives and their children, according to the advice of my lord and those who tremble at the command of our God. Let it be done according to the law. 4 Arise, for this matter is your responsibility. We also are with you. Be strong and do it. 5 Then Ezra arose and made the chief priests, the Levites, and all Israel swear that they would do according to this word. And they swore. 6 Then Ezra rose up from before the house of God and went into the chamber of Johanan the son of Eliashib. When he arrived there, he ate no bread and drank no water, for he mourned because of the transgression of those who had been taken captive. 7 And they issued a proclamation throughout Judah and Jerusalem to all the children of the captivity, that they should gather at Jerusalem; 8 and that whoever would not come within three days, according to the counsel of the leaders and elders, all his property would be forfeited, and he himself would be separated from the congregation of those who had been carried away. 9 Then all the men of Judah and Benjamin gathered at Jerusalem within three days. It was the ninth month, on the twentieth day of the month. All the people sat in the street of the house of God, trembling because of this matter and because of the heavy rain. 10 And Ezra the priest stood up and said to them, You have transgressed and have taken foreign wives, adding to the guilt of Israel. 11 Now therefore make confession to the LORD, the God of your fathers, and do His will; separate yourselves from the peoples of the land and from the foreign wives. 12 Then all the assembly answered with a loud voice, As you have said, so must we do. 13 But there are many people, and it is a time of heavy rain, and we are not able to stand outside. Nor is this a task that can be accomplished in a day or two, for we have greatly transgressed in this matter. 14 Let our leaders of the entire assembly stand, and let all those in our cities who have taken foreign wives come at appointed times, together with the elders and judges of each city, until the fierce wrath of our God concerning this matter is turned away from us. 15 Only Jonathan the son of Asahel and Jahaziah the son of Tikvah opposed this, and Meshullam and Shabbethai the Levite supported them. 16 So the descendants of the captivity did accordingly. And Ezra the priest, along with certain heads of the fathers' households, each of them by name, were designated, and they sat down on the first day of the tenth month to examine the matter. 17 By the first day of the first month, they finished questioning all the men who had taken foreign wives.
• Ps 139:21 : 21 Do I not hate them, O LORD, who hate You? And am I not grieved with those who rise up against You?
• Mal 2:11 : 11 Judah has dealt treacherously, and an abomination is committed in Israel and in Jerusalem; for Judah has profaned the holiness of the LORD which he loved, and has married the daughter of a foreign god.
• Rom 1:32 : 32 Who, knowing the righteous judgment of God, that those who practice such things are deserving of death, not only do the same, but also approve of those who practice them.
• Rom 12:9 : 9 Let love be without hypocrisy. Abhor that which is evil; cling to that which is good.
• 1 Cor 15:33 : 33 Do not be deceived: Evil company corrupts good habits.
• 2 Cor 6:14-16 : 14 Do not be unequally yoked together with unbelievers. For what fellowship has righteousness with lawlessness? And what communion has light with darkness? 15 And what agreement has Christ with Belial? Or what part has he who believes with an unbeliever? 16 And what agreement has the temple of God with idols? For you are the temple of the living God; as God has said: I will dwell in them and walk among them. I will be their God, and they shall be My people.
• Rev 2:4 : 4 Nevertheless I have this against you, that you have left your first love.
• Gen 2:24 : 24 Therefore shall a man leave his father and mother, and shall cleave to his wife: and they shall be one flesh.
• Gen 34:3 : 3 And his soul was drawn to Dinah, the daughter of Jacob, and he loved the young woman and spoke kindly to her.