11:1 King Solomon fell in love with many foreign women (besides Pharaoh’s daughter), including Moabites, Ammonites, Edomites, Sidonians, and Hittites. 11:2 They came from nations about which the Lord had warned the Israelites, “You must not establish friendly relations with them! ¹  If you do, they will surely shift your allegiance to their gods.” ²  But Solomon was irresistibly attracted to them. ³ 

11:3 He had 700 royal wives ⁴  and 300 concubines; ⁵  his wives had a powerful influence over him. ⁶  11:4 When Solomon became old, his wives shifted his allegiance to ⁷  other gods; he was not wholeheartedly devoted to the Lord his God, as his father David had been. ⁸