1 Kings 11:8So did he for all his foreign wives, who burnt incense and sacrificed to their gods.
The setting
Jerusalem, ~930 BC. Seven hundred wives and three hundred concubines from surrounding nations each worship their homeland gods. Solomon funds and participates in all of them. Modern-day Jerusalem, Israel.
The emotion here: weary sadness at documenting systematic spiritual failure
The original word
nāshîm (נָשִׁים) — wives, but here referring to political marriage alliances turned spiritual snares
Why it matters
Solomon had 1,000 women from nations God specifically forbade Israel to marry
Read with care
What most readers miss in 1 Kings 11:8
The repetition 'so did he' emphasizes Solomon actively participated, not just allowed
Common misconceptionPeople think Solomon was just being a good husband, but he actively participated in worship that God called abomination.
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Bible Genome reading
1 Kings 11:8 — Bible Genome reading
Emotional genome
1 Kings 11:8 comes from the book of 1 Kings, written during the United Kingdom period. These words are attributed to Narrator. The dominant emotion in this verse is angry, with a comfort power of 10% and a tone that is lamenting. It belongs to the narrative genre of biblical literature. Key themes include compromise, systematic idolatry. Notable phrases: all his foreign wives; burnt incense and sacrificed.
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Verses that meet the same angry
“Beat your plowshares into swords, and your pruning hooks into spears. Let the weak say, 'I am strong.'”
— Joel 3:10
“You blind guides, who strain out a gnat, and swallow a camel!”
— Matthew 23:24
“Listen to this word, you cows of Bashan, who are on the mountain of Samaria, who oppress the poor, who crush the needy, who tell their husba…”
— Amos 4:1
“I hate, I despise your feasts, and I can't stand your solemn assemblies.”
— Amos 5:21
“Your eyes shall not pity; life shall go for life, eye for eye, tooth for tooth, hand for hand, foot for foot.”
— Deuteronomy 19:21
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