Do not intermarry with them. Do not give your daughters to their sons or take their daughters for your sons,(A)

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Do not intermarry with them.(A) Do not give your daughters to their sons or take their daughters for your sons,

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from the nations that the Lord had told the Israelites about, “Do not intermarry with them, and they must not intermarry with you, because they will turn you away from Me to their gods.”(A) Solomon was deeply attached to these women and loved them.

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They were from nations about which the Lord had told the Israelites, “You must not intermarry(A) with them, because they will surely turn your hearts after their gods.” Nevertheless, Solomon held fast to them in love.

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When Solomon was old, his wives seduced him to follow other gods. He was not completely devoted to Yahweh his God, as his father David had been.(A)

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As Solomon grew old, his wives turned his heart after other gods,(A) and his heart was not fully devoted(B) to the Lord his God, as the heart of David his father had been.

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Indeed, the Israelite men[a] have taken some of their daughters as wives for themselves and their sons, so that the holy seed(A) has become mixed with the surrounding peoples.(B) The leaders[b] and officials have taken the lead in this unfaithfulness!”(C)

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Footnotes

  1. Ezra 9:2 Lit they
  2. Ezra 9:2 Lit hand of the leaders

They have taken some of their daughters(A) as wives for themselves and their sons, and have mingled(B) the holy race(C) with the peoples around them. And the leaders and officials have led the way in this unfaithfulness.”(D)

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25 I rebuked them, cursed them, beat some of their men, and pulled out their hair.(A) I forced them to take an oath(B) before God and said: “You must not give your daughters in marriage to their sons or take their daughters as wives for your sons or yourselves!(C)

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25 I rebuked them and called curses down on them. I beat some of the men and pulled out their hair. I made them take an oath(A) in God’s name and said: “You are not to give your daughters in marriage to their sons, nor are you to take their daughters in marriage for your sons or for yourselves.(B)

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