³ Do not intermarry with them.^(A) Do not give your daughters to their sons or take their daughters for your sons,

² 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.

⁴ 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.

² 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)

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)