1. Könige 11
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Many strange women - That is, idolaters; together with the daughter of Pharaoh: she was also one of those strange women and an idolater. But many think she became a proselyte to the Jewish religion; of this there is no evidence.
Quelle öffnen ↗SOLOMON'S WIVES AND CONCUBINES IN HIS OLD AGE. (Kg1 11:1-8) But King Solomon loved many strange women--Solomon's extraordinary gift of wisdom was not sufficient to preserve him from falling into grievous and fatal errors. A fairer promise of true greatness, a more beautiful picture of juvenile piety, never was seen than that which he exhibited at the commencement of his reign. No sadder, more humiliating, or awful spectacle can be imagined than the besotted apostasy of his old age; and to him may be applied the words of Paul (Gal 3:3), of John (Rev 3:17), and of Isaiah (Isa 14:21). A love of the world, a ceaseless round of pleasure, had insensibly corrupted his heart, and produced, for a while at least, a state of mental darkness. The grace of God deserted him; and the son of the pious David--the religiously trained child of Bath-sheba (Pro 31:1-3), and pupil of Nathan, instead of showing the stability of sound principle and mature experience became at last an old and foolish king (Ecc 4:13). His fall is traced to his "love of many strange women." Polygamy was tolerated among the ancient Hebrews; and, although in most countries of the East, the generality of men, from convenience and economy, confine themselves to one woman, yet a number of wives is reckoned as an indication of wealth and importance, just as a numerous stud of horses and a grand equipage are among us. The sovereign, of course, wishes to have a more numerous harem than any of his subjects; and the female establishments of many Oriental princes have, both in ancient and modern times, equalled or exceeded that of Solomon's. It is probable, therefore, that, in conformity with Oriental notions, he resorted to it as a piece of state magnificence. But in him it was unpardonable, as it was a direct and outrageo…
Quelle öffnen ↗But King Solomon loved many strange women,.... His love was a lustful and not a lawful one, and of women who were not only of foreign countries, but not his lawful wives, and these many: together with the daughter of Pharaoh; besides her, or as he loved her, and perhaps more; his sin was not that he loved her who was his lawful wife, but others with her; it is very probable she was a proselytess, and had no hand in turning him to idolatry, since we read not of any high place built for an Egyptian idol: women of the Moabites, Anmonites, Edomites, Zidonians, and Hittites; all of the neighbouring nations. Some think he did this with political views, to get intelligence of the state of those countries, or to abate and extinguish their enmity; but it rather seems to be the fruit of lust or pride.
Quelle öffnen ↗The idolatry into which Solomon fell in his old age appears so strange in a king so wise and God-fearing as Solomon showed himself to be at the dedication of the temple, that many have been quite unable to reconcile the two, and have endeavoured to show either that Solomon's worship of idols was psychologically impossible, or that the knowledge of God and the piety attributed to him are unhistorical. But great wisdom and a refined knowledge of God are not a defence against the folly of idolatry, since this has its roots in the heart, and springs from sensual desires and the lust of the flesh. The cause assigned in the biblical account for Solomon's falling away from the Lord, is that he loved many strange, i.e., foreign or heathen, wives, who turned his heart from Jehovah to their own gods in his old age. Consequently the falling away did not take place suddenly, but gradually, as Solomon got old, and was not a complete renunciation of the worship of Jehovah, to whom he offered solemn sacrifices three times a year, and that certainly to the day of his death (Kg1 9:25), but consisted simply in the fact that his heart was no longer thoroughly devoted to the Lord (Kg1 11:4), and that he inclined towards the idols of his foreign wives and built them altars (Kg1 11:5-8); that is to say, it consisted merely in a syncretic mixture of Jehovah-worship and idolatry, by which the worship which should be paid solely and exclusively to the true God was not only injured, but was even turned into idolatry itself, Jehovah the only true God being placed on a level with the worthless gods of the heathen. - Love to foreign wives no doubt presupposed an inclination to foreign customs; it was not, however, idolatry in itself, but was still reconcilable with that sincere worship of Jehovah w…
Quelle öffnen ↗This is a sad story, and very surprising, of Solomon's defection and degeneracy. I. Let us enquire into the occasions and particulars of it. Shall Solomon fall, that was the beauty of Israel, and so great a blessing of his generation? Yes, it is too true, and the scripture is faithful in relating it, and repeating it, and referring to it long after, Neh 13:26. There was no king like Solomon who was beloved of his God, yet even him did outlandish women cause to sin. There is the summary of his apostasy; it was the woman that deceived him, and was first in the transgression. 1. He doted on strange women, many strange women. Here his revolt began. (1.) He gave himself to women, which his mother had particularly cautioned him against. Pro 31:3, Give not thy strength unto women (perhaps alluding to Samson, who lost his strength by giving information of it to a woman), for it is that which, as much as any thing, destroys kings. His father David's fall began with the lusts of the flesh, which he should have taken warning by. The love of women has cast down many wounded (Pro 7:26) and many (says bishop Hall) have had their head broken by their own rib. (2.) He took many women, so many that, at last, they amounted to 700 wives and 300 concubines, 1000 in all, and not one good one among them, as he himself owns in his penitential sermon (Ecc 7:28), for no woman of established virtue would be one of such a set. God had, by his law, particularly forbidden the kings to multiply either horses or wives, Deu 17:16, Deu 17:17. How he broke the former law, in multiplying horses, and having them out of Egypt too (which was expressly prohibited in that law) we read Kg1 10:29, and here we are told how he broke the latter (which proved of more fatal consequence) in multiplying wives. Note, L…
Quelle öffnen ↗11:1-3 In spite of his God-given wisdom, Solomon blatantly violated the law of Moses with his excessive wealth and many wives (see Exod 34:12-17; Deut 7:3-4; 17:17). Taking wives to form foreign alliances compromised Solomon’s spiritual commitment, as predicted, and turned his heart away from the Lord. The spiritual and political consequences for his people were disastrous (see 1 Kgs 11:4-13; 12:4, 16; 2 Kgs 17:5-23; 25:1-23).
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מֶלֶךְ (melek, H4428) — a king שְׁלֹמֹה (Shᵉlômôh, H8010) — Shelomah, David's successor אָהַב (ʼâhab, H157) — to have affection for (sexually or otherwise) רַב (rab, H7227) — abundant (in quantity, size, age, number, rank, quality) נׇכְרִי (nokrîy, H5237) — strange, in a variety of degrees and applications (foreign, non-relative, adulterous,… אִשָּׁה (ʼishshâh, H802) — a woman בַּת (bath, H1323) — a daughter (used in the same wide sense as other terms of relationship, literally and… פַּרְעֹה (Parʻôh, H6547) — Paroh, a general title of Egyptian kings מוֹאָבִי (Môwʼâbîy, H4125) — a Moabite or Moabitess, i.e. a descendant from Moab עַמּוֹנִי (ʻAmmôwnîy, H5984) — an Ammonite or (the adjective) Ammonitish אֱדֹמִי (ʼĔdômîy, H130) — an Edomite, or descendants from (or inhabitants of) Edom צִידֹנִי (Tsîydônîy, H6722) — a Tsidonian or inhabitant of Tsidon חִתִּי (Chittîy, H2850) — a Chittite, or descendant of Cheth
Quelle öffnen ↗גּוֹי (gôwy, H1471) — a foreign nation; hence, a Gentile; also (figuratively) a troop of animals, or a flight… יְהֹוָה (Yᵉhôvâh, H3068) — Jehovah, Jewish national name of God אָמַר (ʼâmar, H559) — to say (used with great latitude) בֵּן (bên, H1121) — a son (as a builder of the family name), in the widest sense (of literal and figurative… יִשְׂרָאֵל (Yisrâʼêl, H3478) — Jisrael, a symbolical name of Jacob; also (typically) of his posterity בּוֹא (bôwʼ, H935) — to go or come (in a wide variety of applications) אָכֵן (ʼâkên, H403) — firmly; figuratively, surely; also (advers.) but נָטָה (nâṭâh, H5186) — to stretch or spread out; by implication, to bend away (including moral deflection); used… לֵבָב (lêbâb, H3824) — the heart (as the most interior organ); אַחַר (ʼachar, H310) — properly, the hind part; generally used as an adverb or conjunction, after (in various… אֱלֹהִים (ʼĕlôhîym, H430) — gods in the ordinary sense; but specifically used (in the plural thus, especially with… שְׁלֹמֹה (Shᵉlômôh, H8010) — Shelomah, David's successor דָּבַק (dâbaq, H1692) — properly, to impinge, i.e. cling or adhere; figuratively, to catch by pursuit אָהַב (ʼâhab, H157) — to have affection for (sexually or otherwise)
Quelle öffnen ↗שֶׁבַע (shebaʻ, H7651) — seven (as the sacred full one); also (adverbially) seven times; by implication, a week;… מֵאָה (mêʼâh, H3967) — a hundred; also as a multiplicative and a fraction אִשָּׁה (ʼishshâh, H802) — a woman שָׂרָה (sârâh, H8282) — a mistress, i.e. female noble שָׁלוֹשׁ (shâlôwsh, H7969) — three; occasionally (ordinal) third, or (multiple) thrice פִּילֶגֶשׁ (pîylegesh, H6370) — a concubine; also (masculine) a paramour נָטָה (nâṭâh, H5186) — to stretch or spread out; by implication, to bend away (including moral deflection); used… לֵב (lêb, H3820) — the heart; also used (figuratively) very widely for the feelings, the will and even the…
Quelle öffnen ↗עֵת (ʻêth, H6256) — time, especially (adverb with preposition) now, when, etc. שְׁלֹמֹה (Shᵉlômôh, H8010) — Shelomah, David's successor זִקְנָה (ziqnâh, H2209) — old age אִשָּׁה (ʼishshâh, H802) — a woman נָטָה (nâṭâh, H5186) — to stretch or spread out; by implication, to bend away (including moral deflection); used… לֵבָב (lêbâb, H3824) — the heart (as the most interior organ); אַחַר (ʼachar, H310) — properly, the hind part; generally used as an adverb or conjunction, after (in various… אַחֵר (ʼachêr, H312) — properly, hinder; generally, next, other, etc. אֱלֹהִים (ʼĕlôhîym, H430) — gods in the ordinary sense; but specifically used (in the plural thus, especially with… שָׁלֵם (shâlêm, H8003) — complete (literally or figuratively); especially friendly יְהֹוָה (Yᵉhôvâh, H3068) — Jehovah, Jewish national name of God דָּוִד (Dâvid, H1732) — David, the youngest son of Jesse אָב (ʼâb, H1) — father, in a literal and immediate, or figurative and remote application
Quelle öffnen ↗שְׁלֹמֹה (Shᵉlômôh, H8010) — Shelomah, David's successor יָלַךְ (yâlak, H3212) — to walk (literally or figuratively); causatively, to carry (in various senses) אַחַר (ʼachar, H310) — properly, the hind part; generally used as an adverb or conjunction, after (in various… עַשְׁתֹּרֶת (ʻAshtôreth, H6253) — Ashtoreth, the Phoenician goddess of love (and increase) אֱלֹהִים (ʼĕlôhîym, H430) — gods in the ordinary sense; but specifically used (in the plural thus, especially with… צִידֹנִי (Tsîydônîy, H6722) — a Tsidonian or inhabitant of Tsidon מַלְכָּם (Malkâm, H4445) — Malcam or Milcom, the national idol of the Ammonites שִׁקּוּץ (shiqqûwts, H8251) — disgusting, i.e. filthy; especially idolatrous or (concretely) an idol עַמּוֹנִי (ʻAmmôwnîy, H5984) — an Ammonite or (the adjective) Ammonitish
Quelle öffnen ↗שְׁלֹמֹה (Shᵉlômôh, H8010) — Shelomah, David's successor עָשָׂה (ʻâsâh, H6213) — to do or make, in the broadest sense and widest application רַע (raʻ, H7451) — bad or (as noun) evil (natural or moral) עַיִן (ʻayin, H5869) — an eye (literally or figuratively); by analogy, a fountain (as the eye of the landscape) יְהֹוָה (Yᵉhôvâh, H3068) — Jehovah, Jewish national name of God מָלֵא (mâlêʼ, H4390) — to fill or (intransitively) be full of, in a wide application (literally and figuratively) אַחַר (ʼachar, H310) — properly, the hind part; generally used as an adverb or conjunction, after (in various… דָּוִד (Dâvid, H1732) — David, the youngest son of Jesse אָב (ʼâb, H1) — father, in a literal and immediate, or figurative and remote application
Quelle öffnen ↗שְׁלֹמֹה (Shᵉlômôh, H8010) — Shelomah, David's successor בָּנָה (bânâh, H1129) — to build (literally and figuratively) בָּמָה (bâmâh, H1116) — an elevation כְּמוֹשׁ (Kᵉmôwsh, H3645) — Kemosh, the god of the Moabites שִׁקּוּץ (shiqqûwts, H8251) — disgusting, i.e. filthy; especially idolatrous or (concretely) an idol מוֹאָב (Môwʼâb, H4124) — Moab, an incestuous son of Lot; also his territory and descendants הַר (har, H2022) — a mountain or range of hills (sometimes used figuratively) פָּנִים (pânîym, H6440) — the face (as the part that turns); used in a great variety of applications (literally and… יְרוּשָׁלַ͏ִם (Yᵉrûwshâlaim, H3389) — Jerushalaim or Jerushalem, the capital city of Palestine מֹלֶךְ (Môlek, H4432) — Molek (i.e. king), the chief deity of the Ammonites בֵּן (bên, H1121) — a son (as a builder of the family name), in the widest sense (of literal and figurative… עַמּוֹן (ʻAmmôwn, H5983) — Ammon, a son of Lot; also his posterity and their country
Quelle öffnen ↗עָשָׂה (ʻâsâh, H6213) — to do or make, in the broadest sense and widest application נׇכְרִי (nokrîy, H5237) — strange, in a variety of degrees and applications (foreign, non-relative, adulterous,… אִשָּׁה (ʼishshâh, H802) — a woman קָטַר (qâṭar, H6999) — to smoke, i.e. turn into fragrance by fire (especially as an act of worship) זָבַח (zâbach, H2076) — to slaughter an animal (usually in sacrifice) אֱלֹהִים (ʼĕlôhîym, H430) — gods in the ordinary sense; but specifically used (in the plural thus, especially with…
Quelle öffnen ↗יְהֹוָה (Yᵉhôvâh, H3068) — Jehovah, Jewish national name of God אָנַף (ʼânaph, H599) — to breathe hard, i.e. be enraged שְׁלֹמֹה (Shᵉlômôh, H8010) — Shelomah, David's successor לֵבָב (lêbâb, H3824) — the heart (as the most interior organ); נָטָה (nâṭâh, H5186) — to stretch or spread out; by implication, to bend away (including moral deflection); used… אֱלֹהִים (ʼĕlôhîym, H430) — gods in the ordinary sense; but specifically used (in the plural thus, especially with… יִשְׂרָאֵל (Yisrâʼêl, H3478) — Jisrael, a symbolical name of Jacob; also (typically) of his posterity רָאָה (râʼâh, H7200) — to see, literally or figuratively (in numerous applications, direct and implied,… פַּעַם (paʻam, H6471) — a stroke, literally or figuratively (in various applications, as follow)
Quelle öffnen ↗צָוָה (tsâvâh, H6680) — (intensively) to constitute, enjoin דָּבָר (dâbâr, H1697) — a word; by implication, a matter (as spoken of) or thing; adverbially, a cause יָלַךְ (yâlak, H3212) — to walk (literally or figuratively); causatively, to carry (in various senses) אַחַר (ʼachar, H310) — properly, the hind part; generally used as an adverb or conjunction, after (in various… אַחֵר (ʼachêr, H312) — properly, hinder; generally, next, other, etc. אֱלֹהִים (ʼĕlôhîym, H430) — gods in the ordinary sense; but specifically used (in the plural thus, especially with… שָׁמַר (shâmar, H8104) — properly, to hedge about (as with thorns), i.e. guard; generally, to protect, attend to,… יְהֹוָה (Yᵉhôvâh, H3068) — Jehovah, Jewish national name of God
Quelle öffnen ↗יְהֹוָה (Yᵉhôvâh, H3068) — Jehovah, Jewish national name of God אָמַר (ʼâmar, H559) — to say (used with great latitude) שְׁלֹמֹה (Shᵉlômôh, H8010) — Shelomah, David's successor שָׁמַר (shâmar, H8104) — properly, to hedge about (as with thorns), i.e. guard; generally, to protect, attend to,… בְּרִית (bᵉrîyth, H1285) — a compact (because made by passing between pieces of flesh) חֻקָּה (chuqqâh, H2708) — {an enactment; hence, an appointment (of time, space, quantity, labor or usage)} צָוָה (tsâvâh, H6680) — (intensively) to constitute, enjoin קָרַע (qâraʻ, H7167) — to rend, literally or figuratively (revile, paint the eyes, as if enlarging them) מַמְלָכָה (mamlâkâh, H4467) — dominion, i.e. (abstractly) the estate (rule) or (concretely) the country (realm) נָתַן (nâthan, H5414) — to give, used with greatest latitude of application (put, make, etc.) עֶבֶד (ʻebed, H5650) — a servant
Quelle öffnen ↗יוֹם (yôwm, H3117) — a day (as the warm hours), whether literal (from sunrise to sunset, or from one sunset to… עָשָׂה (ʻâsâh, H6213) — to do or make, in the broadest sense and widest application דָּוִד (Dâvid, H1732) — David, the youngest son of Jesse אָב (ʼâb, H1) — father, in a literal and immediate, or figurative and remote application קָרַע (qâraʻ, H7167) — to rend, literally or figuratively (revile, paint the eyes, as if enlarging them) יָד (yâd, H3027) — a hand (the open one (indicating power, means, direction, etc.), בֵּן (bên, H1121) — a son (as a builder of the family name), in the widest sense (of literal and figurative…
Quelle öffnen ↗רַק (raq, H7535) — properly, leanness, i.e. (figuratively) limitation; only adverbial, merely, or… קָרַע (qâraʻ, H7167) — to rend, literally or figuratively (revile, paint the eyes, as if enlarging them) מַמְלָכָה (mamlâkâh, H4467) — dominion, i.e. (abstractly) the estate (rule) or (concretely) the country (realm) נָתַן (nâthan, H5414) — to give, used with greatest latitude of application (put, make, etc.) אֶחָד (ʼechâd, H259) — properly, united, i.e. one; or (as an ordinal) first שֵׁבֶט (shêbeṭ, H7626) — a scion, i.e. (literally) a stick (for punishing, writing, fighting, ruling, walking,… בֵּן (bên, H1121) — a son (as a builder of the family name), in the widest sense (of literal and figurative… דָּוִד (Dâvid, H1732) — David, the youngest son of Jesse עֶבֶד (ʻebed, H5650) — a servant יְרוּשָׁלַ͏ִם (Yᵉrûwshâlaim, H3389) — Jerushalaim or Jerushalem, the capital city of Palestine בָּחַר (bâchar, H977) — properly, to try, i.e. (by implication) select
Quelle öffnen ↗יְהֹוָה (Yᵉhôvâh, H3068) — Jehovah, Jewish national name of God קוּם (qûwm, H6965) — to rise (in various applications, literal, figurative, intensive and causative) שָׂטָן (sâṭân, H7854) — an opponent; especially (with the article prefixed) Satan, the arch-enemy of good שְׁלֹמֹה (Shᵉlômôh, H8010) — Shelomah, David's successor הֲדַד (Hădad, H1908) — Hadad, the name of an idol, and of several kings of Edom אֱדֹמִי (ʼĔdômîy, H130) — an Edomite, or descendants from (or inhabitants of) Edom מֶלֶךְ (melek, H4428) — a king זֶרַע (zeraʻ, H2233) — seed; figuratively, fruit, plant, sowing-time, posterity אֱדֹם (ʼĔdôm, H123) — Edom, the elder twin-brother of Jacob; hence the region (Idumaea) occupied by him
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Er soll auch nicht viele Weiber nehmen, damit sein Herz nicht auf Abwege gerate; auch soll er sich nicht zu viel Silber und Gold sammeln.
Sie sollen dich bewahren vor dem schlechten Weib, vor der glatten Zunge der Fremden;
Und ebenso tat er für alle seine ausländischen Frauen, die ihren Göttern räucherten und opferten.
daß du auch errettet werdest von dem fremden Weibe, von der Buhlerin, die glatte Worte gibt;
daß du bewahrt bleibest vor dem fremden Weibe, vor der Buhlerin, die glatte Worte gibt!
Als nun die Königsherrschaft in Salomos Hand befestigt war, verschwägerte sich Salomo mit dem Pharao, dem König von Ägypten, und nahm die Tochter des Pharao und brachte sie in die Stadt Davids, bis er sein Haus und das Haus des HERRN und die Mauern um Jerusalem her fertiggebaut hatte.
Ein Hurenmaul ist eine tiefe Grube; wen der HERR strafen will, der fällt hinein.
Deine Augen werden seltsame Dinge sehen, und dein Herz wird verworrenes Zeug reden;
Du sollst auch nicht ein Weib zu ihrer Schwester hinzunehmen, wodurch Eifersucht erregt würde, wenn du ihre Scham entblößtest, während jene noch lebt.