King Solomon, is recorded as having had hundreds of wives!
Solomon had the most- 700 wives and 300 concubines (mistresses).
King Solomon was said to have a thousand wives.
In "Adventures of Huckleberry Finn," Huck Finn mentions that Solomon had about "a million" wives. This is an exaggeration to emphasize Solomon's numerous wives as described in the Bible.
Solomon in the Bible had 700 wives and 300 concubines. That could be the record.
Solomon in the Bible had 700 wives and 300 concubines. That could be the record.
The list is to long , he had 700 wives.The Bible says that Solomon had around seven hundred wives and three hundred concubines (see 1 Kings 11:3).
King Solomon broke the commandments against worshiping false gods and having many wives. He allowed his many wives to lead him astray into worshiping their foreign gods, which angered the Lord.
Yes, in the Bible, there are instances where God allowed certain individuals to have multiple wives, such as King Solomon and other figures in the Old Testament.
Solomon had 700 wives and 300 concubines. (1 Kings 11:1-3) And he came to have seven hundred wives, princesses, and three hundred concubines; and his wives gradually inclined his heart.
King Solomon of Israel is famously known for having more than 10 wives, with biblical accounts stating he had 700 wives and 300 concubines. His many marriages were often politically motivated, aimed at forging alliances with neighboring nations. Solomon's story is recounted in the Hebrew Bible, particularly in the books of Kings and Chronicles.
The Bible says King Solomon had 700 wives and 300 concubines. As archaeologists say this was a large proportion of the entire population of Jerusalem at the start of the tenth century BCE, this would mean, if read literally, that the entire male population lived in enforced celibacy. Nevertheless, over a period of forty years, the Bible mentions no uprising against Solomon.