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It was a decesion from man that they took multiple wives in the Bible. God allowed men to have multiple wives in the Old Testament eventhough God intended only one wife for a man originally. It was Lamech who is from the lineage of Cain took two wives (Gen 4:19).

The New Testament does not allow multiple wives (1 Cor 7:49; 1Tim 3:2,12; Matt 19:5-9)

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11y ago

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That one is simple, King Solomon had 1000 wives. You can read about him in the book of Kings and Chronicles. Solomon was King David's son, who possessed much wisdom.

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15y ago

Most famously? Solomon. He had 700 of them. And another 300 concubines (a kind of lesser status of wife) too!

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14y ago

To my knowledge, no one. Solomon had 300 wives and 700 concubines...

I Kings 11:3 He had seven hundred wives of royal birth and three hundred concubines, and his wives led him astray.

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Solomon. He had 700 wives, as The Bible days:

And he had seven hundred wives, princesses, and three hundred concubines: and his wives turned away his heart (1 Kings 11.3)

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It seems you're referring to Solomon, who indulged himself in the luxuries of the world (money, women, etc.) and then concluded that true happiness came only from God.

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King Solomon is the man with many wives.

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