The king must not have many wives. If he does, they will lead him astray. He must not store up large amounts of silver and gold.

他也不可为自己多立妃嫔，恐怕他的心偏邪；也不可为自己多积金银。

王不可为自己多立妃嫔，免得他的心偏离；也不可为自己多积金银。

王不可为自己多立妃嫔，免得他的心偏离；也不可为自己多积金银。

他不可拥有许多妃嫔，恐怕他的心会偏离耶和华，也不可为自己积蓄大量金银。

他也不可为自己加添妃嫔，恐怕他的心偏离了耶和华；也不可为自己积蓄极多的金钱。

他也不可為自己多立妃嬪，恐怕他的心偏邪；也不可為自己多積金銀。

王不可為自己多立妃嬪，免得他的心偏離；也不可為自己多積金銀。

王不可為自己多立妃嬪，免得他的心偏離；也不可為自己多積金銀。

他不可擁有許多妃嬪，恐怕他的心會偏離耶和華，也不可為自己積蓄大量金銀。

他也不可為自己加添妃嬪，恐怕他的心偏離了耶和華；也不可為自己積蓄極多的金錢。

王也不可為自己加多妃嬪，恐怕他的心偏邪；他也不可為自己加多金銀到極多。

毋多置妃嬪、恐致心偏、毋廣積金銀、

王之嬪妃、不可加多、恐心昏迷、亦不得廣積金銀。

不可多有妃嬪、恐其心偏邪、亦不可廣積金銀、

He must not take many wives, or his heart will be led astray. He must not accumulate large amounts of silver and gold.

And he shall not acquire many wives for himself, lest his heart turn away, nor shall he acquire for himself excessive silver and gold.

The king must not take many wives for himself, because they will turn his heart away from the Lord. And he must not accumulate large amounts of wealth in silver and gold for himself.

He must not acquire many wives for himself so that his heart won’t go astray. He must not acquire very large amounts of silver and gold for himself.

And he shall not acquire many wives for himself, so that his heart does not turn away; nor shall he greatly increase silver and gold for himself.

Neither shall he multiply wives for himself, lest his heart turn away; nor shall he greatly multiply silver and gold for himself.

Neither shall he multiply wives to himself, that his heart turn not away: neither shall he greatly multiply to himself silver and gold.

He must not acquire many wives for himself so that his heart won’t go astray. He must not acquire very large amounts of silver and gold for himself.

Neither shall he multiply wives to himself, that his heart turn not away: neither shall he greatly multiply to himself silver and gold.

Furthermore, he must not marry many wives lest his affections turn aside, and he must not accumulate much silver and gold.

He shall not multiply wives to himself, that his heart not turn away. He shall not greatly multiply to himself silver and gold.

That’s how Solomon, the king of Israel, sinned. He married women from other nations. There wasn’t a king like him anywhere. His God loved him. In fact, God made him king over the whole nation of Israel. But even he was led into sin by women from other lands.

That’s why a man leaves his father and mother and is joined to his wife. The two of them become one.

King Solomon loved many women besides Pharaoh’s daughter. They were from other lands. They were Moabites, Ammonites, Edomites, Sidonians and Hittites.The Lord had warned Israel about women from other nations. He had said,“ You must not marry them. If you do, you can be sure they will turn your hearts toward their gods.” But Solomon continued to love them anyway. He wouldn’t give them up.He had 700 wives who came from royal families. And he had 300 concubines. His wives led him astray.As Solomon grew older, his wives turned his heart toward other gods. He didn’t follow the Lord his God with all his heart. So he wasn’t like his father David.

Keep lies far away from me. Don’t make me either poor or rich, but give me only the bread I need each day.If you don’t, I might have too much. Then I might say I don’t know you. I might say,‘ Who is the Lord?’ Or I might become poor and steal. Then I would bring shame to the name of my God.

Don’t trust in money you have taken from others. Don’t put false hope in things you have stolen. Even if your riches grow, don’t put your trust in them.

He said,‘ That’s why a man will leave his father and mother and be joined to his wife. The two will become one.’( Genesis 2:24)

Sons were born to David in Hebron. His first son was Amnon. Amnon’s mother was Ahinoam from Jezreel.His second son was Kileab. Kileab’s mother was Abigail. She was Nabal’s widow from Carmel. The third son was Absalom. His mother was Maakah. She was the daughter of Talmai, the king of Geshur.The fourth son was Adonijah. His mother was Haggith. The fifth son was Shephatiah. His mother was Abital.The sixth son was Ithream. His mother was David’s wife Eglah. Those sons were born to David in Hebron.

Then he said to them,“ Watch out! Be on your guard against wanting to have more and more things. Life is not made up of how much a person has.”

Command people who are rich in this world not to be proud. Tell them not to put their hope in riches. Wealth is so uncertain. Command those who are rich to put their hope in God. He richly provides us with everything to enjoy.

Hasn’t the one God made the two of you one also? Both of you belong to him in body and spirit. And why has the one God made you one? Because he wants his children to be like him. So be careful. Don’t be unfaithful to the wife you married when you were young.

People who want to get rich are tempted. They fall into a trap. They are tripped up by wanting many foolish and harmful things. Those who live like that are dragged down by what they do. They are destroyed and die.

Then Jesus said to his disciples,“ What I’m about to tell you is true. It is hard for someone who is rich to enter the kingdom of heaven.Again I tell you, it is hard for a camel to go through the eye of a needle. But it is even harder for someone who is rich to enter the kingdom of God.”

The seed that fell among the thorns is like others who hear the message. But then the worries of this life and the false promises of wealth crowd it out. They keep the message from producing fruit.

“ Do not gather for yourselves riches on earth. Moths and rats can destroy them. Thieves can break in and steal them.Instead, gather for yourselves riches in heaven. There, moths and rats do not destroy them. There, thieves do not break in and steal them.

All of King Solomon’s cups were made out of gold. All the things used in the Palace of the Forest of Lebanon were made out of pure gold. Nothing was made out of silver. When Solomon was king, silver wasn’t considered to be worth very much.