- his wife:
- "And it came to pass,¹ when¹ menª beganª° to multiplyª° onª the faceª of the earth,ª and daughtersª were bornª° unto them, ... And GODª sawª° that¹ the wickednessª of manª [was] greatª in the earth,ª and [that] every¹ imaginationª of the thoughtsª of his heartª [was] onlyª evilª continually.ª¹" {Gen 6:1-5} + "Neither¹ shalt thou make marriagesª° with them; thy daughterª thou shalt not¹ giveª° unto his son,ª nor¹ his daughterª shalt thou takeª° unto thy son.ª ... For¹ they will turn awayª°¹ thy sonª from followingª¹ me, that they may serveª° otherª gods:ª so will the angerª of the LORDª be kindledª° against you, and destroyª° thee suddenly.ª" {Deu 7:3-4} + "But kingª Solomonª lovedª° manyª strangeª women,ª together with¹ the daughterª of Pharaoh,ª women of the Moabites,ª Ammonites,ª Edomites,ª Zidonians,ª [and] Hittites;ª ... For Solomonª went²°¹ afterª Ashtorethª the goddessª of the Zidonians,ª and afterª Milcomª the abominationª of the Ammonites.ª" {1Kg 11:1-5} + "And I contendedª° with¹ them, and cursedª° them, and smoteª° certain²¹ of¹ them, and plucked off their hair,ª° and made them swearª° by God,ª [saying], Ye shall not¹ giveª° your daughtersª unto their sons,ª nor¹ takeª° their daughtersª¹ unto your sons,ª or for yourselves. ... Did not¹ Solomonª kingª of Israelª sinª° by¹ these things?¹ yet among manyª nationsª was¹ there no¹ kingª like him,¹ who was¹ belovedª° of his God,ª and Godª madeª° him kingª over¹ all¹ Israel:ª nevertheless¹ even him² did outlandishª womenª cause to sin.ª°" {Neh 13:25-26}
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