“of the nations concerning which the LORD said to the children of Israel, “You shall not go among them, neither shall they come among you, for surely they will turn away your heart after their gods.” Solomon joined to these in love.”

Reading this verse in context

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Text: World English Bible, Protestant edition (engwebp), eBible.org — public domain.