¹⁴ They said to them, “We can’t do such a thing; we can’t give our sister to a man who is not circumcised.^(A) That would be a disgrace to us.

¹⁶ And when you choose some of their daughters as wives^(A) for your sons and those daughters prostitute themselves to their gods,^(B) they will lead your sons to do the same.

³ Do not intermarry with them.^(A) Do not give your daughters to their sons or take their daughters for your sons, ⁴ for they will turn your children away from following me to serve other gods,^(B) and the Lord’s anger will burn against you and will quickly destroy^(C) you.

⁴ As Solomon grew old, his wives turned his heart after other gods,^(A) and his heart was not fully devoted^(B) to the Lord his God, as the heart of David his father had been.

²⁵ I rebuked them and called curses down on them. I beat some of the men and pulled out their hair. I made them take an oath^(A) in God’s name and said: “You are not to give your daughters in marriage to their sons, nor are you to take their daughters in marriage for your sons or for yourselves.^{(B) 26} Was it not because of marriages like these that Solomon king of Israel sinned? Among the many nations there was no king like him.^(C) He was loved by his God,^(D) and God made him king over all Israel, but even he was led into sin by foreign women.^{(E) 27} Must we hear now that you too are doing all this terrible wickedness and are being unfaithful to our God by marrying^(F) foreign women?”