Nehemiah 13:24-26
Christian Standard Bible
24 Half of their children spoke the language of Ashdod or the language of one of the other peoples but could not speak Hebrew.[a](A) 25 I rebuked them, cursed them, beat some of their men, and pulled out their hair.(B) I forced them to take an oath(C) before God and said, “You must not give your daughters in marriage to their sons or take their daughters as wives for your sons or yourselves!(D) 26 Didn’t King Solomon of Israel sin in matters like this? There was not a king like him among many nations. He was loved by his God, and God made him king over all Israel, yet foreign women drew him into sin.(E)
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Nehemiah 13:24-26
New International Version
24 Half of their children spoke the language of Ashdod or the language of one of the other peoples, and did not know how to speak the language(A) of Judah. 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(B) 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.(C) 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.(D) He was loved by his God,(E) and God made him king over all Israel, but even he was led into sin by foreign women.(F)
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