² from the nations concerning which the Lord had said to the Israelites, “You shall not enter into marriage with them, neither shall they with you, for they will surely incline your heart to follow their gods.” Solomon clung to these in love.^(A)

³ Among his wives were seven hundred princesses and three hundred concubines, and his wives turned away his heart.

⁵ At Gibeon the Lord appeared to Solomon in a dream by night, and God said, “Ask what I should give you.”^(A)

² the Lord appeared to Solomon a second time, as he had appeared to him at Gibeon.^(A)