Ammishaddai:
Deuteronomy 17 : 17 . Read it and weep

Thats why God was angry with Solomon. Read 1King 11:1-downwards.

Toks2008:
How on earth did one man cope with a thousand women as wives as well as concubines..? Just imagine one man with a thousand of these wonderful creations of GOD in different colours and curves.

I have tried to fathom how he satisfied all of them sexually...


Anyone with an idea?

Surely, he never satisfied them sexually. It was just the vanity of life. You can liken his action to our political leaders of today who steal billions of naira which they can never exhaust in their life time.

backbencher:



Most of the marriages were not for love, they were for the sake of alliances and partnerships between Solomon and many of the kingdoms in the neighborhood.

At the end of the day, the King might not visit most of the ladies in decades..maybe one night and that's it.

The book of Esther gives a brief description of relations between A typical king and his harem. (Chapter 2 vs 12-17)


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Barbaric, but back then that was often times the only way to guarantee peaceful relations between countries. Infact that was how many European royal houses worked before 1914 . Queen Victoria tried to marry her kids to monarchs of neighbouring European royal houses to guarantee peaceful relations in Europe. World war one showed that method don't work. The German Kaiser, who was a grandson of Queen Victoria went to war against his British cousin who was a also a grandson of the same Queen Victoria!

For more information on how harems worked...see here

Gbam. This is it, the answer.

Homeboiy:



This is to say that polygamy is accepted in Christianity

Note that Solomon was not a Christian because he lived during the Old Testament era (before Christ).

However, the New Testament is not against polygamy. The only people ordered to marry one wife in the New Testament is a Christian who aspires to the office of a BISHOP or DEACON. 1 Timothy 3:2 - A bishop then must be blameless, the husband of one wife, vigilant, sober, of good behaviour, given to hospitality, apt to teach;

1 Timothy 3:12 Let the deacons be the husbands of one wife, ruling their children and their own houses well.

The issue of marrying only one wife is a doctrine which emanated from the Catholic Church, and which other christian churches have adopted.

Homeboiy:



This is to say that polygamy is accepted in Christianity

GUY CARRY YOUR TIME O

NOR DEY BRING THIS KIND MENTION COME MY SIDE AGAIN

You're talking of someone that has spiritual power br

Homeboiy:


Bible

If it’s condemned

Why was he allowed as a Christian to marry more than one wife

Ur bible tells u that Solomon is a Christian, how do u folks read this book

The question is were all the women interested in being satisfied. The answer is No. Most of the women were strange women and of course they would get their satisfaction elsewhere but remained married tona rich king. Remember Potiphar's wife. She was the only one but wanted satisfaction from a slave. That is what you get from such women. Remeber the same solomon wrote about the adulteress woman in proverbs. The proverbs were to his sons, so he mah have experienced all of this. There is No way a man can satisfy 1000 women. We only have 365 days in a year. It means he would be meeting with 3 different women in every day of the year how possible is this. So the Answer is NO.

in as much i nevwr wanted to comment but to ne frank,, domt bring bible topic here

Righteousness2:

Who allows you to do what you do?

Oga, Solomon was not a Christian. There was no Christianity until the death of Jesus.

I hope you understand now?

Vinnie2000:



OP..
Leave those Yarns..
Despite having the so called 300 wives and 700 concubines, Solomon fcvked only 2 or 3..

as in ehn and he only genuinely loved one you can read the whole songs of Solomon

Toks2008:
How on earth did one man cope with a thousand women as wives as well as concubines..? Just imagine one man with a thousand of these wonderful creations of GOD in different colours and curves.

I have tried to fathom how he satisfied all of them sexually...


Anyone with an idea?

he ended up with only 2 children so there lies the answer to your question. How can 1k women produce only two children? Even if Na away match his wife do at least they should have one child each

Emyogalanya:
he ended up with only 2 children so there lies the answer to your question. How can 1k women produce only two children? Even if Na away match his wife do at least they should have one child each

Perhaps he had more that were not mentioned.

Solomon follow write the Bible ooo.... Anyway he was not a Christian.

This one u are asking do u want to go and help him out .

King Solomon was a Jew not a Christian.

Homeboiy:



This is to say that polygamy is accepted in Christianity

Jpolgar:


Quick question:
Was King Solomon a Christian?

nyc question..nobody in the old testament was a christian

Ndipe:
King Solomon was a Jew not a Christian.

SO

I'm sure many of them cheated on him..

Toks2008 Qpost=108647980:


Perhaps he had more that were not mentioned.

a record that took note of his 1k wives and failed to tell us of his whole sons save 2? When you come up with another excuse let me know. Thanks

Emyogalanya:
a record that took note of his 1k wives and failed to tell us of his whole sons save 2? When you come up with another excuse let me know. Thanks

Guy i am not saying he has more, i wrote perhaps meaning maybe.

He had four children and not 2 btw.

Nobody said that king Solomon literally had sex with a thousand women as husband duty. He married some of those women , who were princesses ( as its mentioned in the bible )to cement the relationship between the kingdoms they were from and his.

All of you saying that the story is fabricated and all that... The scriptures recorded are infallible and was inspired by the holy spirit, believe it or not!
Meanwhile, to be a Kings wife in those days was a priviledge. Once you are in, you sit back and begin to enjoy the luxury of royalty, whether the king demands for your sexual company or not.
You might stay for a year without him demanding for you. This is really not a question of the king satisfying them sexually, but a question of them satisfying him sexually.
The king is LAW!

Toks2008:



Which one is read it and weep onto what matter? This has no correlation to the thread. Yes he was warned not to take many wives so that his heart will not wonder away but that is not the discussion here.

The question is..How did he manage to satisfy all of them sexually.

You are asking the question how did he satisfy all because u didn't read about it, u only heard he had 700 wives etc. The emphasis is not on the amount of what he had, it's in all he had make his heart to wander away from God. So studying the scriptures will portray your heart and mind to the right concept of what is written. Do more than just knowing stories or the Bible from your kindergarten,you are old now try n study for yourself. You have physical and electronic Bible no excuse.

Toks2008:


Guy i am not saying he has more, i wrote perhaps meaning maybe.

He had four children and not 2 btw.

I only know of 2 Rehoboam and Rehoboth

Homeboiy:
The story is a very big lie

It was just coined so that the Bible go sweet


Even the story of methuselah living for 969 years

All na lies

What about Samson ( the first Superman , abi na Hulk him be )


Better don't some idiiots hear what you're saying

Homeboiy:


Bible

If it’s condemned

Why was he allowed as a Christian to marry more than one wife

Solomon wasn't a Christian , Christianity didn't exist during Solomon's time

CUMIN:
Men with high libido always are very top of the IQ test.

He was blessed with a very strong sexual prowess.

In those days they live alife of debauchery.
He could be sexing a lady Infront of others while another rubbing him.

Hmmm , I would really like the IQ scores of people like Johnny Sims ( or is it Sin ) , Jake Steed and Lexington Steele

Lilsameey:
Seems like fairy tale but who knows

Fairy tale People still do it now talk more then when the world was less exposed and he had so much wealth as a king.. or u didn't read of a common man who recently died being married to 57 wives talk more king Solomon with all his fame, wealth and affluence. A lot of girls were betrothed and groomed from birth just to play the part. If anything i believe the figure is even more than recorded

killmods:

Fairy tale People still do it now talk more then when the world was less exposed and he had so much wealth as a king.. or u didn't read of a common man who recently died being married to 57 wives talk more king Solomon with all his fame, wealth and affluence. A lot of girls were betrothed and groomed from birth just to play the part. If anything i believe the figure is even more than recorded

Can you compare 57 wives to 700 wives and 300 concubines?

jamace:

Note that Solomon was not a Christian because he lived during the Old Testament era (before Christ).

However, the New Testament is not against polygamy. The only people ordered to marry one wife in the New Testament is a Christian who aspires to the office of a BISHOP or DEACON. 1 Timothy 3:2 - A bishop then must be blameless, the husband of one wife, vigilant, sober, of good behaviour, given to hospitality, apt to teach;

1 Timothy 3:12 Let the deacons be the husbands of one wife, ruling their children and their own houses well.

The issue of marrying only one wife is a doctrine which emanated from the Catholic Church, and which other christian churches have adopted.

Which of the believers in new testament has more than one wife

2. The original plan was "two" coming together to become ONE flesh. That plan cannot work in POLYGAMY

Lilsameey:
Can you compare 57 wives to 700 wives and 300 concubines?

Nope but just imagine if he had a quarter of Solomon's wealth, affluence or power in those ancient times