Nehemiah 13:26
Did not Solomon king of Israel sin by these things? yet among many nations was there no king like him, who was beloved of his God, and God made him king over all Israel: nevertheless even him did outlandish women cause to sin.
Cross-reference
1 Kings 11:1-8 details Solomon's foreign wives and idolatry — the very sin Nehemiah cites as a warning.
Deuteronomy 17:17 forbids kings from multiplying wives — the law Solomon violated, as Nehemiah points out.
1 Kings 11:4 states Solomon's wives turned his heart away — the specific consequence Nehemiah references.
In 2 Kings 8:18, Jehoram follows evil because he married Ahab's daughter—another king led astray by a foreign wife, echoing Solomon's fall.
In 2 Kings 23:13, the high places Solomon built for his foreign wives' gods are named—the physical evidence of the sin Nehemiah recalls.
In 2 Chronicles 21:6, Jehoram does evil because his wife is Ahab's daughter—another king corrupted by a foreign marriage, like Solomon.
Proverbs 31:3 warns kings not to give their strength to women, directly echoing Solomon's downfall cited here.
2 Samuel 12:25 gives Solomon the name Jedidiah, meaning 'beloved of the Lord' — supporting Nehemiah's statement of God's love.
2 Samuel 12:24 records Solomon's birth and God's love for him — clarifying why Nehemiah calls him 'beloved by his God'.
1 Kings 3:13 shows God granting Solomon unparalleled riches and honor — explaining why 'no king like him' existed.
2 Chronicles 1:12 similarly records God giving Solomon wisdom and wealth unmatched by any king — backing Nehemiah's praise.
2 Chronicles 9:22 states Solomon surpassed all other kings in riches and wisdom — reinforcing his unique status.
In 2 Chronicles 12:13, Rehoboam's mother is Naamah the Ammonite—one of Solomon's foreign wives, showing the lasting consequence of his sin.
Ecclesiastes 10:1 shows how a little folly outweighs wisdom — Solomon's great wisdom was undone by foreign wives.