"But King Solomon loved many foreign women, besides the daughter of Pharaoh: women of the Moabites, Ammonites, Edomites, Sidonians, and Hittites," — The *dramatic reversal*: Solomon *loves many foreign women* (*nashim zarot harbe*) beyond his Egyptian wife. The *catalog* includes women from *rival or formerly hostile nations*: Moabites, Ammonites, Edomites, Sidonians (Phoenicians), and Hittites. The *multiplicity* of marriages reflects *political alliances*, yet the language *loves* suggests *affective bonds*.

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