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.”

"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." - Nehemiah 13:26
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What does Nehemiah 13:26 mean?

The verse Nehemiah 13:26 from the King James Version of the Bible states: "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…

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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."
Nehemiah 12:26 - "These were in the days of Joiakim the son of Jeshua, the son of Jozadak, and in the days of Nehemiah the governor, and of Ezra the priest, the scribe."
Nehemiah 10:26 - "And Ahijah, Hanan, Anan,"
Nehemiah 11:26 - "And at Jeshua, and at Moladah, and at Beth-phelet,"
Nehemiah 7:26 - "The men of Beth-lehem and Netophah, an hundred fourscore and eight."
Nehemiah 11:13
"And Ahijah, Hanan, Anan," - Nehemiah 10:26
Nehemiah 10:13 - "Hodijah, Bani, Beninu."
"And at Jeshua, and at Moladah, and at Beth-phelet," - Nehemiah 11:26
Nehemiah 12:13 - "Of Ezra, Meshullam; of Amariah, Jehohanan;"
Nehemiah 7:13 - "The children of Zattu, eight hundred forty and five."
"These were in the days of Joiakim the son of Jeshua, the son of Jozadak, and in the days of Nehemiah the governor, and of Ezra the priest, the scribe." - Nehemiah 12:26
"Hodijah, Bani, Beninu." - Nehemiah 10:13
Nehemiah 3:26 - "Moreover the Nethinims dwelt in Ophel, unto the place over against the water gate toward the east, and the tower that lieth out."
"The men of Beth-lehem and Netophah, an hundred fourscore and eight." - Nehemiah 7:26
"Of Ezra, Meshullam; of Amariah, Jehohanan;" - Nehemiah 12:13
Nehemiah 13:12 - "Then brought all Judah the tithe of the corn and the new wine and the oil unto the treasuries."
Nehemiah 13:31 - "And for the wood offering, at times appointed, and for the firstfruits. Remember me, O my God, for good."
Nehemiah 13:20 - "So the merchants and sellers of all kind of ware lodged without Jerusalem once or twice."
Nehemiah 13:4 - "¶ And before this, Eliashib the priest, having the oversight of the chamber of the house of our God, was allied unto Tobiah:"
Nehemiah 13:23 - "¶ In those days also saw I Jews that had married wives of Ashdod, of Ammon, and of Moab:"
Nehemiah 13:29 - "Remember them, O my God, because they have defiled the priesthood, and the covenant of the priesthood, and of the Levites."
Nehemiah 13:24 - "And their children spake half in the speech of Ashdod, and could not speak in the Jews' language, but according to the language of each people."
Nehemiah 13:8 - "And it grieved me sore: therefore I cast forth all the household stuff of Tobiah out of the chamber."
Nehemiah 13:3 - "Now it came to pass, when they had heard the law, that they separated from Israel all the mixed multitude."
"The children of Zattu, eight hundred forty and five." - Nehemiah 7:13
Nehemiah 13:9 - "Then I commanded, and they cleansed the chambers: and thither brought I again the vessels of the house of God, with the meat offering and the frankincense."
Nehemiah 13:7 - "And I came to Jerusalem, and understood of the evil that Eliashib did for Tobiah, in preparing him a chamber in the courts of the house of God."
Nehemiah 13:13 - "And I made treasurers over the treasuries, Shelemiah the priest, and Zadok the scribe, and of the Levites, Pedaiah: and next to them was Hanan the son of Zaccur, the son of Mattaniah: for they were counted faithful, and their office was to distribute unto their brethren."