Nehemiah 13:26

Solomon king of Israel An argument from the greater to the less. If Solomon, the beloved of God, fell through this snare, how much more likely to sin were these ignorant Jews?

by thesethings] i.e. on account of wives taken from idolatrous people.

among many nations Cf. Mich. Nehemiah 4:3, -he shall judge between many peoples."

was there no king like him Cf. 1 Kings 3:12-13; 2 Chronicles 1:12.

who(R.V. and he) was beloved of his God Perhaps referring especially to the privilege of Solomon to receive the task of building the Temple and ordering the sacred worship; but the expression calls to mind 2 Samuel 12:25, -And the Lord loved him; … and he called his name Jedidiah for the Lord's sake."

outlandish women R.V. strange women. See 1 Kings 11:3 ff.