# seven hundred royal wives and three hundred concubines

"700 royal wives and 300 concubines" (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/translate-numbers]])

# turned his heart away

To "turn someone's heart" is to convince that person to change his affection. See how you translated a similar phrase in [1 Kings 11:01](./01.md). AT: "turned his heart away from Yahweh" or "persuaded him to stop worshiping Yahweh" (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-explicit]] and [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-metonymy]])

# his heart was not fully surrendered ... as was the heart of David

To "surrender" your heart refers to giving total allegiance and affection. AT: "he was not fully devoted ... as was David" (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-metonymy]])

# translationWords

* [[rc://en/tw/dict/bible/other/royal]]
* [[rc://en/tw/dict/bible/other/concubine]]
* [[rc://en/tw/dict/bible/kt/god]]
* [[rc://en/tw/dict/bible/other/david]]
* [[rc://en/tw/dict/bible/other/father]]