Gen 6:2-3, Exo 34:15-16, Jos 23:12-13, Judg 3:6-7, 1Ki 11:2 | ESV | STEP | the sons of God saw that the daughters of man were attractive . And they took as their wives any they chose .

a 1 Pet. 3:19, 20; [Neh. 9:30; Gal. 5:16, 17]

c Ps. 78:39

d[See ver. 12 above]

e Lev. 17:7; 20:5; Deut. 31:16; Judg. 2:17; Jer. 3:9; Ezek. 6:9

f Num. 25:2; Ps. 106:28; [1 Cor. 8:4, 7, 10; 10:27]

g Deut. 7:3, 4; 1 Kgs. 11:2; Ezra 9:2; Neh. 13:25

h[See ver. 15 above]

i Ex. 34:16; Deut. 7:3

j Judg. 2:3, 21

k Ex. 23:33; Num. 33:55; Deut. 7:16; Judg. 2:3

l[Ex. 34:16; Deut. 7:3; Ezra 9:12]

m ch. 2:11-13

n ch. 6:25; Ex. 34:13

oSee Ex. 34:16

Genesis 6:2-3

2 the sons of God saw that the daughters of man were attractive. And they took as their wives any they chose. 3 Then the Lord said, ^a“My Spirit shall not abide in ^{▼▼Or My Spirit shall not contend with} man forever, ^cfor he is flesh: his days shall be 120 years.”

Exodus 34:15-16

15 ^dlest you make a covenant with the inhabitants of the land, and when they ^ewhore after their gods and sacrifice to their gods and ^fyou are invited, you eat of his sacrifice, 16 and you take of ^gtheir daughters for your sons, and their daughters ^hwhore after their gods and make your sons whore after their gods.

Joshua 23:12-13

12 For if you turn back and cling to the remnant of these nations remaining among you ⁱand make marriages with them, so that you associate with them and they with you, 13 know for certain that ^jthe Lord your God will no longer drive out these nations before you, ^kbut they shall be a snare and a trap for you, a whip on your sides and thorns in your eyes, until you perish from off this good ground that the Lord your God has given you.

Judges 3:6-7

6 ^lAnd their daughters they took to themselves for wives, and their own daughters they gave to their sons, and they served their gods.

Othniel

7 ^mAnd the people of Israel did what was evil in the sight of the Lord. They forgot the Lord their God and served the Baals and ⁿthe Asheroth.

1 Kings 11:2

2 from the nations concerning which the Lord had said to the people of Israel, ^o“You shall not enter into marriage with them, neither shall they with you, for surely they will turn away your heart after their gods.” Solomon clung to these in love.