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Except for the Kings of ancient Israel who were prone to multiplying their women and worshiping their wives’ false gods, nowhere in the bible is there a command against having more than one wife.
Yet, men should not think it an easy feat. It is hard work. Just like marriage has been romanticized to an unhealthy level to the point of forgetting its true purpose, the idea of having many wives has also generated many unrealistic sexual fantasies that ignore the true purpose of such an arrangement.
Throughout the Bible most men opted for only one wife. Even today in places where the laws and the religion openly allow for such a possibility, most men still prefer to marry just one woman.
However, if a man desires more than one, he must be willing to accede to God’s command of taking care of the wives equally, without neglecting the children. And that means providing to all without prejudice or favoritism.
“But if someone doesn’t provide for their own family…They are worse than those who have no faith.” 1 Timothy 5:8
Ultimately, the decision to have one wife or many is between the individual and God, the woman or women he wants to marry, and the respective families.
“Marriage should be honored by all…” Hebrews 13:4
>https://biblicisminstitute.wordpress.com/2015/05/12/can-a-man-have-many-wives/