Polygamy

Solomon's many wives lead him astray from Yahweh, and Yahweh was not pleased. ( 1 Kings 11:4)And Paul was broadly against marriage, "It is good for a man not to marry" 1 Corinthians 7:1Indeed, Paul seemed to suggest that it was best to avoid sex, but if it couldn't be avoided, marriage was the solution. Having multiple wives would tend to undermine this teaching.As for the broader issue: There's no compelling argument why multiple partner marriages should not be possible - but I would have thought that technically each member should be married to one another, which would mean we'd have to allow gay marriages which is scary and bad and our children will die. OR something.

Indeed. I'm not saying that Paul's opinions are nonsensical or at odds with his beliefs. I was just repeating his overarching view of marriage given the importance Christians place on Paul. 'against' marriage is a vague thing to be. He was of the opinion that it was better not to marry than to marry unless avoiding sex/lust is needed :

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Now to the unmarried and to widows, I say: it is a good thing for them to remain as they are, as I do,
but if they cannot exercise self-control they should marry, for it is better to marry than to be on fire

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1 Corinthians 7:8-9