2 Samuel 20:3

Easy To Read Version

David went back to his house in Jerusalem. David had left ten of his wives [114] to take care of the house. David had put these women in a special house. [115] He put guards around this house. The women stayed in this house until they died. David took care of the women and gave them food, but he did not have sexual relations with them. They lived like widows until they died.

Cross References

Genesis 40:3

So Pharaoh put them in the same prison as Joseph. Potiphar, the commander of Pharaoh’s guards, was in charge of this prison.

2 Samuel 15:16

King David went out with all of the people in his house. The king left ten of his wives [84] to take care of the house.

2 Samuel 20:2

So all the Israelites [113] left David and followed Sheba son of Bicri. But the people of Judah stayed with their king all the way from the Jordan River to Jerusalem.