Judges 19:1Easy To Read VersionAt that time, the people of Israel did not have a king. See the chapter |
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.
In the evening, the girl would go to the king’s palace. {\cf2\super [7]} And in the morning, she would return to another area where the king’s women lived. Then she would be placed under the care of a man named Shaashgaz. Shaashgaz was the king’s eunuch {\cf2\super [8]} in charge of the concubines. {\cf2\super [9]} The girl would not go back to the king again unless he was pleased with her. Then he would call her by name to come back to him.