Therefore shall a man leave his father and his mother, and shall cleave to his wife and they shall be one flesh.
And Lamech took two wives to himself. The name of the first one was Adah, and the name of the other was Zillah.
Listen, O daughter, and look; and bow down your ear; and forget your own people and your father's house.
A woman of virtue is a crown to her husband, but she who causes shame is like rottenness in his bones.
who forsakes the guide of her youth and forgets the covenant of her God.
Who can find a woman of virtue? For her value is far above rubies.
who was glad when he had come and had seen the grace of God. And he exhorted all with purpose of heart to remain near to the Lord.
For the married woman was bound by law to the living husband. But if the husband is dead, she is set free from the law of her husband.
You shall fear Jehovah your God. You shall serve Him, and you shall hold fast to Him, and swear by His name.
And you who held fast to Jehovah your God are alive, every one of you, this day.
Therefore I want the younger ones to marry, bear children, guide the house, giving no occasion to the adversary because of reproach.
But cleave to Jehovah your God, as you have done to this day.
David also took Ahinoam of Jezreel. And they became, both of them, his wives.