After he arrived from Hebron, David took more concubines and wives from Jerusalem, and more sons and daughters were born to him.
1 Chronicles 14:3 - Christian Standard Bible Anglicised David took more wives in Jerusalem, and he became the father of more sons and daughters. Tuilleadh leaganachaKing James Version (Oxford) 1769 And David took more wives at Jerusalem: and David begat more sons and daughters. Amplified Bible - Classic Edition And David took more wives to Jerusalem, and [he] became the father of more sons and daughters. American Standard Version (1901) And David took more wives at Jerusalem; and David begat more sons and daughters. Common English Bible David married more secondary wives in Jerusalem and fathered more sons and daughters. Catholic Public Domain Version Also, David took other wives in Jerusalem. And he conceived sons and daughters. Douay-Rheims version of The Bible - 1752 version And David took other wives in Jerusalem: and he begot sons, and daughters. |
After he arrived from Hebron, David took more concubines and wives from Jerusalem, and more sons and daughters were born to him.
He had seven hundred wives who were princesses and three hundred who were concubines, and they turned his heart away.
Then David knew that the Lord had established him as king over Israel and that his kingdom had been exalted for the sake of his people Israel.
These are the names of the children born to him in Jerusalem: Shammua, Shobab, Nathan, Solomon,
And out of all my sons #– #for the Lord has given me many sons #– #he has chosen my son Solomon to sit on the throne of the Lord’s kingdom over Israel.
Enjoy life with the wife you love all the days of your fleeting life, which has been given to you under the sun, all your fleeting days. For that is your portion in life and in your struggle under the sun.
And you ask, ‘Why? ’ Because even though the Lord has been a witness between you and the wife of your youth, you have acted treacherously against her. She was your marriage partner and your wife by covenant.
He told them, ‘Moses permitted you to divorce your wives because of the hardness of your hearts, but it was not like that from the beginning.
He must not acquire many wives for himself so that his heart won’t go astray. He must not acquire very large amounts of silver and gold for himself.