Now Lamech took for himself two wives. The name of the first one was Adah, and the name of the second one was Zillah.
Genesis 2:24 - Tree of Life Version This is why a man leaves his father and his mother and clings to his wife; and they become one flesh. Tuilleadh leaganachaKing James Version (Oxford) 1769 Therefore shall a man leave his father and his mother, and shall cleave unto his wife: and they shall be one flesh. Amplified Bible - Classic Edition Therefore a man shall leave his father and his mother and shall become united and cleave to his wife, and they shall become one flesh. [Matt. 19:5; I Cor. 6:16; Eph. 5:31-33.] American Standard Version (1901) Therefore shall a man leave his father and his mother, and shall cleave unto his wife: and they shall be one flesh. Common English Bible This is the reason that a man leaves his father and mother and embraces his wife, and they become one flesh. Catholic Public Domain Version For this reason, a man shall leave behind his father and mother, and he shall cling to his wife; and the two shall be as one flesh. Douay-Rheims version of The Bible - 1752 version Wherefore a man shall leave father and mother, and shall cleave to his wife: and they shall be two in one flesh. |
Now Lamech took for himself two wives. The name of the first one was Adah, and the name of the second one was Zillah.
Kings’ daughters are among your honored women. At your right hand stands the queen in gold of Ophir.
A virtuous wife is her husband’s crown, but a dishonoring one is like rottenness in his bones.
who forsakes the partner of her youth and forgets the covenant of her God.
When he arrived and saw the grace of God, he was thrilled. He encouraged them all to remain true to the Lord with heartfelt devotion.
For the married woman is bound by law to her husband while he lives; but if the husband dies, she is released from the law concerning the husband.
Adonai your God you will fear—Him will you serve. To Him will you cling, and by His Name will you swear.
But you who held tight to Adonai your God are alive today—all of you.
Therefore, I want the younger widows to get married, have children, manage a household, and give no opportunity to the enemy for slander.
David also took Ahinoam of Jezreel, and the two of them were his wives.