Verse (Click for Chapter) New International Version After he left Hebron, David took more concubines and wives in Jerusalem, and more sons and daughters were born to him. New Living Translation After moving from Hebron to Jerusalem, David married more concubines and wives, and they had more sons and daughters. English Standard Version And David took more concubines and wives from Jerusalem, after he came from Hebron, and more sons and daughters were born to David. Berean Standard Bible After he had arrived from Hebron, David took more concubines and wives from Jerusalem, and more sons and daughters were born to him. King James Bible And David took him more concubines and wives out of Jerusalem, after he was come from Hebron: and there were yet sons and daughters born to David. New King James Version And David took more concubines and wives from Jerusalem, after he had come from Hebron. Also more sons and daughters were born to David. New American Standard Bible Meanwhile David took more concubines and wives from Jerusalem, after he came from Hebron; and more sons and daughters were born to David. NASB 1995 Meanwhile David took more concubines and wives from Jerusalem, after he came from Hebron; and more sons and daughters were born to David. NASB 1977 Meanwhile David took more concubines and wives from Jerusalem, after he came from Hebron; and more sons and daughters were born to David. Legacy Standard Bible And David took more concubines and wives from Jerusalem, after he came from Hebron; and more sons and daughters were born to David. Amplified Bible David took more concubines and wives from Jerusalem, after he came from Hebron; and more sons and daughters were born to him. Christian Standard Bible After he arrived from Hebron, David took more concubines and wives from Jerusalem, and more sons and daughters were born to him. Holman Christian Standard Bible After he arrived from Hebron, David took more concubines and wives from Jerusalem, and more sons and daughters were born to him. American Standard Version And David took him more concubines and wives out of Jerusalem, after he was come from Hebron; and there were yet sons and daughters born to David. Contemporary English Version After David left Hebron and moved to Jerusalem, he married many women from Jerusalem, and he had a lot of children. English Revised Version And David took him more concubines and wives out of Jerusalem, after he was come from Hebron: and there were yet sons and daughters born to David. GOD'S WORD® Translation David married more concubines and wives from Jerusalem after he had come there from Hebron, and he fathered more sons and daughters. Good News Translation After moving from Hebron to Jerusalem, David took more concubines and wives, and had more sons and daughters. International Standard Version But after arriving in Jerusalem after leaving Hebron, David took more wives and mistresses, and more sons and daughters were born to David. Majority Standard Bible After he had arrived from Hebron, David took more concubines and wives from Jerusalem, and more sons and daughters were born to him. NET Bible David married more concubines and wives from Jerusalem after he arrived from Hebron. Even more sons and daughters were born to David. New Heart English Bible David took more secondary wives and wives out of Jerusalem, after he had come from Hebron; and there were born to David more sons and daughters. Webster's Bible Translation And David took him more concubines and wives out of Jerusalem, after he had come from Hebron: and there were yet sons and daughters born to David. World English Bible David took more concubines and wives for himself out of Jerusalem, after he had come from Hebron; and more sons and daughters were born to David. Literal Translations Literal Standard VersionAnd again David takes concubines and wives out of Jerusalem, after his coming from Hebron, and again there are born to David sons and daughters. Young's Literal Translation And David taketh again concubines and wives out of Jerusalem, after his coming from Hebron, and there are born again to David sons and daughters. Smith's Literal Translation And David will take yet concubines and wives from Jerusalem after his coming from Hebron, and there will be yet born to David sons and daughters. Catholic Translations Douay-Rheims BibleAnd David took more concubines and wives of Jerusalem, after he was come from Hebron: and there were born to David other sons also and daughters: Catholic Public Domain Version Then David took more concubines and wives from Jerusalem, after he had arrived from Hebron. And other sons as well as daughters were born to David. New American Bible David took more concubines and wives in Jerusalem after he had come from Hebron, and more sons and daughters were born to him. New Revised Standard Version In Jerusalem, after he came from Hebron, David took more concubines and wives; and more sons and daughters were born to David. Translations from Aramaic Lamsa BibleAnd David took more concubines and wives from Jerusalem, after he was come from Hebron; and there were more sons and daughters born to David. Peshitta Holy Bible Translated And David took again concubines and wives from Jerusalem after he came from Khebron, and sons and daughters were born again to David OT Translations JPS Tanakh 1917And David took him more concubines and wives out of Jerusalem, after he was come from Hebron; and there were yet sons and daughters born to David. Brenton Septuagint Translation And David took again wives and concubines out of Jerusalem, after he came from Chebron: and David had still more sons and daughters born to him. Additional Translations ... Audio Bible Context David's Family Grows12And David realized that the LORD had established him as king over Israel and had exalted his kingdom for the sake of His people Israel. 13After he had arrived from Hebron, David took more concubines and wives from Jerusalem, and more sons and daughters were born to him. 14These are the names of the children born to him in Jerusalem: Shammua, Shobab, Nathan, Solomon,… Cross References 1 Chronicles 14:3 And David took more wives in Jerusalem and became the father of more sons and daughters. Deuteronomy 17:17 He must not take many wives for himself, lest his heart go astray. He must not accumulate for himself large amounts of silver and gold. 1 Kings 11:3 He had seven hundred wives of royal birth and three hundred concubines—and his wives turned his heart away. Genesis 16:1-4 Now Abram’s wife Sarai had borne him no children, but she had an Egyptian maidservant named Hagar. / So Sarai said to Abram, “Look now, the LORD has prevented me from bearing children. Please go to my maidservant; perhaps I can build a family by her.” And Abram listened to the voice of Sarai. / So after he had lived in Canaan for ten years, his wife Sarai took her Egyptian maidservant Hagar and gave her to Abram to be his wife. ... Genesis 25:1-6 Now Abraham had taken another wife, named Keturah, / and she bore him Zimran, Jokshan, Medan, Midian, Ishbak, and Shuah. / Jokshan was the father of Sheba and Dedan. And the sons of Dedan were the Asshurites, the Letushites, and the Leummites. ... Genesis 29:21-30 Finally Jacob said to Laban, “Grant me my wife, for my time is complete, and I want to sleep with her.” / So Laban invited all the men of that place and prepared a feast. / But when evening came, Laban took his daughter Leah and gave her to Jacob, and he slept with her. ... Judges 8:30 Gideon had seventy sons of his own, since he had many wives. 1 Samuel 1:1-2 Now there was a man named Elkanah who was from Ramathaim-zophim in the hill country of Ephraim. He was the son of Jeroham, the son of Elihu, the son of Tohu, the son of Zuph, an Ephraimite. / He had two wives, one named Hannah and the other Peninnah. And Peninnah had children, but Hannah had none. 1 Samuel 25:42-43 So Abigail hurried and got on a donkey, and attended by five of her maidens, she followed David’s messengers and became his wife. / David had also married Ahinoam of Jezreel. So she and Abigail were both his wives. 2 Samuel 3:2-5 And sons were born to David in Hebron: His firstborn was Amnon, by Ahinoam of Jezreel; / his second was Chileab, by Abigail the widow of Nabal of Carmel; his third was Absalom, the son of Maacah daughter of King Talmai of Geshur; / his fourth was Adonijah, the son of Haggith; his fifth was Shephatiah, the son of Abital; ... 2 Samuel 12:8 I gave your master’s house to you and your master’s wives into your arms. I gave you the house of Israel and Judah, and if that was not enough, I would have given you even more. 1 Kings 11:1-2 King Solomon, however, loved many foreign women along with the daughter of Pharaoh—women of Moab, Ammon, Edom, and Sidon, as well as Hittite women. / These women were from the nations about which the LORD had told the Israelites, “You must not intermarry with them, for surely they will turn your hearts after their gods.” Yet Solomon clung to these women in love. Matthew 19:4-6 Jesus answered, “Have you not read that from the beginning the Creator ‘made them male and female,’ / and said, ‘For this reason a man will leave his father and mother and be united to his wife, and the two will become one flesh’? / So they are no longer two, but one flesh. Therefore what God has joined together, let man not separate.” Mark 10:6-9 However, from the beginning of creation, ‘God made them male and female.’ / ‘For this reason a man will leave his father and mother and be united to his wife, / and the two will become one flesh.’ So they are no longer two, but one flesh. ... 1 Corinthians 7:2 But because there is so much sexual immorality, each man should have his own wife, and each woman her own husband. Treasury of Scripture And David took him more concubines and wives out of Jerusalem, after he was come from Hebron: and there were yet sons and daughters born to David. Genesis 25:5,6 And Abraham gave all that he had unto Isaac… Deuteronomy 17:17 Neither shall he multiply wives to himself, that his heart turn not away: neither shall he greatly multiply to himself silver and gold. 1 Chronicles 3:9 These were all the sons of David, beside the sons of the concubines, and Tamar their sister. Jump to Previous Born Concubines Daughters David Hebron Jerusalem Meanwhile Wives WomenJump to Next Born Concubines Daughters David Hebron Jerusalem Meanwhile Wives Women2 Samuel 5 1. The tribes come to Hebron and anoint David over Israel,4. David's age 6. Taking Zion from the Jebusites, he dwells in it 11. Hiram sends to David, 13. Eleven sons are born to him in Jerusalem 17. David, directed by God, smites the Philistines at Baal-perazim 22. And again at the mulberry trees After he had arrived from Hebron David's move from Hebron to Jerusalem marks a significant transition in his reign. Hebron, located in the territory of Judah, was David's initial capital and the place where he was anointed king over Judah (2 Samuel 2:1-4). The move to Jerusalem signifies the unification of the tribes of Israel under David's rule, as Jerusalem was a neutral city not previously controlled by any single tribe. This strategic relocation also fulfilled the need for a central capital that could unite the northern and southern tribes. David took more concubines and wives from Jerusalem and more sons and daughters were born to him Persons / Places / Events 1. DavidThe second king of Israel, known for his heart for God, yet also for his human failings. In this verse, he expands his family by taking more concubines and wives. 2. Jerusalem The city that David captured and established as the political and spiritual center of Israel. It becomes the City of David. 3. Hebron The city where David was first anointed king over Judah and reigned for seven years before moving his capital to Jerusalem. 4. Concubines and Wives In the context of ancient Israel, concubines were women who had a recognized relationship with a man but held a lower status than wives. David's taking of more concubines and wives reflects the customs and political strategies of the time. 5. Sons and Daughters The offspring of David's expanded family, who would play various roles in the unfolding account of Israel's history. Teaching Points The Complexity of LeadershipDavid's life illustrates the complexities and challenges of leadership. While he was a man after God's own heart, his personal choices sometimes contradicted God's commands. Leaders today must strive to align their personal lives with their spiritual convictions. The Consequences of Disobedience David's decision to take more wives and concubines, contrary to God's instructions, set the stage for future family strife and national turmoil. Disobedience to God's Word can have long-lasting consequences. Cultural Context vs. Divine Command While polygamy was culturally accepted in David's time, it was not God's ideal for marriage. Christians are called to discern between cultural norms and God's commands, adhering to the latter. The Importance of Family Integrity The expansion of David's family through multiple wives led to complex family dynamics and conflicts. Maintaining integrity and unity within the family is crucial for personal and communal peace.(13) More concubines and wives.--In Deuteronomy 17:17, the law had been given for the future king, "Neither shall he multiply wives to himself." David certainly came perilously near a violation of this law, although he did not, like his son Solomon, take wives and concubines in enormous number for the sake of having a great harem--an important element in the Oriental ideas of regal magnificence. Any possible ambiguity in the phrase "out of Jerusalem" is removed by the expression in the parallel place (1Chronicles 14:3), "at Jerusalem." Altogether, here and in Chronicles, the names of nineteen sons are mentioned; those of the daughters are not given, although one, Thamar, is mentioned in the story in 2 Samuel 13.Verse 13. - David took him more concubines. Thus with increase of power came also the increased gratification of David's weakness and sin. Well for him would it have been if, like Saul, he had been content with one wife. But this enlargement of his harem was gradual, and the list includes all the sons born at Jerusalem. Of these four, namely, Shammuah, Shobab, Nathan, and Solomon. were his children by Bathsheba (see 1 Chronicles 3:5, where the names are differently spelt). Besides a variation in the spelling, two sons are mentioned in Chronicles, Nogah and an earlier Eliphelet, whose names are not given here, perhaps because they died young. From 1 Chronicles 3:9 we learn that only the names of the sons of wives are given in these tables. Parallel Commentaries ... Hebrew Afterאַחֲרֵ֖י (’a·ḥă·rê) Preposition Strong's 310: The hind or following part he had arrived בֹּא֣וֹ (bō·’ōw) Verb - Qal - Infinitive construct | third person masculine singular Strong's 935: To come in, come, go in, go from Hebron, מֵחֶבְר֑וֹן (mê·ḥeḇ·rō·wn) Preposition-m | Noun - proper - feminine singular Strong's 2275: Hebron -- 'association, league', a city in southern Judah David דָּוִ֨ד (dā·wiḏ) Noun - proper - masculine singular Strong's 1732: David -- perhaps 'beloved one', a son of Jesse took וַיִּקַּח֩ (way·yiq·qaḥ) Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular Strong's 3947: To take more ע֜וֹד (‘ō·wḏ) Adverb Strong's 5750: Iteration, continuance, again, repeatedly, still, more concubines פִּֽלַגְשִׁ֤ים (pi·laḡ·šîm) Noun - feminine plural Strong's 6370: A concubine, a paramour and wives וְנָשִׁים֙ (wə·nā·šîm) Conjunctive waw | Noun - feminine plural Strong's 802: Woman, wife, female from Jerusalem, מִיר֣וּשָׁלִַ֔ם (mî·rū·šā·lim) Preposition-m | Noun - proper - feminine singular Strong's 3389: Jerusalem -- probably 'foundation of peace', capital city of all Israel and more ע֛וֹד (‘ō·wḏ) Adverb Strong's 5750: Iteration, continuance, again, repeatedly, still, more sons בָּנִ֥ים (bā·nîm) Noun - masculine plural Strong's 1121: A son and daughters וּבָנֽוֹת׃ (ū·ḇā·nō·wṯ) Conjunctive waw | Noun - feminine plural Strong's 1323: A daughter were born וַיִּוָּ֥לְדּוּ (way·yiw·wā·lə·ḏū) Conjunctive waw | Verb - Nifal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine plural Strong's 3205: To bear young, to beget, medically, to act as midwife, to show lineage to him. לְדָוִ֖ד (lə·ḏā·wiḏ) Preposition-l | Noun - proper - masculine singular Strong's 1732: David -- perhaps 'beloved one', a son of Jesse Links 2 Samuel 5:13 NIV2 Samuel 5:13 NLT 2 Samuel 5:13 ESV 2 Samuel 5:13 NASB 2 Samuel 5:13 KJV 2 Samuel 5:13 BibleApps.com 2 Samuel 5:13 Biblia Paralela 2 Samuel 5:13 Chinese Bible 2 Samuel 5:13 French Bible 2 Samuel 5:13 Catholic Bible OT History: 2 Samuel 5:13 David took him more concubines and wives (2Sa iiSam 2 Sam ii sam) |
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