When David returned to his palace in Jerusalem, he took the ten concubines he had left to care for the palace and placed them under guard. He provided for them, but he no longer slept with them. They were confined until the day of their death, living as widows. People Abel, Abiathar, Abishai, Absalom, Adoram, Ahilud, Amasa, Benaiah, Berites, Bichri, Bichrites, Cherethites, Dan, David, Gibeon, Ira, Jehoiada, Jehoshaphat, Jesse, Joab, Kerethites, Maacah, Pelethites, Sheva, ZadokPlaces Abel-beth-maacah, Gibeon, Jerusalem, Jordan RiverTopics Alive, Care, Concubines, Confinement, Custody, David, Death, Didn't, Fed, Guard, Husband, Jerusalem, Kept, Lie, Maintained, Necessaries, Palace, Placed, Provided, Putteth, Returned, Shut, Sustaineth, Sustenance, Taketh, Ten, Till, Ward, Widowhood, Widows, Women, Women-concubinesOutline 1. By occasion of the quarrel, Sheba rebels in Israel3. David's ten concubines are put in confinement for life 4. Amasa, made captain over Judah, is slain by Joab 14. Joab pursues Sheba to Abel 16. A wise woman saves the city by Sheba's head 23. David's officers Jump to Previous Concubines Custody David Death Fed House Jerusalem Provided Shut Sustenance Ten Ward Widowhood WomenJump to Next Concubines Custody David Death Fed House Jerusalem Provided Shut Sustenance Ten Ward Widowhood WomenLibrary Appendix 2 Extracts from the Babylon TalmudMassecheth Berachoth, or Tractate on Benedictions [76] Mishnah--From what time is the "Shema" said in the evening? From the hour that the priests entered to eat of their therumah [77] until the end of the first night watch. [78] These are the words of Rabbi Eliezer. But the sages say: Till midnight. Rabban Gamaliel says: Until the column of the morning (the dawn) rises. It happened, that his sons came back from a banquet. They said to him: "We have not said the Shema.'" He said to them, "If the column … Alfred Edersheim—Sketches of Jewish Social Life The Sixth Commandment Samuel Parallel Verses NASB: Then David came to his house at Jerusalem, and the king took the ten women, the concubines whom he had left to keep the house, and placed them under guard and provided them with sustenance, but did not go in to them. So they were shut up until the day of their death, living as widows.KJV: And David came to his house at Jerusalem; and the king took the ten women his concubines, whom he had left to keep the house, and put them in ward, and fed them, but went not in unto them. So they were shut up unto the day of their death, living in widowhood. Links 2 Samuel 20:3 NIV • 2 Samuel 20:3 NLT • 2 Samuel 20:3 ESV • 2 Samuel 20:3 NASB • 2 Samuel 20:3 KJVResources 2 Samuel 20:3 Bible Apps2 Samuel 20:3 Parallel 2 Samuel 20:3 Biblia Paralela 2 Samuel 20:3 Chinese Bible 2 Samuel 20:3 French Bible 2 Samuel 20:3 German Bible 2 Samuel 20:3 Commentaries Bible Hub |
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