1 Chronicles 14:3 “And David took more wives in Jerusalem and became the father of more s…”

1 Chronicles 14:3

And David took more wives in Jerusalem and became the father of more sons and daughters.

Berean Standard Bible

Other translations

King James Version

And David took more wives at Jerusalem: and David begat more sons and daughters.

World English Bible

David took more wives in Jerusalem, and David became the father of more sons and daughters.

American Standard Version

And David took more wives at Jerusalem; and David begat more sons and daughters.

Geneva Bible 1599

Also Dauid tooke moe wiues at Ierusalem, and Dauid begate moe sonnes and daughters.

Darby Translation

And David took more wives at Jerusalem: and David begot more sons and daughters.

Young's Literal Translation

And David taketh again wives in Jerusalem, and David begetteth again sons and daughters;

Bible in Basic English

And while he was living in Jerusalem, David took more wives and became the father of more sons and daughters.

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Cross references

“took”

1 Chronicles 3:1–4 Deuteronomy 17:17 2 Samuel 5:13 1 Kings 11:3 Ecclesiastes 7:26–29 Ecclesiastes 9:9

1 Chronicles 3:1–4 · BSB

These were the sons of David who were born to him in Hebron: The firstborn was Amnon by Ahinoam of Jezreel; the second was Daniel by Abigail of Carmel;

Deuteronomy 17:17 · BSB

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.

2 Samuel 5:13 · BSB

After he had arrived from Hebron, David took more concubines and wives from Jerusalem, and more sons and daughters were born to him.

1 Kings 11:3 · BSB

He had seven hundred wives of royal birth and three hundred concubines—and his wives turned his heart away.

Ecclesiastes 7:26–29 · BSB

And I find more bitter than death the woman who is a snare, whose heart is a net, and whose hands are chains. The man who pleases God escapes her, but the sinner is ensnared.

Ecclesiastes 9:9 · BSB

Enjoy life with your beloved wife all the days of the fleeting life that God has given you under the sun—all your fleeting days. For this is your portion in life and in your labor under the sun.

Cross references adapted from OpenBible.info (CC BY 4.0) and the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge.

In context

2And David realized that the LORD had established him as king over Israel and had highly exalted his kingdom for the sake of His people Israel.

4These are the names of the children born to him in Jerusalem: Shammua, Shobab, Nathan, Solomon,

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