2 Samuel 5:13 “After he had arrived from Hebron, David took more concubines and wives…”

2 Samuel 5:13

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

Berean Standard Bible

Other translations

King James 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.

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.

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.

Geneva Bible 1599

And Dauid tooke him more concubines and wiues out of Ierusalem, after hee was come from Hebron, and more sonnes and daughters were borne to Dauid.

Darby 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.

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.

Bible in Basic English

And David took more women and wives in Jerusalem, after he had come from Hebron: and he had more sons and daughters.

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Cross references

“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.”

1 Chronicles 3:9 Deuteronomy 17:17 1 Chronicles 14:3–7 2 Chronicles 11:18–21 2 Chronicles 13:21 Genesis 25:5

1 Chronicles 3:9 · BSB

These were all the sons of David, besides the sons by his concubines. And Tamar was their sister.

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.

1 Chronicles 14:3–7 · BSB

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

2 Chronicles 11:18–21 · BSB

And Rehoboam married Mahalath, who was the daughter of David’s son Jerimoth and of Abihail, the daughter of Jesse’s son Eliab.

2 Chronicles 13:21 · BSB

But Abijah grew strong, married fourteen wives, and became the father of twenty-two sons and sixteen daughters.

Genesis 25:5 · BSB

Abraham left everything he owned to Isaac.

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

In context

12And David realized that the LORD had established him as king over Israel and had exalted his kingdom for the sake of His people Israel.

14These are the names of the children born to him in Jerusalem: Shammua, Shobab, Nathan, Solomon,

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