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.
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- KJV 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.
- BSB After he had arrived from Hebron, David took more concubines and wives from Jerusalem, and more sons and daughters were born to him.
- NKJV And David took more concubines and wives from Jerusalem, after he had come from Hebron. Also more sons and daughters were born to David.
- NASB Meanwhile David took more concubines and wives from Jerusalem, after he came from Hebron; and more sons and daughters were born to David.
- NLT After moving from Hebron to Jerusalem, David married more concubines and wives, and they had more sons and daughters.
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Cross-references & the web
Cross-references · 6
- 1 Chr 3:9All these were the sons of David, besides the sons of the concubines; and Tamar was their sister.
- Deut 17:17He shall not multiply wives to himself, that his heart not turn away. He shall not greatly multiply to himself silver and gold.
- 2 Chr 13:21But Abijah grew mighty, and took for himself fourteen wives, and became the father of twenty-two sons, and sixteen daughters.
- 1 Chr 14:3–7David took more wives at Jerusalem, and David became the father of more sons and daughters.
- Gen 25:5–6Abraham gave all that he had to Isaac,
- 2 Chr 11:18–21Rehoboam took a wife for himself, Mahalath the daughter of Jerimoth the son of David and of Abihail the daughter of Eliab the son of Jesse.
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