2 Samuel 5:13
BSB · Public Domain (CC0)“After he had arrived from Hebron, David took more concubines and wives from Jerusalem, and more sons and daughters were born to him.”
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“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 · Public Domain (CC0)“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.”
King James Version · Public Domain“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.”
American Standard Version · Public Domain“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.”
Young's Literal Translation · Public DomainOther passages that echo 2 Samuel 5:13 — 9 related verses from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge.
- Genesis 25:5Abraham left everything he owned to Isaac.
- Deuteronomy 17:17He 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 Samuel 25:43David had also married Ahinoam of Jezreel. So she and Abigail were both his wives.
- 2 Samuel 12:2The rich man had a great number of sheep and cattle,
- 1 Chronicles 3:1These 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;
- 1 Chronicles 3:9These were all the sons of David, besides the sons by his concubines. And Tamar was their sister.
- 1 Chronicles 14:3And David took more wives in Jerusalem and became the father of more sons and daughters.
- 2 Chronicles 11:18And Rehoboam married Mahalath, who was the daughter of David’s son Jerimoth and of Abihail, the daughter of Jesse’s son Eliab.
- 2 Chronicles 13:21But Abijah grew strong, married fourteen wives, and became the father of twenty-two sons and sixteen daughters.
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