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Bible in Basic English

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

New American Standard Bible

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

King James Version

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

Holman Bible

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

International Standard Version

But while he was living in Jerusalem, David married more wives and fathered more sons and daughters.

A Conservative Version

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

American Standard Version

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

Amplified

Then David took more wives at Jerusalem, and he became the father of more sons and daughters.

Darby Translation

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

Julia Smith Translation

And David will take yet wives in Jerusalem: and David will yet beget sons and daughters.

King James 2000

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

Lexham Expanded Bible

And David took more wives in Jerusalem, and David fathered more sons and daughters.

Modern King James verseion

And David took more wives at Jerusalem. And David fathered more sons and daughters.

Modern Spelling Tyndale-Coverdale

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

NET Bible

In Jerusalem David married more wives and fathered more sons and daughters.

New Heart English Bible

David took more wives at Jerusalem; and David became the father of more sons and daughters.

The Emphasized Bible

And David took more wives, in Jerusalem, - and David begat more sons and daughters.

Webster

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

World English Bible

David took more wives at Jerusalem; and David became the father of more sons and daughters.

Youngs Literal Translation

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

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Interlinear

English(KJV)
Strong's
Root Form
Definition
Usage
And David
דּויד דּוד 
David 
Usage: 1074

לקח 
Laqach 
Usage: 966

נשׁים אשּׁה 
'ishshah 
Usage: 780

ירוּשׁלים ירוּשׁלם 
Y@ruwshalaim 
Usage: 642

and David
דּויד דּוד 
David 
Usage: 1074

ילד 
Yalad 
Usage: 497

Verse Info

Context Readings

David's Wives And Children

2 And David saw that the Lord had made his position safe as king over Israel, lifting up his kingdom on high because of his people Israel. 3 And while he was living in Jerusalem, David took more wives and became the father of more sons and daughters. 4 These are the names of the children he had in Jerusalem: Shammua and Shobab, Nathan and Solomon


Cross References

Deuteronomy 17:17

And he is not to have a great number of wives, for fear that his heart may be turned away; or great wealth of silver and gold.

2 Samuel 5:13

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

1 Kings 11:3

He had seven hundred wives, daughters of kings, and three hundred other wives; and through his wives his heart was turned away.

1 Chronicles 3:1-4

Now these were David's sons, whose birth took place in Hebron: the oldest Amnon, by Ahinoam of Jezreel; the second Daniel, by Abigail the Carmelite woman;

Proverbs 5:18-19

Let blessing be on your fountain; have joy in the wife of your early years.

Ecclesiastes 7:26-29

And I saw a thing more bitter than death, even the woman whose heart is full of tricks and nets, and whose hands are as bands. He with whom God is pleased will get free from her, but the sinner will be taken by her.

Ecclesiastes 9:9

Have joy with the woman of your love all the days of your foolish life which he gives you under the sun. Because that is your part in life and in your work which you do under the sun.

Malachi 2:14

But you say, For what reason? Because the Lord has been a witness between you and the wife of your early years, to whom you have been untrue, though she is your friend and the wife to whom you have given your word.

Matthew 19:4-5

And he said in answer, Have you not seen in the Writings, that he who made them at the first made them male and female, and said,

Matthew 19:8

He says to them, Moses, because of your hard hearts, let you put away your wives: but it has not been so from the first.

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