Parallel Verses

Holman Bible

David took more wives in Jerusalem, and he 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.

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.

Bible in Basic English

And while he was living in Jerusalem, David took more wives and 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;

Topics

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 Then David knew that the Lord had established him as king over Israel and that his kingdom had been exalted for the sake of His people Israel. 3 David took more wives in Jerusalem, and he became the father of more sons and daughters. 4 These are the names of the children born to him in Jerusalem: Shammua, Shobab, Nathan, Solomon,


Cross References

Deuteronomy 17:17

He must not acquire many wives for himself so that his heart won’t go astray. He must not acquire very large amounts of silver and gold for himself.

2 Samuel 5:13

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

1 Kings 11:3

He had 700 wives who were princesses and 300 concubines, and they turned his heart away from the Lord.

1 Chronicles 3:1-4

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

Proverbs 5:18-19

Let your fountain be blessed,
and take pleasure in the wife of your youth.

Ecclesiastes 7:26-29

And I find more bitter than death the woman who is a trap, her heart a net, and her hands chains. The one who pleases God will escape her, but the sinner will be captured by her.

Ecclesiastes 9:9

Enjoy life with the wife you love all the days of your fleeting life, which has been given to you under the sun, all your fleeting days. For that is your portion in life and in your struggle under the sun.

Malachi 2:14

Yet you ask, “For what reason?” Because the Lord has been a witness between you and the wife of your youth. You have acted treacherously against her, though she was your marriage partner and your wife by covenant.

Matthew 19:4-5

“Haven’t you read,” He replied, “that He who created them in the beginning made them male and female,”

Matthew 19:8

He told them, “Moses permitted you to divorce your wives because of the hardness of your hearts. But it was not like that from the beginning.

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