Judges 8:30

Gideon fathered seventy sons through his many wives.

Judges 9:2

"Tell all the leaders of Shechem this: 'Why would you want to have seventy men, all Jerub-Baal's sons, ruling over you, when you can have just one ruler? Recall that I am your own flesh and blood.'"

Judges 9:5

He went to his father's home in Ophrah and murdered his half-brothers, the seventy legitimate sons of Jerub-Baal, on one stone. Only Jotham, Jerub-Baal's youngest son, escaped, because he hid.

Genesis 2:24

That is why a man leaves his father and mother and unites with his wife, and they become a new family.

Genesis 7:7

Noah entered the ark along with his sons, his wife, and his sons' wives because of the floodwaters.

Genesis 46:26

All the direct descendants of Jacob who went to Egypt with him were sixty-six in number. (This number does not include the wives of Jacob's sons.)

Exodus 1:5

All the people who were directly descended from Jacob numbered seventy. But Joseph was already in Egypt,

Deuteronomy 17:17

Furthermore, he must not marry many wives lest his affections turn aside, and he must not accumulate much silver and gold.

Judges 10:4

He had thirty sons who rode on thirty donkeys and possessed thirty cities. To this day these towns are called Havvoth Jair -- they are in the land of Gilead.

Judges 12:9

He had thirty sons. He arranged for thirty of his daughters to be married outside his extended family, and he arranged for thirty young women to be brought from outside as wives for his sons. Ibzan led Israel for seven years;

Judges 12:14

He had forty sons and thirty grandsons who rode on seventy donkeys. He led Israel for eight years.

2 Samuel 3:2-5

Now sons were born to David in Hebron. His firstborn was Amnon, born to Ahinoam the Jezreelite.

2 Samuel 5:13-16

David married more concubines and wives from Jerusalem after he arrived from Hebron. Even more sons and daughters were born to David.

1 Kings 11:3

He had 700 royal wives and 300 concubines; his wives had a powerful influence over him.

2 Kings 10:1

Ahab had seventy sons living in Samaria. So Jehu wrote letters and sent them to Samaria to the leading officials of Jezreel and to the guardians of Ahab's dynasty. This is what the letters said,

Malachi 2:15

No one who has even a small portion of the Spirit in him does this. What did our ancestor do when seeking a child from God? Be attentive, then, to your own spirit, for one should not be disloyal to the wife he took in his youth.

Matthew 19:5-8

and said, 'For this reason a man will leave his father and mother and will be united with his wife, and the two will become one flesh'?

Ephesians 5:31-33

For this reason a man will leave his father and mother and will be joined to his wife, and the two will become one flesh.

Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

Summary

And Gideon had threescore and ten sons of his body begotten: for he had many wives.

Bible References

Threescore

Judges 9:2
"Tell all the leaders of Shechem this: 'Why would you want to have seventy men, all Jerub-Baal's sons, ruling over you, when you can have just one ruler? Recall that I am your own flesh and blood.'"
Judges 10:4
He had thirty sons who rode on thirty donkeys and possessed thirty cities. To this day these towns are called Havvoth Jair -- they are in the land of Gilead.
Judges 12:9
He had thirty sons. He arranged for thirty of his daughters to be married outside his extended family, and he arranged for thirty young women to be brought from outside as wives for his sons. Ibzan led Israel for seven years;
Genesis 46:26
All the direct descendants of Jacob who went to Egypt with him were sixty-six in number. (This number does not include the wives of Jacob's sons.)
Exodus 1:5
All the people who were directly descended from Jacob numbered seventy. But Joseph was already in Egypt,
2 Kings 10:1
Ahab had seventy sons living in Samaria. So Jehu wrote letters and sent them to Samaria to the leading officials of Jezreel and to the guardians of Ahab's dynasty. This is what the letters said,

Many wives

Genesis 2:24
That is why a man leaves his father and mother and unites with his wife, and they become a new family.
Genesis 7:7
Noah entered the ark along with his sons, his wife, and his sons' wives because of the floodwaters.
Deuteronomy 17:17
Furthermore, he must not marry many wives lest his affections turn aside, and he must not accumulate much silver and gold.
2 Samuel 3:2
Now sons were born to David in Hebron. His firstborn was Amnon, born to Ahinoam the Jezreelite.
2 Samuel 5:13
David married more concubines and wives from Jerusalem after he arrived from Hebron. Even more sons and daughters were born to David.
1 Kings 11:3
He had 700 royal wives and 300 concubines; his wives had a powerful influence over him.
Malachi 2:15
No one who has even a small portion of the Spirit in him does this. What did our ancestor do when seeking a child from God? Be attentive, then, to your own spirit, for one should not be disloyal to the wife he took in his youth.
Matthew 19:5
and said, 'For this reason a man will leave his father and mother and will be united with his wife, and the two will become one flesh'?
Ephesians 5:31
For this reason a man will leave his father and mother and will be joined to his wife, and the two will become one flesh.

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