27 Bible Verses about Transferring Wives

They were like well-fed stallions wild with desire, each lusting for his neighbor's wife.

I swear to you that I will cause someone from your own family to bring trouble to you. You will see it when I take your wives from you and give them to another man. He will have intercourse with them in broad daylight.

Jehovah inflicted serious diseases on Pharaoh and his household because of Abram's wife Sarai.

Why did you say: 'She is my sister,' so that I took her to be my wife? Now then, here is your wife. Take her and go!

God appeared to the king in a dream and said: You are going to die, because you have taken this woman. She is already married.

When the Egyptians see you, they will say: 'This is his wife.' Then they will kill me, but will let you live.

Abimelech called him in and said: Rebekah must be your wife! Why did you say she is your sister? I thought someone would kill me, Isaac answered.

His wife was given to his best man at the wedding.

He told Samson: I thought that you hated her, so I gave her to your friend. Her younger sister is prettier. You can have her, instead.

When the Philistines asked who had done this, they learned that Samson had done it because his father-in-law, a man from Timnah, had given Samson's wife to a friend of Samson's. So the Philistines burned the woman to death and burned down her father's house.

Meanwhile, Saul arranged for Michal to marry Palti the son of Laish, who came from the town of Gallim.

Ishbosheth sent some of his men to take Michal away from her new husband, Paltiel son of Laish.

Why have you disobeyed my commands? Why did you do this evil thing? You had Uriah killed in battle! You let the Ammonites kill him. Then you took his wife!

In every generation some of your descendants will die a violent death because you have disobeyed me and have taken Uriah's wife.

I gave you his kingdom and his wives. Then I made you king over Israel and Judah. If this had not been enough, I would have given you twice as much.

He said: Will you go to Solomon the king for he will not say 'No' to you. And make my request that he give me Abishag the Shunammite for a wife?

you surrender to him your silver and gold, your women and the strongest of your children.

Later the messengers came back to Ahab with another demand from Benhadad: I sent you word that you were to hand over to me your silver and gold, your women and your children.

Their houses, their fields and their wives will be turned over to others. I will stretch out my hand (extend my power) against the inhabitants of the land, declares Jehovah.

So I will give their wives to other men. I will give their fields to new owners. From the least even to the greatest everyone is greedy for gain. From the prophet even to the priest everyone is deceitful.

Then I added: All your women and children will be taken out to the Babylonians. You will not escape from them. You will be taken prisoner by the king of Babylonia. And this city will be burned to the ground.

There were seven brothers. The first married and died, and having no children, left his wife to his brother.

For Herod captured John and locked him in prison for the sake of Herodias his wife. She was his brother Philip's wife before he married her.

John said to Herod: It is not lawful for you to have your brother's wife.

In the resurrection, with which of the seven will she be married? All seven had her.

In the resurrection whose wife shall she be of them? For each of the seven had her as wife.

In the resurrection whose wife shall she be? All seven married her.