Parallel Verses

International Standard Version

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

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;

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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 David realized that the LORD was affirming him as king over Israel, and that his government was being exalted in order to benefit his people Israel. 3 But while he was living in Jerusalem, David married more wives and fathered more sons and daughters. 4 Here's a list of the children whom he fathered while in Jerusalem: Shammua, Shobab, Nathan, Solomon,


Cross References

Deuteronomy 17:17

Also, he must not accumulate wives for himself (otherwise, his affection will become diverted), nor accumulate for himself excessive quantities of silver and gold.

2 Samuel 5:13

But after arriving in Jerusalem after leaving Hebron, David took more wives and mistresses, and more sons and daughters were born to David.

1 Kings 11:3

He had 700 princess wives and 300 mistresses who turned his heart away from the LORD,

1 Chronicles 3:1-4

These are David's descendants who were born to him in Hebron: Amnon his firstborn by Ahinoam the Jezreelite, Daniel his second born by Abigail the Carmelite,

Proverbs 5:18-19

Let your fountain be blessed and enjoy the wife of your youth.

Ecclesiastes 7:26-29

I discovered for myself a bitterness that surpasses that of death: the woman whose heart is full of snares and nets, whose hands are chains of bondage. Whoever pleases God will escape from her, but the transgressor will be trapped by her.

Ecclesiastes 9:9

Find joy in living with your wife whom you love every day of your pointless life that God gave you on earth, because this is your life assignment and your work to do on earth.

Malachi 2:14

Yet you ask, "For what reason?' Because the LORD acts as a witness between you and the wife of your youth, because you were unfaithful to her, your partner, the wife of your covenant.

Matthew 19:4-5

He answered them, "Haven't you read that the one who made them at the beginning "made them male and female'

Matthew 19:8

He told them, "It was because of your hardness of heart that Moses allowed you to divorce your wives. But from the beginning it was not this way.

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