Now the sons of Rimmon the Beerothite -- Recab and Baanah -- went at the hottest part of the day to the home of Ish-bosheth, as he was enjoying his midday rest.

He put his brother Abishai in charge of the rest of the army and they were deployed against the Ammonites.

So now assemble the rest of the army and besiege the city and capture it. Otherwise I will capture the city and it will be named for me."

Then David went to his palace in Jerusalem. The king took the ten concubines he had left to care for the palace and placed them under confinement. Though he provided for their needs, he did not have sexual relations with them. They remained in confinement until the day they died, living out the rest of their lives as widows.