17 occurrences in 13 translations

'Wife' in the Bible

So David went up thither, and his two wives also, Ahinoam the Jezreelitess, and Abigail Nabal's wife the Carmelite.

Verse ConceptsActual WidowsDavid's Wives

And his second, Chileab, of Abigail the wife of Nabal the Carmelite; and the third, Absalom the son of Maacah the daughter of Talmai king of Geshur;

Verse ConceptsActual WidowsDavid's Wives

And the sixth, Ithream, by Eglah David's wife. These were born to David in Hebron.

Verse ConceptsDavid's Wives

Now Saul had among his wives a woman named Rizpah, the daughter of Aiah: and Ish-bosheth said to Abner, Why have you taken my father's wife?

Verse ConceptsConcubinesSleep, PhysicalExtra Marital Sex Examplesmistress

And David sent messengers to Ishbosheth Saul's son, saying, Deliver me my wife Michal, which I espoused to me for an hundred foreskins of the Philistines.

Verse ConceptsMessengers Sent OutForeskinsdowryBetrothalMarriage, Customs ConcerningCourtingEngagementOne Hundred

Then, as the ark of the Lord came into the City of David, Michal, Saul’s daughter [David’s wife], looked down from the window above and saw King David leaping and dancing before the Lord; and she felt contempt for him in her heart [because she thought him undignified].

Verse ConceptsLeapingContempt, Examples OfHeart, Fallen And RedeemedSuperiorityBad Wives ExamplesLooking Through WindowsPeople Jumpingjumping

Then David returned to bless his household. But [his wife] Michal the daughter of Saul came out to meet David and said, “How glorious and distinguished was the king of Israel today, who uncovered himself and stripped [off his kingly robes] in the eyes of his servants’ maids like one of the riffraff who shamelessly uncovers himself!”

Verse ConceptsFamilies, Examples OfBenedictionsIronySarcasmEmployers, Good ExamplesNudityPeople Stripping OffPeople Who Blessed Others

And David sent and inquired after the woman. And one said, Is not this Bathsheba, the daughter of Eliam, the wife of Uriah the Hittite?

Verse ConceptsInfatuationNamed Wives

And Uriah said unto David, The ark, and Israel, and Judah, abide in tents; and my lord Joab, and the servants of my lord, are encamped in the open fields; shall I then go into mine house, to eat and to drink, and to lie with my wife? as thou livest, and as thy soul liveth, I will not do this thing.

Verse ConceptsEncampmentsOne FleshTribes Of IsraelAbsence Of SexThe Ark Moved Around

And when the wife of Uriah heard that Uriah her husband was dead, she mourned for her husband.

Verse ConceptsMourning The Death Of Others

And when the mourning was past, David sent and fetched her to his house, and she became his wife, and bare him a son. But the thing that David had done displeased the LORD.

Verse ConceptsSexual Sin, Nature OfSin, And God's CharacterDavid's Wives

Wherefore hast thou despised the commandment of the LORD, to do evil in his sight? thou hast killed Uriah the Hittite with the sword, and hast taken his wife to be thy wife, and hast slain him with the sword of the children of Ammon.

Verse ConceptsForgettingevil, believers' responses toSanctity Of LifeSuffering, Causes OfWord Of GodKilling Named IndividualsTransferring Wives

Now therefore the sword shall never depart from thine house; because thou hast despised me, and hast taken the wife of Uriah the Hittite to be thy wife.

Verse ConceptsRetributionKilling Will HappenTransferring Wives

And Nathan departed unto his house. And the LORD struck the child that Uriah's wife bare unto David, and it was very sick.

Verse ConceptsSick IndividualsActual Widows

After this, the LORD afflicted the child that Uriah's wife had born to David, and the child became very ill. David begged God on behalf of the youngster. He fasted, went inside, and spent the night lying on the ground.

Verse ConceptsGesturesParents Prayer For Their ChildrenFasting, Examples OfLove, And The WorldSonsParents Duty To ChildrenParental LoveAll Night PrayersFastingFasting And Prayer

And David comforted Bathsheba his wife, and went in unto her, and lay with her: and she bare a son, and he called his name Solomon: and the LORD loved him.

Verse ConceptsOne FleshComfort, Of FriendsMarital SexMarital Sex BetweenThe Promise Of A Baby

Then his wife took the cover, placed it over the mouth of the well, and scattered grain on it so nobody would know anything.

Verse ConceptsClothCovering The MouthPeople Hiding PeopleIgnorant Of Facts

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