- ten women:
- "Thus¹ saithª° the LORD,ª Behold,¹ I will raise upª° evilª against¹ thee out of thine own house,ª¹ and I will takeª°¹ thy wivesª before thine eyes,ª and giveª° [them] unto thy neighbour,ª and he shall lieª° with¹ thy wivesª in the sightª of this¹ sun.ª" {2Sm 12:11} + "And Ahithophelª saidª° unto¹ Absalom,ª Go¹ in²° unto¹ thy father'sª concubines,ª which¹ he hath left²°¹ to keepª° the house;ª and all¹ Israelª shall hearª° that¹ thou art abhorredª° of¹ thy father:ª then shall the handsª of all¹ that¹ [are] with¹ thee be strong.ª° ... So they spreadª° Absalomª a tentª upon¹ the top¹ of the house;² and Absalomª went¹ in²° unto¹ his father'sª concubinesª in the sightª of all¹ Israel.ª" {2Sm 16:21-22} + "And Davidª cameª° to¹ his houseª at Jerusalem;ª and the kingª tookª°¹ the tenª womenª [his] concubines,ª whom¹ he had left²°¹ to keepª° the house,ª and putª° them in ward,ª¹ and fedª° them, but went¹ not¹ in²° unto¹ them. So they were¹ shut upª° unto¹ the dayª of their death,ª° livingª in widowhood.ª" {2Sm 20:3} + "Andª be²° notª conformedª° to thisª world:ª butª be ye transformedª° by the¹ renewingª of yourª mind,ª that² yeª may proveª° whatª [is] that good,ª andª acceptable,ª andª perfect,ª willª of God.ª" {Rom 12:2}
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