- eighteen wives:
- "And he dealt wisely,ª° and dispersedª° of all¹¹ his childrenª throughout all¹ the countriesª of Judahª and Benjamin,ª unto every¹ fencedª city:ª and he gaveª° them victualª in abundance.ª And he desiredª° manyª wives.ª" {2Ch 11:23} + "Neither¹ shall he multiplyª° wivesª to himself, that his heartª turn²° not away:¹¹ neither¹ shall he greatlyª multiplyª° to himself silverª and gold.ª" {Deu 17:17} + "And Gideonª had¹ threescore and tenª sonsª of his bodyª begotten:ª° for¹ he had¹ manyª wives.ª" {Jdg 8:30} + "And unto Davidª were sonsª bornª°°° in Hebron:ª and his firstbornª was¹ Amnon,ª of Ahinoamª the Jezreelitess;ª ... And the sixth,ª Ithream,ª by Eglahª David'sª wife.ª These¹ were bornª° to Davidª in Hebron.ª" {2Sm 3:2-5} + "And Davidª tookª° [him] more¹ concubinesª and wivesª out of Jerusalem,ª¹ afterª he was comeª° from Hebron:ª¹ and there were yet¹ sonsª and daughtersª bornª° to David.ª" {2Sm 5:13} + "And he had¹ sevenª hundredª wives,ª princesses,ª and threeª hundredª concubines:ª and his wivesª turned awayª°¹ his heart.ª" {1Kg 11:3} + "Now these¹ were¹ the sonsª of David,ª which¹ were bornª° unto him in Hebron;ª the firstbornª Amnon,ª of Ahinoamª the Jezreelitess;ª the secondª Daniel,ª of Abigailª the Carmelitess:ª ... [These were] all¹ the sonsª of David,ª beside¹¹ the sonsª of the concubines,ª and Tamarª their sister.ª" {1Ch 3:1-9} + "There¹ are threescoreª queens,ª and fourscoreª concubines,ª and virginsª without¹ number.ª ... My dove,ª my undefiledª is [but] one;ª she¹ [is] the [only] oneª of her mother,ª she¹ [is] the choiceª [one] of her that bareª° her. The daughtersª sawª° her, and blessedª° her; [yea], the queensª and the concubines,ª and they praisedª° her." {Sgs 6:8-9}
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