2 Samuel 5:13

2 Samuel 5:13 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)And David took him more concubines and wives out of Jerusalem, after he was come from Hebron: and there were yet sons and daughters born to David.
• New International Version (NIV)After he left Hebron, David took more concubines and wives in Jerusalem, and more sons and daughters were born to him.
• English Standard Version (ESV)And David took more concubines and wives from Jerusalem, after he came from Hebron, and more sons and daughters were born to David.
• New King James Version (NKJV)And David took more concubines and wives from Jerusalem, after he had come from Hebron. Also more sons and daughters were born to David.

Context of 2 Samuel 5:13

11Now Hiram the king of Tyre sent messengers to David with cedar trees, carpenters, and stonemasons; and they built a house (palace) for David. 12And David knew that the Lord had established him as king over Israel, and that He had exalted his kingdom for His people Israel’s sake. David took more concubines and wives from Jerusalem, after he came from Hebron; and more sons and daughters were born to him. 14And these are the names of those who were born to him in Jerusalem: Shammua, Shobab, Nathan, Solomon, 15Ibhar, Elishua, Nepheg, Japhia,

2 Samuel 5:13 word by word

וַיִּקַּח֩ דָּוִ֨ד ע֜וֹד פִּֽלַגְשִׁ֤ים וְנָשִׁים֙ מִיר֣וּשָׁלִַ֔ם אַחֲרֵ֖י בֹּא֣וֹ מֵחֶבְר֑וֹן וַיִּוָּ֥לְדּוּ ע֛וֹד לְדָוִ֖ד בָּנִ֥ים וּבָנֽוֹת׃Read the interlinear

Words taken from the KJV.

• And Davidדָּוִדdâvid dâvîyd · DavidH1732
• tookלָקַחlâqach · to take: takeH3947
• more concubinesפִּלֶ֫גֶשׁpîylegesh pilegesh · concubineH6370
• and wivesאִשָּׁה'ishshâh nâshîym · woman: wifeH802
• out of Jerusalemיְרוּשָׁלִַ֫ם, יְרוּשְׁלֵםyerûshâlaim yerûshâlayim · JerusalemH3389
• afterאַחַר'achar · afterH310
• he was comeבּוֹאbô' · to come (in): comeH935
• from Hebronחֶבְרוֹןchebrôn · HebronH2275
• and there were yet sonsבֵּןbên · son: childH1121
• and daughtersבַּתbath · daughterH1323
• bornיָלַדyâlad · to begetH3205

Cross-references for 2 Samuel 5:13

• Genesis 25:5Now Abraham gave everything that he had to Isaac;
• Deuteronomy 17:17He shall not acquire multiple wives for himself, or else his heart will turn away [from God]; nor [for the same reason] shall he acquire great amounts of silver and gold.
• 1 Chronicles 3:9All these were the sons of David, besides the sons of the concubines; and Tamar was their sister.
• 1 Chronicles 14:3Then David took more wives at Jerusalem, and he became the father of more sons and daughters.
• 2 Chronicles 11:18Rehoboam took as his wife Mahalath, the daughter of Jerimoth the son of David, and of Abihail the daughter of Eliab the son of Jesse.
• 2 Chronicles 13:21But Abijah became powerful. He took fourteen wives for himself and fathered twenty-two sons and sixteen daughters.

Commentaries on 2 Samuel 5:13

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 13David took him more concubines - He had, in all conscience, enough before; he had, in the whole, eight wives and ten concubines. That dispensation permitted polygamy, but from the beginning it was not so; and as upon an average there are about fourteen males born to thirteen females, polygamy is unnatural, and could never have entered into the original design of God.Read the comment
• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary · v. 11-16Verses 11-16 David's house was not the worse, nor the less fit to be dedicated to God, for being built by the sons of the stranger. It is prophesied of the gospel church, The sons of strangers shall build up thy walls, and their kings shall minister unto thee, Is 60:10. David's government was rooted and built up. David was established king; so is the Son of David, and all who, through him, are made to our God kings and priests. Never had the nation of…Read the comment
• Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 13-16The growth of David’s family showed his increasing success and authority as king of Israel. Solomon was the most important of David’s sons who were born in Jerusalem (see 2 Samuel 12:24–25).Read the comment
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 1313. David took him more concubines and wives--In this conduct David transgressed an express law, which forbade the king of Israel to multiply wives unto himself (De 17:17). 2Sa 5:17-25. He Smites the Philistines.Read the comment

Topics related to 2 Samuel 5:13

• Concubinage
• Lasciviousness
• Polygamy

In the dictionaries

• David
• Hebron
• Jerusalem
• Hebron, Kiriath Arba
• Compass
• Fetch
• Genealogy
• Samuel, Books of

Commentaries on 2 Samuel 5

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible
• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary
• Tyndale Open Study Notes
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary
• Rashi on Tanakh
• Keil & Delitzsch Commentary
• John Wesley’s Notes
• Darby Translation Notes
• Geneva Bible Translation Notes
• Kingcomments
• Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary
• Matthew Henry’s Modern English Commentary
• Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary
• EGW Writings