1 Chronicles 14:3

1 Chronicles 14:3 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)And David took more wives at Jerusalem: and David begat more sons and daughters.
• New International Version (NIV)In Jerusalem David took more wives and became the father of more sons and daughters.
• English Standard Version (ESV)And David took more wives in Jerusalem, and David fathered more sons and daughters.
• New King James Version (NKJV)Then David took more wives in Jerusalem, and David begot more sons and daughters.

Context of 1 Chronicles 14:3

1Then Hiram, king of Tyre, sent some of his men to David. They brought wood from Lebanon's cedar trees. Men who could work with stone and with wood also came. They built a palace for David. 2David realized that the Lord had made him strong as king over Israel. He knew that God had made his kingdom great, to help his people, the Israelites. When David lived in Jerusalem, he married more wives. He became the father of more sons and daughters. 4These are the names of David's children who were born in Jerusalem: Shammua, Shobab, Nathan, Solomon, 5Ibhar, Elishua, Elpelet,

1 Chronicles 14:3 word by word

וַיִּקַּ֨ח דָּוִ֥יד ע֛וֹד נָשִׁ֖ים בִּירוּשָׁלִָ֑ם וַיּ֧וֹלֶד דָּוִ֛יד ע֖וֹד בָּנִ֥ים וּבָנֽוֹת׃Read the interlinear

Words taken from the KJV.

• And Davidדָּוִדdâvid dâvîyd · DavidH1732
• tookלָקַחlâqach · to take: takeH3947
• more wivesאִשָּׁה'ishshâh nâshîym · woman: wifeH802
• at Jerusalemיְרוּשָׁלִַ֫ם, יְרוּשְׁלֵםyerûshâlaim yerûshâlayim · JerusalemH3389
• begatיָלַדyâlad · to begetH3205
• more sonsבֵּןbên · son: childH1121
• and daughtersבַּתbath · daughterH1323

Cross-references for 1 Chronicles 14:3

• 1 Chronicles 3:1These sons of David were born in Hebron: The firstborn son was Amnon. His mother was Ahinoam from Jezreel. The second son was Daniel. His mother was Abigail from Carmel.
• Deuteronomy 17:17A king must not marry many wives. They may turn his thoughts away from the Lord. He must not store a lot of silver and gold for himself.
• 2 Samuel 5:13After David moved to Jerusalem from Hebron, he married more wives. He also took more slave wives to live with him. They gave birth to more sons and daughters for David.
• 1 Kings 11:3Solomon had 700 royal wives. He also had 300 slave wives. His wives caused him to turn away from the Lord.
• Proverbs 5:18Enjoy sex with your own wife. May the wife that you married when you were young continue to give you joy.
• Ecclesiastes 7:26I learned this: Some women are like a trap that catches animals. Women like that are more dangerous than death. They may pretend to love you. They may hold you in their arms. But really their arms are like chains. They want to catch you, as hunters catch animals. Women like that will easily catch a man who has turned away from God. But a man who pleases God will escape from them.
• Ecclesiastes 9:9Love your wife and enjoy your life together with her. God has given you your life. It is a short life and it is difficult to understand everything that happens. God wants you to enjoy these things as you do hard work during your life on the earth.
• Malachi 2:14You ask, ‘Why is the Lord not happy with our gifts?’ The Lord knows that you men have not done the right thing with your wives. When you married as a young man, you promised to take care of your wife always. But you have sent her away, when the law says that you must stay with her as your wife.
• Matthew 19:4Jesus replied, ‘You surely have read about this in the Bible. At the start, when God created the world, he made people male and female.

Commentaries on 1 Chronicles 14:3

• Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 1-7Although the ark was not in Jerusalem (1 Chronicles 13:1–14), God blessed David's palace, his children, and his victory over the Philistines. God's blessing did not rely on the ark's presence. These blessings eventually motivated David to follow through with his original plan to bring the ark into Jerusalem (1 Chronicles 15:1–29).Read the comment
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 33. David took more wives at Jerusalem--(See on 2Sa 3:5). His concubines are mentioned (1Ch 3:9), where also is given a list of his children (1Ch 14:5-8), and those born in Jerusalem (2Sa 5:14-16). In that, however, the names of Eliphalet and Nogah do not occur, and Beeliada appears to be the same as Eliada. 1Ch 14:8-17. His Victories over the Philistines.Read the comment

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• Genealogy

Commentaries on 1 Chronicles 14

• 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