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

11Then Hiram, king of Tyre, sent some of his men to David. They brought wood from Lebanon's cedar trees. Men who could work with wood and stone also came. They built a palace for David. 12David knew that the Lord had made him strong as king over Israel. He knew that God had given honour to his kingdom, to help his people, the Israelites. After 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. 14These are the names of David's children who were born 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 25:5When Abraham died, he left everything that belonged to him to Isaac.
• 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.
• 1 Chronicles 3:9Those were all the sons of David's wives. Tamar was their sister. He also had slave wives who gave birth to sons for him.
• 1 Chronicles 14:3When David lived in Jerusalem, he married more wives. He became the father of more sons and daughters.
• 2 Chronicles 11:18Rehoboam married Mahalath. Her father was David's son Jerimoth. Her mother was Abihail, the daughter of Jesse's son Eliab.
• 2 Chronicles 13:21But Abijah became more powerful. He married 14 wives. He became the father of 22 sons and 16 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