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2 Samuel 20:2-4
Names of God Bible
2 Samuel 20:2-4
Names of God Bible
2 So all the people of Israel left David to follow Sheba, Bichri’s son. But the people of Judah remained loyal to their king on his way from the Jordan River to Jerusalem.
3 When David came to his palace in Jerusalem, he took the ten concubines[a] he had left to look after the palace and put them in a house under guard. He provided for them but no longer slept with them. So they lived like widows in confinement until they died.
4 The king told Amasa, “Call the people of Judah together for me, and in three days be here yourself.”
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- 2 Samuel 20:3 Hebrew “concubines/wives”; a concubine is considered a wife except she has fewer rights under the law.
2 Samuel 20:2-4
New International Version
2 Samuel 20:2-4
New International Version
2 So all the men of Israel deserted David to follow Sheba son of Bikri. But the men of Judah stayed by their king all the way from the Jordan to Jerusalem.
3 When David returned to his palace in Jerusalem, he took the ten concubines(A) he had left to take care of the palace and put them in a house under guard. He provided for them but had no sexual relations with them. They were kept in confinement till the day of their death, living as widows.
4 Then the king said to Amasa,(B) “Summon the men of Judah to come to me within three days, and be here yourself.”
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