Verse 3

And David{H1732} came{H935} to his house{H1004} at Jerusalem;{H3389} and the king{H4428} took{H3947} the ten{H6235} women{H802} his concubines,{H6370} whom he had left{H3240} to keep{H8104} the house,{H1004} and put{H5414} them in ward,{H4931} and provided them with sustenance,{H3557} but went not in{H935} unto them. So they were shut up{H6887} unto the day{H3117} of their death,{H4191} living{H2424} in widowhood.{H491}

Referenced Verses

• 2 Sam 15:16 : 16 And the king{H4428} went forth,{H3318} and all his household{H1004} after{H7272} him. And the king{H4428} left{H5800} ten{H6235} women,{H802} that were concubines,{H6370} to keep{H8104} the house.{H1004}
• 2 Sam 16:21-22 : 21 And Ahithophel{H302} said{H559} unto Absalom,{H53} Go in{H935} unto thy father's{H1} concubines,{H6370} that he hath left{H3240} to keep{H8104} the house;{H1004} and all Israel{H3478} will hear{H8085} that thou art abhorred{H887} of thy father:{H1} then will the hands{H3027} of all that are with thee be strong.{H2388} 22 So they spread{H5186} Absalom{H53} a tent{H168} upon the top of the house;{H1406} and Absalom{H53} went in{H935} unto his father's{H1} concubines{H6370} in the sight{H5869} of all Israel.{H3478}
• Gen 40:3 : 3 And he put{H5414} them in ward{H4929} in the house{H1004} of the captain{H8269} of the guard,{H2876} into the prison,{H1004} the place{H4725} where Joseph{H3130} was bound.{H631}