2 Samuel 5:13

King James Version with Strong's Numbers

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.

Grammatical Analysis

Original Text

וַיִּקַּח֩ דָּוִ֨ד ע֜וֹד פִּֽלַגְשִׁ֤ים וְנָשִׁים֙ מִיר֣וּשָׁלִַ֔ם אַחֲרֵ֖י בֹּא֣וֹ מֵחֶבְר֑וֹן וַיִוָּ֥לְדֿוּ ע֛וֹד לְדָוִ֖ד בָּנִ֥ים וּבָנֽוֹת׃

Transliteration

wə-yiqqaḥ dāwid yet pîlagšîm and-nāšîm from-yərûšālaim after bōʾô from-ḥeḇrôn wə-yiwwālədû yet to-dāwid bānîm and-bānôt

Grammar Details

*wə-yiqqaḥ*: conjunction + Qal imperfect 3rd masculine singular - and he took
*dāwid*: proper noun - David
*ʿôd*: adverb - still/yet/more
*pîlagšîm*: noun, feminine plural - concubines
*nāšîm*: noun, feminine plural - women/wives
*yərûšālaim*: proper noun - Jerusalem
*ʾaḥărê*: preposition - after
*bōʾô*: Qal infinitive construct + 3rd masculine singular suffix - his coming
*ḥeḇrôn*: proper noun - Hebron
*wə-yiwwālədû*: conjunction + Niphal imperfect 3rd masculine plural - and were born
*bānîm*: noun, masculine plural - sons
*bānôt*: noun, feminine plural - daughters

Word Meanings

*pîlagšîm*: concubines/secondary wives
*nāšîm*: wives/women
*wə-yiwwālədû*: were born/were begotten

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Referenced Verses

1 Chr 3:9 : 9 These were all the sons of David, beside the sons of the concubines, and Tamar their sister.
Deut 17:17 : 17 Neither shall he multiply wives to himself, that his heart turn not away: neither shall he greatly multiply to himself silver and gold.
Gen 25:5-6 : 5 And Abraham gave all that he had unto Isaac. 6 But unto the sons of the concubines, which Abraham had, Abraham gave gifts, and sent them away from Isaac his son, while he yet lived, eastward, unto the east country.
1 Chr 14:3-7 : 3 And David took more wives at Jerusalem: and David begat more sons and daughters. 4 Now these are the names of his children which he had in Jerusalem; Shammua, and Shobab, Nathan, and Solomon, 5 And Ibhar, and Elishua, and Elpalet, 6 And Nogah, and Nepheg, and Japhia, 7 And Elishama, and Beeliada, and Eliphalet.
2 Chr 11:18-21 : 18 And Rehoboam took him Mahalath the daughter of Jerimoth the son of David to wife, and Abihail the daughter of Eliab the son of Jesse; 19 Which bare him children; Jeush, and Shamariah, and Zaham. 20 And after her he took Maachah the daughter of Absalom; which bare him Abijah, and Attai, and Ziza, and Shelomith. 21 And Rehoboam loved Maachah the daughter of Absalom above all his wives and his concubines:(for he took eighteen wives, and threescore concubines; and begat twenty and eight sons, and threescore daughters.)
2 Chr 13:21 : 21 But Abijah waxed mighty, and married fourteen wives, and begat twenty and two sons, and sixteen daughters.

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1 Chr 14:3-4
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3And David took more wives at Jerusalem: and David begat more sons and daughters.
4Now these are the names of his children which he had in Jerusalem; Shammua, and Shobab, Nathan, and Solomon,
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14And these be the names of those that were born unto him in Jerusalem; Shammua, and Shobab, and Nathan, and Solomon,
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2 Sam 20:3
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1Now these were the sons of David, which were born unto him in Hebron; the firstborn Amnon, of Ahinoam the Jezreelitess; the second Daniel, of Abigail the Carmelitess:
2The third, Absalom the son of Maachah the daughter of Talmai king of Geshur: the fourth, Adonijah the son of Haggith:
3The fifth, Shephatiah of Abital: the sixth, Ithream by Eglah his wife.
4These six were born unto him in Hebron; and there he reigned seven years and six months: and in Jerusalem he reigned thirty and three years.
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1And it came to pass after this, that David enquired of the LORD, saying, Shall I go up into any of the cities of Judah? And the LORD said unto him, Go up. And David said, Whither shall I go up? And he said, Unto Hebron.
2So David went up thither, and his two wives also, Ahinoam the Jezreelitess, and Abigail Nabal's wife the Carmelite.
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