Verse 3

Then David went to his palace in Jerusalem. The king took the ten concubines he had left to care for the palace and placed them under confinement. Though he provided for their needs, he did not sleep with them. They remained under restriction until the day they died, living out the rest of their lives as widows.

Referenced Verses

• 2 Sam 15:16 : 16 So the king and all the members of his royal court set out on foot, though the king left behind ten concubines to attend to the palace.
• 2 Sam 16:21-22 : 21 Ahithophel replied to Absalom,“Sleep with your father’s concubines whom he left to care for the palace. All Israel will hear that you have made yourself repulsive to your father. Then your followers will be motivated to support you.” 22 So they pitched a tent for Absalom on the roof, and Absalom slept with his father’s concubines in the sight of all Israel.
• Gen 40:3 : 3 so he imprisoned them in the house of the captain of the guard in the same facility where Joseph was confined.