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Davidדָּוִדtookוַיִּקַּחmoreעוֹדconcubinesפִּלַגְשִׁיםand wivesוְנָשִׁיםfrom Jerusalem,מִירוּשָׁלִַםafterאַחֲרֵיhe cameבֹּאוֹfrom Hebron;מֵחֶבְרוֹןand moreעוֹדsonsבָּנִיםand daughtersוּבָנוֹתwere bornוַיִּוָּלְדּוּto David.לְדָוִד
2 Samuel 5:13
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2 Samuel 5:13, word by word
- Davidדָּוִדdavid
David
David, youngest son of Jesse, of Bethlehem; the second king of Israel. The name means "beloved."
Where else “david” appears- tookיִּקַּחyikach
take a wife
"Take a wife": to marry.
Where else “yikach” appears- concubinesפִּלַגְשִׁיםpilagshim
concubine
Concubine: a woman joined to a man in a recognized way, but with fewer rights than the main wife. It was a custom of the time that the Bible tells without making it a model.
Where else “pilagshim” appears- and wivesנָשִׁיםnashim
wife
Literally "his woman": the one married to him.
Where else “nashim” appears- from Jerusalemירוּשָׁלִַםyrushalaim
Jerusalem
See it on the mapWhere else “yrushalaim” appears- he cameבֹּאbo
come
To come, arrive: "days are coming".
Where else “bo” appears- from Hebronחֶבְרוֹןchevron
Hebron
See it on the mapWhere else “chevron” appears- sonsבָּנִיםbanim
son
The male born of a father and mother; in the plural, also sons and daughters.
Where else “banim” appears- and daughtersבָנוֹתvanot
daughter
A girl or woman born of her parents, who belongs to her father's house.
Where else “vanot” appears- were bornיִּוָּלְדּוּyivaldu
be born
To come into the world, to begin to live.
Where else “yivaldu” appears
Translation note
The law warned the king not to multiply wives for himself (Deuteronomy 17:17).
Parallel passages
Other books that tell the same thing or quote these words.
David's sons born in Jerusalem
1 Chronicles 3:5-81 Chronicles 14:3-7
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2 Samuel 5:13-16
13David took more concubines and wives from Jerusalem, after he came from Hebron; and more sons and daughters were born to David. 14These are the names of those born to him in Jerusalem: Shammua, Shobab, Nathan, and Solomon, 15Ibhar, Elishua, Nepheg, and Japhia, 16Elishama, Eliada, and Eliphelet.
5And these were born to him in Jerusalem: Shimea, Shobab, Nathan, and Solomon, four, by Bath-shua the daughter of Ammiel; 6and Ibhar, Elishama, Eliphelet, 7Nogah, Nepheg, Japhia, 8Elishama, Eliada, and Eliphelet, nine.
3David took more wives in Jerusalem, and David fathered more sons and daughters. 4These are the names of those born whom he had in Jerusalem: Shammua, and Shobab, Nathan, and Solomon, 5and Ibhar, and Elishua, and Elpelet, 6and Nogah, and Nepheg, and Japhia, 7and Elishama, and Beeliada, and Eliphelet.
Places in this verse
1Jerusalem
Today: Old City of Jerusalem
A city in the hills of Judea, about 22 miles (35 km) west of the Dead Sea and 35 miles (55 km) east of the Mediterranean.
David took it and made it his city (2 Sam 5:7); Solomon built the temple there (1 Kgs 8:1). Jesus was presented there, and the apostles' witness began from it (Luke 2:22; Acts 1:8).
2Hebron
Today: Hebron (Al-Khalil), West Bank
A city in the hills of Judea, about 19 miles (30 km) south of Jerusalem.
Abraham lived nearby and bought the cave there where he buried Sarah (Gen 23:2). David was anointed king of Judah at Hebron (2 Sam 2:1-4).
The context
12David knew that YHWH had established him as king over Israel, and that he had exalted his kingdom for the sake of his people Israel.
13 · This verse (above)
14These are the names of those born to him in Jerusalem: Shammua, Shobab, Nathan, and Solomon,