13And 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.
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These were all the sons of David, beside the sons of the concubines, and Tamar their sister.
Neither shall he multiply wives to himself, that his heart turn not away: neither shall he greatly multiply to himself silver and gold.
But Abijah waxed mighty, and married fourteen wives, and begat twenty and two sons, and sixteen daughters.
And David took more wives at Jerusalem: and David begat more sons and daughters. …
And Abraham gave all that he had unto Isaac. …
Commentary
Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary on the Bible (1710)
(vv. 11-16)Here is, I. David’s house built, a royal palace, fit for the reception of the court he kept and the homage that was paid to him, 2 Sam. 5:11. The Jews were husbandmen and shepherds, and did not much addict themselves either to merchandise or manufactures; and therefore Hiram, king of Tyre, a wealthy prince, when he sent to congratulate David on his accession to the throne, offered him workmen to b…
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