1 Chronicles 14:3

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1 Chronicles 14:3 in Multiple Translations

Berean Standard Bible BSB

And David took more wives in Jerusalem and became the father of more sons and daughters.

King James Version KJV

¶ And David took more wives at Jerusalem: and David begat more sons and daughters.

American Standard Version ASV

And David took more wives at Jerusalem; and David begat more sons and daughters.

Bible in Basic English BBE

And while he was living in Jerusalem, David took more wives and became the father of more sons and daughters.

Free Bible Version FBV

David married more wives in Jerusalem, and had more sons and daughters.

Geneva Bible 1599 GNV

Also Dauid tooke moe wiues at Ierusalem, and Dauid begate moe sonnes and daughters.

Young's Literal Translation YLT

And David taketh again wives in Jerusalem, and David begetteth again sons and daughters;

World English Bible WEB

David took more wives in Jerusalem, and David became the father of more sons and daughters.

Noah Webster Bible WBS

And David took more wives at Jerusalem: and David begat more sons and daughters.

Douay-Rheims 1899 DRV

And David took other wives in Jerusalem: and he beget sons, and daughters.

Translation for Translators T4T

David married more women in Jerusalem, and those women gave birth to more sons and daughters for him.

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1 Chronicles 14:3 Interlinear (Deep Study)

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HEB וַ/יִּקַּ֨ח דָּוִ֥יד ע֛וֹד נָשִׁ֖ים בִּ/ירוּשָׁלִָ֑ם וַ/יּ֧וֹלֶד דָּוִ֛יד ע֖וֹד בָּנִ֥ים וּ/בָנֽוֹת

וַ/יִּקַּ֨ח lâqach H3947 to take Conj | V-Qal-ConsecImperf-3ms

דָּוִ֥יד Dâvid H1732 David N-proper

ע֛וֹד ʻôwd H5750 still Adv

נָשִׁ֖ים ʼishshâh H802 woman N-fp

בִּ/ירוּשָׁלִָ֑ם Yᵉrûwshâlaim H3389 Jerusalem Prep | N-proper

וַ/יּ֧וֹלֶד yâlad H3205 to beget Conj | V-Hiphil-ConsecImperf-3ms

דָּוִ֛יד Dâvid H1732 David N-proper

ע֖וֹד ʻôwd H5750 still Adv

בָּנִ֥ים bên H1121 son N-mp

וּ/בָנֽוֹת bath H1323 Bath (Shua) Conj | N-fp

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Hebrew Word Reference — 1 Chronicles 14:3

וַ/יִּקַּ֨ח lâqach H3947 "to take" Conj | V-Qal-ConsecImperf-3ms

This Hebrew word means to take or get something, and it is used in many different ways in the Bible. It can mean to take a wife, to take possession of something, or to receive a gift. For example, in Genesis 2:22, God takes a rib from Adam to create Eve.

Definition: : take 1) to take, get, fetch, lay hold of, seize, receive, acquire, buy, bring, marry, take a wife, snatch, take away 1a) (Qal) 1a1) to take, take in the hand 1a2) to take and carry along 1a3) to take from, take out of, take, carry away, take away 1a4) to take to or for a person, procure, get, take possession of, select, choose, take in marriage, receive, accept 1a5) to take up or upon, put upon 1a6) to fetch 1a7) to take, lead, conduct 1a8) to take, capture, seize 1a9) to take, carry off 1a10) to take (vengeance) 1b) (Niphal) 1b1) to be captured 1b2) to be taken away, be removed 1b3) to be taken, brought unto 1c) (Pual) 1c1) to be taken from or out of 1c2) to be stolen from 1c3) to be taken captive 1c4) to be taken away, be removed 1d) (Hophal) 1d1) to be taken unto, be brought unto 1d2) to be taken out of 1d3) to be taken away 1e) (Hithpael) 1e1) to take hold of oneself 1e2) to flash about (of lightning)

Usage: Occurs in 909 OT verses. KJV: accept, bring, buy, carry away, drawn, fetch, get, infold, [idiom] many, mingle, place, receive(-ing), reserve, seize, send for, take (away, -ing, up), use, win. See also: Genesis 2:15; Genesis 34:17; Exodus 30:23.

דָּוִ֥יד Dâvid H1732 "David" N-proper

David was the youngest son of Jesse and a king of Judah, first mentioned in Ruth 4:17, and an ancestor of Jesus.

Definition: A king of the tribe of Judah living at the time of United Monarchy, first mentioned at Rut.4.17; son of: Jesse (H3448) and Nahash (H5176I); brother of: Eliab (H0446I), Abinadab (H0041I), Shimeah (H8093), Zeruiah (H6870), Abigail (H0026H)(?), Nethanel (H5417H), Raddai (H7288), Ozem (H0684) and Elihu (H0453J); married to Michal (H4324), Abigail (H0026), Ahinoam (H0293H), Maacah (H4601I), Haggith (H2294), Abital (H0037), Eglah (H5698) and Bathsheba (H1339); father of: Amnon (H0550), Chileab (H3609), Absalom (H0053), Adonijah (H0138), Shephatiah (H8203), Ithream (H3507), Shammua (H8051H), Shobab (H7727), Nathan (H5416), Solomon (H8010), Ibhar (H2984), Elishua (H0474), Nepheg (H5298H), Japhia (H3309I), Elishama (H0476H), Eliada (H0450), Eliphelet (H0467), Tamar (H8559H), Elpelet (H0467I), Nogah (H5052) and Jerimoth (H3406N) Also named: Daueid, Dauid, Dabid (Δαυείδ, Δαυίδ, Δαβίδ "David" G1138) § David = "beloved" youngest son of Jesse and second king of Israel

Usage: Occurs in 912 OT verses. KJV: David. See also: Ruth 4:17; 1 Samuel 20:41; 1 Samuel 27:9.

ע֛וֹד ʻôwd H5750 "still" Adv

The word 'still' means something continues or happens again, like in Genesis 29:26 and Isaiah 2:11. It can also mean 'more' or 'additionally'.

Definition: subst 1) a going round, continuance adv 2) still, yet, again, besides 2a) still, yet (of continuance or persistence) 2b) still, yet, more (of addition or repetition) 2c) again 2d) still, moreover, besides Aramaic equivalent: od (עוֹד "still" H5751)

Usage: Occurs in 459 OT verses. KJV: again, [idiom] all life long, at all, besides, but, else, further(-more), henceforth, (any) longer, (any) more(-over), [idiom] once, since, (be) still, when, (good, the) while (having being), (as, because, whether, while) yet (within). See also: Genesis 4:25; Judges 9:37; 2 Chronicles 32:16.

נָשִׁ֖ים ʼishshâh H802 "woman" N-fp

The Hebrew word for woman, used to describe a female person, wife, or animal, appears in many biblical passages, including Genesis and Exodus, and is often translated as woman, wife, or female.

Definition: : woman 1) woman, wife, female 1a) woman (opposite of man) 1b) wife (woman married to a man) 1c) female (of animals) 1d) each, every (pronoun)

Usage: Occurs in 686 OT verses. KJV: (adulter) ess, each, every, female, [idiom] many, [phrase] none, one, [phrase] together, wife, woman. Often unexpressed in English. See also: Genesis 2:22; Genesis 34:4; Numbers 5:12.

בִּ/ירוּשָׁלִָ֑ם Yᵉrûwshâlaim H3389 "Jerusalem" Prep | N-proper

Jerusalem is the capital city of Palestine, also known as the city of peace. It was the chief city of the united kingdom and the nation of Judah after the split.

Definition: § Jerusalem = "teaching of peace" the chief city of Palestine and capital of the united kingdom and the nation of Judah after the split

Usage: Occurs in 600 OT verses. KJV: Jerusalem. See also: Joshua 10:1; 2 Kings 22:14; 2 Chronicles 24:6.

וַ/יּ֧וֹלֶד yâlad H3205 "to beget" Conj | V-Hiphil-ConsecImperf-3ms

In the Bible, this Hebrew word means to give birth or beget a child, like when Eve gave birth to Cain in Genesis 4:1. It can also mean to help someone give birth, like a midwife. This word is used in many KJV translations, including Genesis and Isaiah.

Definition: 1) to bear, bringforth, beget, gender, travail 1a) (Qal) 1a1) to bear, bring forth 1a1a) of child birth 1a1b) of distress (simile) 1a1c) of wicked (behaviour) 1a2) to beget 1b) (Niphal) to be born 1c) (Piel) 1c1) to cause or help to bring forth 1c2) to assist or tend as a midwife 1c3) midwife (participle) 1d) (Pual) to be born 1e) (Hiphil) 1e1) to beget (a child) 1e2) to bear (fig. -of wicked bringing forth iniquity) 1f) (Hophal) day of birth, birthday (infinitive) 1g) (Hithpael) to declare one's birth (pedigree)

Usage: Occurs in 403 OT verses. KJV: bear, beget, birth(-day), born, (make to) bring forth (children, young), bring up, calve, child, come, be delivered (of a child), time of delivery, gender, hatch, labour, (do the office of a) midwife, declare pedigrees, be the son of, (woman in, woman that) travail(-eth, -ing woman). See also: Genesis 3:16; Genesis 30:19; 2 Samuel 21:22.

דָּוִ֛יד Dâvid H1732 "David" N-proper

David was the youngest son of Jesse and a king of Judah, first mentioned in Ruth 4:17, and an ancestor of Jesus.

Usage: Occurs in 912 OT verses. KJV: David. See also: Ruth 4:17; 1 Samuel 20:41; 1 Samuel 27:9.

ע֖וֹד ʻôwd H5750 "still" Adv

The word 'still' means something continues or happens again, like in Genesis 29:26 and Isaiah 2:11. It can also mean 'more' or 'additionally'.

בָּנִ֥ים bên H1121 "son" N-mp

In the Bible, this word means a son or descendant, and can also refer to a grandson, nation, or quality. It appears in 1 Chronicles 24, describing a Levite named Beno. The word is used to show family relationships and inheritance.

Definition: : child/son

Usage: Occurs in 3653 OT verses. KJV: [phrase] afflicted, age, (Ahoh-) (Ammon-) (Hachmon-) (Lev-) ite, (anoint-) ed one, appointed to, ([phrase]) arrow, (Assyr-) (Babylon-) (Egypt-) (Grec-) ian, one born, bough, branch, breed, [phrase] (young) bullock, [phrase] (young) calf, [idiom] came up in, child, colt, [idiom] common, [idiom] corn, daughter, [idiom] of first, [phrase] firstborn, foal, [phrase] very fruitful, [phrase] postage, [idiom] in, [phrase] kid, [phrase] lamb, ([phrase]) man, meet, [phrase] mighty, [phrase] nephew, old, ([phrase]) people, [phrase] rebel, [phrase] robber, [idiom] servant born, [idiom] soldier, son, [phrase] spark, [phrase] steward, [phrase] stranger, [idiom] surely, them of, [phrase] tumultuous one, [phrase] valiant(-est), whelp, worthy, young (one), youth. See also: Genesis 3:16; Genesis 23:3; Genesis 34:18.

וּ/בָנֽוֹת bath H1323 "Bath (Shua)" Conj | N-fp

The Hebrew word for daughter is used to describe a female child or a woman, and can also be used figuratively. In the Bible, it is used to describe women like Bathsheba, the wife of Uriah and later of King David.

Definition: A woman living at the time of the Patriarchs, first mentioned at Gen.38.2; daughter of: Shua (H7770); married to Judah (H3063); mother of: Er (H6147), Onan (H0209) and Shelah (H7956) the wife of Uriah whom David had murdered, having had adulterous relations with her; subsequently wife of David and mother of Solomon, Shimea, Shobab, and Nathan (alternate spelling to 'Bathsheba')

Usage: Occurs in 498 OT verses. KJV: apple (of the eye), branch, company, daughter, [idiom] first, [idiom] old, [phrase] owl, town, village. See also: Genesis 5:4; Exodus 2:21; Ruth 1:13.

Study Notes — 1 Chronicles 14:3

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Sermons on 1 Chronicles 14:3

Context — David’s Family Grows

1Now Hiram king of Tyre sent envoys to David, along with cedar logs, stonemasons, and carpenters, to build a palace for him. 2And David realized that the LORD had established him as king over Israel and had highly exalted his kingdom for the sake of His people Israel.

3And David took more wives in Jerusalem and became the father of more sons and daughters.

4These are the names of the children born to him in Jerusalem: Shammua, Shobab, Nathan, Solomon, 5Ibhar, Elishua, Elpelet,

Cross References

	Reference	Text (BSB)
1	Proverbs 5:18–19	May your fountain be blessed, and may you rejoice in the wife of your youth: A loving doe, a graceful fawn— may her breasts satisfy you always; may you be captivated by her love forever.
2	2 Samuel 5:13	After he had arrived from Hebron, David took more concubines and wives from Jerusalem, and more sons and daughters were born to him.
3	Ecclesiastes 7:26–29	And I find more bitter than death the woman who is a snare, whose heart is a net, and whose hands are chains. The man who pleases God escapes her, but the sinner is ensnared. “Behold,” says the Teacher, “I have discovered this by adding one thing to another to find an explanation. While my soul was still searching but not finding, among a thousand I have found one upright man, but among all these I have not found one such woman. Only this have I found: I have discovered that God made men upright, but they have sought out many schemes.”
4	Deuteronomy 17:17	He must not take many wives for himself, lest his heart go astray. He must not accumulate for himself large amounts of silver and gold.
5	Malachi 2:14	Yet you ask, “Why?” It is because the LORD has been a witness between you and the wife of your youth, against whom you have broken faith, though she is your companion and your wife by covenant.
6	Ecclesiastes 9:9	Enjoy life with your beloved wife all the days of the fleeting life that God has given you under the sun—all your fleeting days. For this is your portion in life and in your labor under the sun.
7	Matthew 19:4–5	Jesus answered, “Have you not read that from the beginning the Creator ‘made them male and female,’ and said, ‘For this reason a man will leave his father and mother and be united to his wife, and the two will become one flesh’ ?
8	1 Kings 11:3	He had seven hundred wives of royal birth and three hundred concubines—and his wives turned his heart away.
9	Matthew 19:8	Jesus replied, “Moses permitted you to divorce your wives because of your hardness of heart; but it was not this way from the beginning.
10	1 Chronicles 3:1–4	These were the sons of David who were born to him in Hebron: The firstborn was Amnon by Ahinoam of Jezreel; the second was Daniel by Abigail of Carmel; the third was Absalom the son of Maacah daughter of King Talmai of Geshur; the fourth was Adonijah the son of Haggith; the fifth was Shephatiah by Abital; and the sixth was Ithream by his wife Eglah. These six sons were born to David in Hebron, where he reigned seven years and six months. And David reigned in Jerusalem thirty-three years,

1 Chronicles 14:3 Summary

This verse tells us that David took more wives in Jerusalem and had more children. While this may seem like a normal part of life for a king, it's also important to remember that God's original plan for marriage is for one man and one woman to be together, as seen in Genesis 2:24. David's actions here show that even the most faithful people can make mistakes, but it's how we learn from those mistakes that matters. As we read this verse, we can reflect on our own lives and consider how we can trust in God's plan and follow His will, rather than our own desires, as encouraged in Proverbs 3:5-6.

Frequently Asked Questions

Why did David take more wives in Jerusalem?

David took more wives in Jerusalem, which was a common practice among kings in the Old Testament, as seen in Deuteronomy 17:17, but it is also important to note that this practice is not condoned by God, as stated in Deuteronomy 17:17 and supported by the teachings of Jesus in Matthew 19:3-9.

Is polygamy acceptable according to the Bible?

While the Bible records instances of polygamy, such as in the case of David, it does not necessarily condone the practice, as seen in the creation account in Genesis 1:27 and Genesis 2:24, which emphasizes the importance of monogamy.

How does this verse relate to David's character?

This verse provides insight into David's character, showing that despite his faith and trust in God, as seen in 1 Chronicles 14:2, he was still a man with flaws and weaknesses, as also noted in 1 Kings 11:1-4.

What can we learn from David's actions in this verse?

We can learn that even the most well-intentioned and faithful individuals can make mistakes and poor choices, but it is how we respond to those mistakes and learn from them that matters, as seen in Psalm 51:1-19, where David repents and seeks forgiveness from God.

Reflection Questions

What are some ways in which I may be seeking to fulfill my desires or build my own kingdom, rather than trusting in God's plan for my life?
How can I balance my own desires and ambitions with a commitment to following God's will, as seen in David's life?
In what ways can I learn from David's example, both positively and negatively, and apply those lessons to my own life and relationships?
What does this verse reveal about the nature of sin and its consequences, and how can I apply that understanding to my own life and relationships?

Gill's Exposition on 1 Chronicles 14:3

[See comments on 1 Chronicles 14:1].

Jamieson-Fausset-Brown on 1 Chronicles 14:3

And David took more wives at Jerusalem: and David begat more sons and daughters.

Trapp's Commentary on 1 Chronicles 14:3

1 Chronicles 14:3 And David took more wives at Jerusalem: and David begat more sons and daughters.Ver. 3. And David begat more sons.] Man’ s badness breaketh not off the course of God’ s goodness.

Ellicott's Commentary on 1 Chronicles 14:3

(3) And David took more wives.—The verse is considerably abbreviated as compared with Samuel, which reads, “concubines and wives from Jerusalem, after he had come from Hebron.” The concubines are not omitted because of offence, for they are mentioned in 1 Chronicles 3:9.

Cambridge Bible on 1 Chronicles 14:3

3–7 (= 1 Chronicles 3:5-8 and 2 Samuel 5:13-16). David’s Family in Jerusalem 3. moe wives] In 2 Samuel 5:13 more concubines and wives. The Chronicler is inclined to omit or modify statements which tend to David’s discredit. moe = more.

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