1 Chronicles 14:3
in 1 Chronicles 14And David took more wives in Jerusalem and became the father of more sons and daughters.
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ASV
And David took more wives at Jerusalem; and David begat more sons and daughters.
KJV
And David took more wives at Jerusalem: and David begat more sons and daughters.
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This verse in 1 Chronicles 14
Commentary
3 notes on this verseThis site's exposition
took more wives at Jerusalem
on 1 Chronicles 14:3-7
The list of sons born in Jerusalem repeats the record already given at 1 Chr 3:5-8, Chronicles keeping the roster twice where Samuel gives it only once at 2 Sam 5:14-16. Clarke counts the spread across the witnesses, eleven names in the Hebrew of Samuel, thirteen here, and twenty-four in the Septuagint, a variance he leaves to the versions rather than resolving. The doubling fits the book's practice of laying every line of David's house on record for a remnant checking its own descent. Solomon's name stands third among the Jerusalem sons, already marked out before a word is said of his reign.
The record, by era
The Puritans and the Awakening1 voice
Let David's thankful acknowledgment of the hand of God in his successes direct us to bring all our sacrifices of praise to God's altar. Not unto us, O Lord! not unto us, but to thy name give glory. Let the reputation which David obtained, not only in his kingdom, but among his neighbours, be looked upon as a type and figure of the exalted honour of the Son of David (
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The Nineteenth Century1 voice
A commentator
Jamieson, Fausset & Brown1802–1910
Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible (1871)
proposed
David took more wives at Jerusalem--(See on 2Sa 3:5). His concubines are mentioned (1Ch 3:9), where also is given a list of his children (1Ch 14:5-8), and those born in Jerusalem (2Sa 5:14-16).
How the passage was read
What the Jewish commentators add
On the verses either side of this one
And David knew that the Lord had established him as king when he saw that the kings of the nations sent him gifts.
This section is reception history: how the passage was read and kept in the Jewish tradition. Where a reading parts from an essential of the Christian faith, the section says so at that point.
Texts and citation data: Sefaria; each excerpt follows its version’s licence. 4 further sources are cited on this chapter that carry no English text this site may quote or only restate the verse.
The words behind it
10 Hebrew wordsEvery Hebrew word of this verse in the order it stands, with what it means and the door to its own study. The last column counts the times a word stands in the whole Bible: the rarer the word, the more the places it appears belong together.
| Hebrew | Sound | Meaning | Word study | In the Bible |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| וַיִּקַּ֨ח | vaiyikach | and he took | H3947 → | 966 times |
| דָּוִ֥יד | david | David | H1732 → | 999 times |
| ע֛וֹד | od | again | H5750 → | 490 times |
| נָשִׁ֖ים | nashim | wives | H802 → | 781 times |
| בִּירוּשָׁלִָ֑ם | birushalim | in Jerusalem | H3389 → | 643 times |
| וַיּ֧וֹלֶד | vaiyoled | and he fathered | H3205 → | 496 times |
| דָּוִ֛יד | david | David | H1732 → | 999 times |
| ע֖וֹד | od | again | H5750 → | 490 times |
| בָּנִ֥ים | banim | sons | H1121 → | 4930 times |
| וּבָנֽוֹת׃ | uvanot | and daughters | H1323 → | 588 times |
וַיִּקַּ֨חand he took
vaiyikachH3947 →966 times
דָּוִ֥ידDavid
davidH1732 →999 times
ע֛וֹדagain
odH5750 →490 times
נָשִׁ֖יםwives
nashimH802 →781 times
בִּירוּשָׁלִָ֑םin Jerusalem
birushalimH3389 →643 times
וַיּ֧וֹלֶדand he fathered
vaiyoledH3205 →496 times
דָּוִ֛ידDavid
davidH1732 →999 times
ע֖וֹדagain
odH5750 →490 times
בָּנִ֥יםsons
banimH1121 →4930 times
וּבָנֽוֹת׃and daughters
uvanotH1323 →588 times
A shaded row is a word that stands 400 times or fewer in the Bible.
The walk
8 stopsEach card is a verse this one points to, and under it the verses that one points to in turn. Where several paths arrive at the same place, that place is listed first: the text keeps returning to it.
Through
Malachi 2:14Yet 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…
it leads to
- Malachi 2:15
Has not the LORD made them one, having a portion of the Spirit? And why one? Because He seeks godly offspring. So guard yourselves in your spirit and do not break faith with the…
Reached by 2 separate paths from here.
- 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…
- Isaiah 54:6
For the LORD has called you back, like a wife deserted and wounded in spirit, like the rejected wife of one’s youth,” says your God.
- Genesis 31:50
If you mistreat my daughters or take other wives, although no one is with us, remember that God is a witness between you and me.”
- Jeremiah 8:12
Are they ashamed of the abomination they have committed? No, they have no shame at all; they do not even know how to blush. So they will fall among the fallen; when I punish…
- Malachi 2:15
Through
Ecclesiastes 9:9Enjoy 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…
it leads to
- Proverbs 5:18–19
May your fountain be blessed, and may you rejoice in the wife of your youth:
- Ecclesiastes 2:10
Anything my eyes desired, I did not deny myself. I refused my heart no pleasure. For my heart took delight in all my work, and this was the reward for all my labor.
- Ecclesiastes 6:12
For who knows what is good for a man during the few days in which he passes through his fleeting life like a shadow? Who can tell a man what will come after him…
- Proverbs 5:18–19
About 1 Chronicles
Who and where
2 names in this verse with a page on the site.
This page draws on Adam Clarke, Commentary on the Bible; Jamieson Fausset and Brown, Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible; Jamieson, Fausset & Brown, Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible and Matthew Henry, Commentary on the Whole Bible.