Text Analysis Hebrew Texts וַיָּבֹ֨א דָוִ֣ד אֶל־ בֵּיתֹו֮ יְרֽוּשָׁלִַם֒ וַיִּקַּ֣ח הַמֶּ֡לֶךְ אֵ֣ת עֶֽשֶׂר־ נָשִׁ֣ים פִּלַגְשִׁ֡ים אֲשֶׁ֣ר הִנִּיחַ֩ לִשְׁמֹ֨ר הַבַּ֜יִת וַֽיִּתְּנֵ֤ם בֵּית־ מִשְׁמֶ֙רֶת֙ וַֽיְכַלְכְּלֵ֔ם וַאֲלֵיהֶ֖ם לֹא־ בָ֑א וַתִּהְיֶ֧ינָה צְרֻרֹ֛ות עַד־ יֹ֥ום מֻתָ֖ן אַלְמְנ֥וּת חַיּֽוּת׃ ס KJV with Strong's And David came to his house at Jerusalem and the king took the ten women his concubines whom he had left to keep the house and put them in ward and fed them but went not in unto them So they were shut up unto the day of their death living in widowhood שמואל ב 20:3 Hebrew OT: Westminster Leningrad Codex וַיָּבֹ֨א דָוִ֣ד אֶל־בֵּיתֹו֮ יְרֽוּשָׁלִַם֒ וַיִּקַּ֣ח הַמֶּ֡לֶךְ אֵ֣ת עֶֽשֶׂר־נָשִׁ֣ים ׀ פִּלַגְשִׁ֡ים אֲשֶׁ֣ר הִנִּיחַ֩ לִשְׁמֹ֨ר הַבַּ֜יִת וַֽיִּתְּנֵ֤ם בֵּית־מִשְׁמֶ֙רֶת֙ וַֽיְכַלְכְּלֵ֔ם וַאֲלֵיהֶ֖ם לֹא־בָ֑א וַתִּהְיֶ֧ינָה צְרֻרֹ֛ות עַד־יֹ֥ום מֻתָ֖ן אַלְמְנ֥וּת חַיּֽוּת׃ ס שמואל ב 20:3 Hebrew OT: WLC (Consonants Only) שמואל ב 20:3 Paleo-Hebrew OT: WLC (Font Required) שמואל ב 20:3 Hebrew Bible Parallel Verses New American Standard Bible Then David came to his house at Jerusalem, and the king took the ten women, the concubines whom he had left to keep the house, and placed them under guard and provided them with sustenance, but did not go in to them. So they were shut up until the day of their death, living as widows. King James Bible And David came to his house at Jerusalem; and the king took the ten women his concubines, whom he had left to keep the house, and put them in ward, and fed them, but went not in unto them. So they were shut up unto the day of their death, living in widowhood. Holman Christian Standard Bible When David came to his palace in Jerusalem, he took the 10 concubines he had left to take care of the palace and placed them under guard. He provided for them, but he was not intimate with them. They were confined until the day of their death, living as widows. Treasury of Scripture Knowledge ten women 2 Samuel 15:16 And the king went forth, and all his household after him. And the … 2 Samuel 16:21,22 And Ahithophel said to Absalom, Go in to your father's concubines, … and put The confinement and retired maintenance of these women was the only measure which in justice and prudence could be adopted. In China, when an emperor dies, all his women are removed to an edifice called the {palace of chastity}, situated within the palace, in which they are shut up for the remainder of their lives. ward [heb] and house of ward Genesis 40:3 And he put them in ward in the house of the captain of the guard, … shut [bound] Links 2 Samuel 20:3 • 2 Samuel 20:3 NIV • 2 Samuel 20:3 NLT • 2 Samuel 20:3 ESV • 2 Samuel 20:3 NASB • 2 Samuel 20:3 KJV • 2 Samuel 20:3 Bible Apps • 2 Samuel 20:3 Biblia Paralela • 2 Samuel 20:3 Chinese Bible • 2 Samuel 20:3 French Bible • 2 Samuel 20:3 German Bible • Bible Hub |