THE WIVE's of KING DAVID 1 Kings Chapter 6

1 Kings Chapter 6 THE WIVE’S OF KING DAVID Solomon’s Temple HOW MANY WIVES DID DAVID HAVE?

HOW MANY WIVES DID DAVID HAVE?

Around 18 including wives and concubines HOW TO BE A KING

Deuteronomy17 14] When thou art come unto the land which the LORD thy God giveth thee, and shalt possess it, and shalt dwell therein, and shalt say, I will set a king over me, like as all the nations that are about me; [16] But he shall not multiply horses to himself, nor cause the people to return to Egypt, to the end that he should multiply horses: forasmuch as the LORD hath said unto you, Ye shall henceforth return no more that way. [17] Neither shall he multiply wives to himself, that his heart turn not away: neither shall he greatly multiply to himself silver and gold. [18] And it shall be, when he sitteth upon the throne of his kingdom, that he shall write him a copy of this law in a book out of that which is before the priests the Levites: [19] And it shall be with him, and he shall read therein all the days of his life: that he may learn to fear the LORD his God, to keep all the words of this law and these statutes, to do them:

HOW MANY WIVES? 1 Chronicles Chapter 3 In Hebron [1] Now these were the sons of David, which were born unto him in Hebron; the firstborn Amnon, of Ahinoam the Jezreelitess; the second Daniel, of Abigail the Carmelitess: [2] The third, Absalom the son of Maachah the daughter of Talmai king of Geshur: the fourth, Adonijah the son of Haggith: [3] The fifth, Shephatiah of Abital: the sixth, Ithream by Eglah his wife. [4] These six were born unto him in Hebron; and there he reigned seven years and six months: and in Jerusalem he reigned thirty and three years. In Jerusalem [5] And these were born unto him in Jerusalem; Shimea, and Shobab, and Nathan, and Solomon, four, of Bath-shua the daughter of Ammiel: [6] Ibhar also, and Elishama, and Eliphelet, [7] And Nogah, and Nepheg, and Japhia, [8] And Elishama, and Eliada, and Eliphelet, nine. [9] These were all the sons of David, beside the sons of the concubines, and Tamar their sister.

WIVES IN HEBRON

1. Ahinoam of Jezreel, 2. Abigail the Carmel, 3. Maachah the daughter of King Talmai of Geshur, 4. Haggith, 5. Abital, 6. Eglah, and

WIVES IN HEBRON & JERUSALEM

1. Ahinoam of Jezreel, 2. Abigail the Carmel, 3. Maachah the daughter of King Talmai of Geshur, 4. Haggith, 5. Abital, 6. Eglah, and 7. Bath-shua (Bathsheba) the daughter of Ammiel.

WHAT ABOUT MERAB? Saul’s oldest daughter Merab promised to David as a reward for having defeated the Philistines. David discovers that Saul had married Merab off to Adriel Saul then offered David to marry his second daughter Michal

1Sam.18 [17] And Saul said to David, Behold my elder daughter Merab, her will I give thee to wife: only be thou valiant for me, and fight the LORD's battles. For Saul said, Let not mine hand be upon him, but let the hand of the Philistines be upon him. [19] But it came to pass at the time when Merab Saul's daughter should have been given to David, that she was given unto Adriel the Meholathite to wife. WHAT ABOUT MICHAL? SHE ISN’T MENTIONED

[21] And Saul said, I will give him her, that she may be a snare to him, Given by Saul to David and that the hand of the Philistines may be against him. Wherefore The dowry – 100 Philistine foreskins Saul said to David, Thou shalt this day be my son in law in the one of the twain. Michal helps David escape from Saul Michal is later given to another man – Palti David later demands the return of Michal 2 Samuel 6:23 says, "to her dying day Michal, daughter of Saul, had no children.“ Michal falls out of favour after confronting David about his behaviour 2 Samuel 6:16 And as the ark of the LORD came into the city of David, Michal Saul's daughter looked through a window, and saw king David leaping and dancing before the LORD; and she despised him in her heart.

MICHAL – THERE MIGHT BE ANOTHER STORY..

There are rabbinic traditions within Judaism about Michal: 1. that she was really David's favorite wife; 2. that because of her beauty she was nicknamed "Eglah," meaning calf or calf-like; and 3. that she died giving birth to David's son Ithream. So… Eglah in 1 Chronicles 3 could be taken as a reference to Michal.

WIVES IN HEBRON & JERUSALEM COULD BE….

1. Michal 2. Ahinoam of Jezreel, 3. Abigail the Carmel, 4. Maachah the daughter of King Talmai of Geshur, 5. Haggith, 6. Abital, 7. Eglah, (this may have been Michal) 8. Bath-shua (Bathsheba) the daughter of Ammiel.

WHAT ABOUT THE CONCUBINES? 1 Chronicles 3 6] Ibhar also, and Elishama, and Eliphelet, [7] And Nogah, and Nepheg, and Japhia, [8] And Elishama, and Eliada, and Eliphelet, nine. [9] These were all the sons of David, beside the sons of the concubines, and Tamar their sister. How many concubines? "And the king went forth, and all his household after him. And the king left ten women, which were concubines, to keep the house." 2 Samuel 15:16.

DAVID’S WIVES AND CONCUBINES….

1. Michal 2. Ahinoam of Jezreel, 3. Abigail the Carmel, 4. Maachah the daughter of King Talmai of Geshur, 5. Haggith, 6. Abital, 7. Eglah, 8. Bath-shua (Bathsheba) the daughter of Ammiel. 9-18. 10 Concubines

HOW COULD THIS BE JUSTIFIED? There is a view that David was justified "And Nathan said to David, Thou art the man. Thus saith the LORD God of Israel, I anointed thee king over Israel, and I delivered thee out of the hand of Saul; And I gave thee thy master's house, and thy master's wives into thy bosom, and gave thee the house of Israel and of Judah; and if that had been too little, I would moreover have given unto thee such and such things." 2 Samuel 12:7-8 King James Version Double twice over - 6 wives in Hebron twice over is 18

8 And I gave you your master’s house and your master’s wives into your arms and gave you the house of Israel and of Judah. And if this were too little, I would add to you as much more. English Standard Version

DAVID REPENTS ….And another view that it was wrong and David repented 2Sam.12 [8] And I gave thee thy master's house, and thy master's wives into thy bosom, and gave thee the house of Israel and of Judah; and if that had been too little, I would moreover have given unto thee such and such things. [9] Wherefore hast thou despised the commandment of the LORD, to do evil in his sight? thou hast killed Uriah the Hittite with the sword, and hast taken his wife to be thy wife, and hast slain him with the sword of the children of Ammon. [10] Now therefore the sword shall never depart from thine house; because thou hast despised me, and hast taken the wife of Uriah the Hittite to be thy wife. [11] Thus saith the LORD, Behold, I will raise up evil against thee out of thine own house, and I will take thy wives before thine eyes, and give them unto thy neighbour, and he shall lie with thy wives in the sight of this sun. [12] For thou didst it secretly: but I will do this thing before all Israel, and before the sun. [13] And David said unto Nathan, I have sinned against the LORD. And Nathan said unto David, The LORD also hath put away thy sin; thou shalt not die. 2Sam.20 [3] 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. DAVID’S 8 WIVES AND 10 CONCUBINES….