2 Samuel 5:13 Meaning and Explanation
“And 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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Read Full Chapter →After moving to Jerusalem, David takes more wives and concubines, and more children are born to him.
What Does 2 Samuel 5:13 Mean?
The narrator records, plainly and without comment, that David multiplied wives and concubines in Jerusalem, and that many sons and daughters were born to him. It is set down as a fact of the king's house in those days.
Scripture often reports what its faithful did without endorsing it, and the king had been warned not to multiply wives to himself. The household David built here would later bring him grief and division. The verse is a quiet reminder that even those greatly blessed by God remain accountable to His word, and that the only King whose house brings no sorrow is the One who keeps every word perfectly.
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What does 2 Samuel 5:13 mean?
After moving to Jerusalem, David takes more wives and concubines, and more children are born to him.