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concubines

Meaning of “concubines”

Women held in a recognized secondary marital or household relation to a man, distinct from wives of primary rank.

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17 occurrences16 verses8 booksKJV PCE

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First occurrence: Genesis 25:6

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1 Chronicles 3:9
These were all the sons of David, beside the sons of the concubines, and Tamar their sister.
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1611 witness · 1 Chronicles 3:9 · retained source text

These were all the sonnes of Dauid: beside the sonnes of the concubines, and Tamar their sister.

1611 marginal note2.Sam. 13.1.

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