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1 Chronicles 14:3

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¶ And David took more wives at Jerusalem: and David begat more sons and daughters.
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  1. 1 Chronicles 3:1–4Rank 1 from verse 3
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    1NOW 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:

    2The third, Absalom the son of Maachah the daughter of Talmai king of Geshur: the fourth, Adonijah the son of Haggith:

    3The fifth, Shephatiah of Abital: the sixth, Ithream by Eglah his wife.

    4These 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.

  2. 1 Kings 11:3Rank 2 from verse 3
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    3And he had seven hundred wives, princesses, and three hundred concubines: and his wives turned away his heart.

  3. 2 Samuel 5:13Rank 3 from verse 3
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    13¶ 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.

  4. Deuteronomy 17:17Rank 4 from verse 3
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    17Neither shall he multiply wives to himself, that his heart turn not away: neither shall he greatly multiply to himself silver and gold.

  5. Ecclesiastes 7:26–29Rank 5 from verse 3
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    26And I find more bitter than death the woman, whose heart is snares and nets, and her hands as bands: whoso pleaseth God shall escape from her; but the sinner shall be taken by her.

    27Behold, this have I found, saith the preacher, counting one by one, to find out the account:

    28Which yet my soul seeketh, but I find not: one man among a thousand have I found; but a woman among all those have I not found.

    29Lo, this only have I found, that God hath made man upright; but they have sought out many inventions.

  6. Ecclesiastes 9:9Rank 6 from verse 3
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    9Live joyfully with the wife whom thou lovest all the days of the life of thy vanity, which he hath given thee under the sun, all the days of thy vanity: for that is thy portion in this life, and in thy labour which thou takest under the sun.

  7. Malachi 2:14Rank 7 from verse 3
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    14¶ Yet ye say, Wherefore? Because the Lord hath been witness between thee and the wife of thy youth, against whom thou hast dealt treacherously: yet is she thy companion, and the wife of thy covenant.

  8. Matthew 19:4–5Rank 8 from verse 3
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    4And he answered and said unto them, Have ye not read, that he which made them at the beginning made them male and female,

    5And said, For this cause shall a man leave father and mother, and shall cleave to his wife: and they twain shall be one flesh?

  9. Matthew 19:8Rank 9 from verse 3
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    8He saith unto them, Moses because of the hardness of your hearts suffered you to put away your wives: but from the beginning it was not so.

  10. Proverbs 5:18–19Rank 10 from verse 3
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    18Let thy fountain be blessed: and rejoice with the wife of thy youth.

    19Let her be as the loving hind and pleasant roe; let her breasts satisfy thee at all times; and be thou ravished always with her love.

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1 Chronicles 14:3

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begat

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1. Fathered or brought forth as offspring; in a genealogy, identified a male progenitor in the stated line. 2. Brought forth, formed, or gave life in a spiritual or figurative relation.

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14:3¶ And David took more wives at Jerusalem: and David begat more sons and daughters.

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14:4Now these are the names of his children which he had in Jerusalem; Shammua, and Shobab, Nathan, and Solomon,

14:5And Ibhar, and Elishua, and Elpalet,

14:6And Nogah, and Nepheg, and Japhia,

14:7And Elishama, and Beeliada, and Eliphalet.

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