In this article about how many wives King David had, we will focus on the lives of the most important of them all. It is generally believed Psalm 69 covers Davids early life prior to his anointing by Samuel. For one thing, you are giving Jewish commentaries far too much credibility. Fascinating! Thank you for your comment Dr Wanyoike. God chose the least, the over-looked, the scorned and raised him up to the highest place. No I am not rejecting original sin, there are many passages that speak of original sin such as all have sinned and fallen short of the glory of God Romans 3:23. It is even more dangerous to then take a theory that one has and use that to discount what the Bible clearly says about who Davids biological father was. However I came across an article by Chana Weisberg entitled Nitzevet Mother of David The Bold voice of Silence. God Bless, Pingback: Triggered by looking in a mirror Just Salt. Samuel approached the elders of Bethlehem and arranged the meeting. 1 Samuel 17. Also, his half sisters could have been conceived after the death and remarriage of his mother. This would explain why David sends condolences to his son after he dies and says he showed him kindness. All answers are REVIEWED and MODERATED. Its the adoption!!!! We average between 2 and 3 posts a day. It appears that sometime after the ark was seized by the Philistines, many of the furnishings had been stolen? Finally Jesse fesses up, but the sons are not convinced, so an agreement was made that the child (David) would not be a full fledged inheritor but would serve in a servant role. Thanks for your comment. In the Talmud, they were simply trying to understand what had happened, because based on their understanding of the Hebrew there was no doubt sin was involved. God promised to bless Abraham, and he did this all the way up to Isaac, Jacob, Oved, Boaz, Jesse, David all the way to Jesus. So Adonijah and Joab. Scriptures D Nagy Tamas has pointed. What we think is not. Other than the fact that David said he was conceived in sin, we dont have much more information. A lot of smart people are attracted to the Bible. We know that Jesus humbled himself and took on flesh, but he didnt choose to be born into a perfect family. Eg Solomon by Urias wife, Pereze by Tamer, etc. God specializes in setting our feet upon the rock. The prophet Nathan had indicated that the number of wives David had, were not a problem to the Lord. In this Psalm 51 David speaks about his own sin against God, Bathsheba and Uriah. While perusing their ultra religious library, I found a story about Jesse in an encyclopedic style book that gave what seems to be the accepted Rabbinical side of the story. It would also explain why he imputes the sin he was conceived in explicitly to his mother. How Many Wives Did King David Have? - Grunge Did King David have the same mother as his brothers. So obviously they got back together and stayed together after David was born. is really the only one we see in depth, but David was an unrepentant sinner in regard to his adultery and lived in his sin his entire life. Ruth 4. Words, sentences, pictures are poetic tools, which express the heart of the writer. People can see your comments and read the article and decide for themselves. And Dauids two wiues were taken captiues, Ahinoam the Iezreelitesse, and Abigail the wife of Nabal the Carmelite.- King James Version (1611) - View 1611 Bible ScanNow David's two wives had been taken captive, Ahinoam the Jezreelitess and Abigail the widow of Nabal the Carmelite.- New American Standard Version (1995)And David's two wives were taken captive, Ahinoam the Jezreelitess, and Abigail the wife of Nabal the Carmelite.- American Standard Version (1901)And David's two wives, Ahinoam of Jezreel and Abigail, the wife of Nabal of Carmel, had been made prisoners.- Basic English BibleAnd David's two wives were taken captives, Ahinoam the Jizreelitess, and Abigail the wife of Nabal the Carmelite.- Darby BibleAnd David's two wives were taken captives, Ahinoam the Jezreelitess, and Abigail the wife of Nabal the Carmelite. Login or S. Michael Houdmann Supporter Got Questions Ministries. He was the youngest of eight brothers: Now David was the son of that Ephrathite of Bethlehem Judah, whose name was Jesse, and who had eight sons. No hides that. David, the sweet singer of Israel, is the traditional author of the Book of Psalms a set of 150 poems in the Hebrew Bible. It has no more authority than my article. But David did not try to cover up what had happened. Though Midrashim are not Scripture, per se, they certainly can be very helpful to shed light on murky topics. King James Version (KJV). Once we are in print, we are stuck with it. 22 And Obed begat Jesse, and Jesse begat David. I believe the Jewish Rabbis had no doubt David was conceived in an act of sin because of what David wrote in the Psalms, this included the possibility of adultery. Why did God allow Solomon to have 1,000 wives and concubines? 1 Samuel 30:5 Context. But she didnt commit adultery but thwy conspired with.jesse concubine like Leah and Rachael and Jesse never knew this. Setting aside all fancy theological interpretations, we need to interpret verse 5 simply as it reads in sin my mother conceived me means exactly what it says Davids mother conceived him in an act of sin. However, Davids mother was different as a wife who committed adultery, she brought shame upon Jesse and his family and its not surprising her name was excised from the Biblical account. Shephatiah of Abital 6. I AM SO BLESSED! - Childbirth in Developing Countries: http://www.worldpress.org/africa/3834.cfm Isnt this what happened with Hosea as well? Which of all the wives of King David do you think was most important in his life? There is more evidance that David was the son of Jessey that those two scenarios. Why cant you accept if her sin was the original sin? Once Jesse and his sons had gathered, Samuel quickly realized none of the boys standing before him was the one God had chosen. NET (New English Translation): 5 Look, I was guilty of sin from birth, a sinner the moment my mother conceived me. In Brit HaHadashah (hebrew translation of New Testamant) Rom 3.23 for all have sinned uses , like Psalm 51.5 . 1 . Because of his mothers sin, Davids childhood was full of loneliness and rejection. You seem to be posting your comments at different times. Why did King David set up the Tabernacle of David? There is a difference about numbers of Jesses sons (7 or 8), but no argument about genetical relation between Jesse and David. I believe the his birth would have to be from a union with Jesse (her husband) and his mother (Jesses wife) regardless of the strained relationship between them at that time. In Ps 86:16, David states, give thy strength unto thy servant, and save the son of thine handmaid, clearly defining his mother as a servant of God. How many years are between Jesus and Adam? Above all, God is not a respecter of persons and will always take delight in using ONLY those whose hearts truly thirst for him just as he did in the lifes of David, Joseph, Moses, Jephtah, Saul (who later became Paul), etc. The stories and names of some of them have transcended more in history, while others have simply been mentioned without specifying the origin. Those who sit in the gate talk about me (v 11b, 12a). To me the the story of God choosing David to be anointed as King tells me and reminds me that our God is Mercy personified. - Webster's BibleDavid's two wives were taken captive, Ahinoam the Jezreelitess, and Abigail the wife of Nabal the Carmelite.- World English BibleAnd the two wives of David have been taken captive, Ahinoam the Jezreelitess, and Abigail wife of Nabal the Carmelite;- Youngs Literal Bible And David's two wives were taken captives, Ahinoam the Jezreelitess, and Abigail the wife of Nabal the Carmelite.- Jewish Publication Society Bible. It is a very valid point and got me thinking some more about this issue. If we must not interpret it like Dean Smill is asserting let us not also interpret Ruth 4:22, 1 Sam 17:12; 1 Chro 2:13-15. Some, like David, came from very rough backgrounds, but God chose to use them nevertheless. 2 Samuel 3:4. and the fourth, Adonijah the son of Haggith; and the fifth, Shephatiah the son of Abital; 2 Samuel 3:5. and the sixth, Ithream, by David's wife Eglah. I myself was a bastard as you referred to David: I was conceived in illegitimacy but I was adopted into a loving family who also introduced me to the Saviour. In addition to all these wives, David had enough concubines something that was allowed but that eyes of God was not well seen. Why are you hesitating? Due to spam, all hyperlinks posted in the comments are now immediately The subject of this verse is NOT the state or constitution of Davids nature as a sinner at, or before, his birth. For in 2 Samuel it points to Abigail as the daughter of Nahash: Absalomhad appointed Amasa over the army in place of Joab. Now his father, King David, had never disciplined him at any time, even by asking, "Why are you doing that?" That would make him not the legitimate seed of Abraham. This is likely why she told her to seek out Boaz the further kinsmen rather than the closer one. The Talmud which is an ancient Jewish commentary had a different take on this. Bible uses quite few expressions to sign acts against God: sin (chattaah), iniquity (avon), transgression (pesha), wickedness, evil deeds (ra), etc. Yes, we dont know anything about the mother, but Bible report her as and the father of Davids half-sisters was not Jesse, but Nahash: 2Sam 17:25 And Absalom made Amasa captain of the host instead of Joab: which Amasa was a mans son, whose name was Ithra an Israelite, that went in to Abigail the daughter of Nahash, sister to Zeruiah Joabs mother., Thanks very much for your comment Dr. Devasikhamony, you certainly provided a lot to think about. Adonijah had been born next after Absalom, and he was very handsome." - Infant Mortality in The Land of Israel in Late Antiquity: https://faculty.biu.ac.il/~barilm/infant.html I agree. Therefor we know Adam and Eves disobedience, Cains hate, Lots daughters incest, Jacobs cheat, Mosess anger, Davids adultary and bloodshed, Solomons idolatry, Judass betray, Ananias and Sapphiras lie, Peters hypocrisy and so on So I believe they came up with these stories to try to get around this problem. Verb - Qal - Infinitive construct | third person masculine singular, Preposition-m | Noun - proper - feminine singular, Hebron -- 'association, league', a city in southern Judah, David -- perhaps 'beloved one', a son of Jesse, Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular, Iteration, continuance, again, repeatedly, still, more, Jerusalem -- probably 'foundation of peace', capital city of all Israel, Conjunctive waw | Verb - Nifal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine plural, To bear young, to beget, medically, to act as midwife, to show lineage, Preposition-l | Noun - proper - masculine singular. ab'-i-tal, a-bi'-tal ('abhiTal, "my father is dew"): One of the wives of King David. Wow. Amasa was the son of a man named Jether, an Israelite who had married Abigail, the daughter of Nahash and sister of Zeruiah the mother of Joab" (2 Samuel 17:25). King David's big, dark secret | OpentheWord.org Polygamy is currently considered unacceptable throughout the western world, even though our ancestors relied on it for survival. God bless you all! There is a big difference between iniquity and sin and it is a way to test a versions accuracy. The bible has not left any dark areal of anybody, it exposed sins of all men who where used by God. All very interesting. After the death of Nabal, David and Abigail were married and had a son named Chileab. I checked out your website. Though despised and rejected by his family and humiliated by those in his home town, God saw Davids heart and how he responded to the rejection and the ugliness that filled his childhood and chose this boy as the next king of Israel. It is the duty of all good men, whatever happens, to encourage themselves in the Lord their God, assuring themselves, that he both can and will bring light out of darkness.30:7 The ephod - And put it upon thyself, that thou mayst enquire of God according to his ordinance, David was sensible of his former error in neglecting to ask counsel of God by the ephod, when he came to Achish, and when he went out with Achish to the Battle; and his necessity now brings him to his duty, and his duty meets with success. The Bible then tells us that "after he left Hebron" to become king of all Israel, " David took more . You have opened by eyes. But I dont see that the bronze altar was made by them. The name Nahash is the familiar Hebrew word for serpent. It is possible that King Davids mother was a second wife to Jesse Davids father but her name is not mentioned in the Bible. OUR opinion could be wrong but what the Bible gives as fact, never is. So this brings us then to the Biblical question, did David have too many wives? 22 And Obed begat Jesse, and Jesse begat David. (1Sam 16:1). A good example of this occurs in Acts 21 when Agabus prophecies that Paul will be bound by the Jewish leaders and turned over to the Romans. 5. Women who had child, after child with little break could also suffer maternal depletion syndrome, as their bodies did not have the diet or recovery time to rejuvenate after pregnancies. We really do not need to be canally minded in interpreting the antecedence of Davids birth, but rather, should require help of the Holy Spirit of God in inquiring about the real truth that lay thereon. Its not that David tried to keep it secret, but many of us simply fail to connect the dots. Have you come to any new conclusion? 3 So David and his men came to the city, and, behold, it was burned with fire; and their wives, and their sons, and their daughters, were taken captives. There is no mentioned in the Holy Bible if Davids mom or dad wouldve committed any kind of illegal sexual affair. Some scholars point that the father of these girls was not Jesse but Nahash. 1. The Bible names 19 sons and one daughter belonging to King David, who had at least seven wives and many concubines. David the seventh: 16 Whose sisters were Zeruiah, and Abigail. So no, David was not the son of another man with Davids mother. David is also known because he played the harp and wrote psalms. He was estranged from his brothers (Jesses family) and an alien to his mothers children. Nahash was at least the father of Abigail and perhaps Zeruiah too. Very good questions. Thank for your comment. The younger the woman was (under fifteen years of age), the greater chance of that happening. If I may encourage you, and I do not mean to offend, but such conjecture is fruitless discussion (1 Tim. And David sent to comfort him by the hand of his servants for his father. I think that King Davids questionable lineage was well-known at the time. Psalm 119 (pey), for instance, shows a frail king lamenting his own and his peoples follies. Anonymous, December 10 2016 4. The prophet Samuel anointing David as the future king of Israel. Hers was ill repute. acclaimed Challenge - Psychology Today on Polygamy: https://www.psychologytoday.com/blog/the-human-beast/201210/the-three-reasons-polygamy There are at least 50 verses in OT both sin and iniquity refer the very same act wherein. God judges a person on their merits, not their parents. Sign Up to view the rest of this answer. Her story begins in 1 Samuel 1819. 2And had taken the women captives, that were therein: they slew not any, either great or small, but carried them away, and went on their way. At any rate, I must leave it as one of my old professors used to say: We will agree to disagree agreeably. Then David would have been considered a bastard because he came from Jesses wife who had the indiscretion and whom Jesse divorced, even though they got back together. You are not going to get any inheritance in our family, they said, because you are the son of another woman. (Judges 11:1-2 NIV). 1 Kings 11 KJV - But king Solomon loved many strange - Bible Gateway David had 19 sons excluding daughters in his large Family Six Sons Born to David in Hebron: 1. This great monarch took up to eight wives and they all have something to tell, so thanks to this article you will know much more about the life of the most revered monarch of antiquity. It is also worth noting that polygamy was not bigamy in Biblical times. By Rena S. Goldzweig David - passionate poet and in love, lyrical singer, courageous in battle and completely Gd-fearing, yet humble and willing to take responsibility and admit his mistakes. Nobody ought to scrape a Psalm for some hidden dark secret. Puzzled, Samuel askedif there were any other sons and was told the youngest, David, was attending the flock. Once again thank you for such an eye opening article. Chileab of Abigail ( 2 Sam 2:3; called Daniel ( 1 Chr 3:1 3. I have attaches a link to it or you can google the title above Learn what the Bible teaches about each of his wives. David was Jesses son, I know you trying to swing an angle on your story to make it interesting but not truth. I look forward to the revival this teaching will start in our centre. Click here and TRUST JESUS NOW. But we must keep our focus on true facts that Bible says. This author cites several Midrashim to explain why David was shunned by his family. I appreciate your encouragement and rejoice in your discernment. It is only more recent Bible teachers that have tried to have this verse say something else than what it clearly says. This same Bible speaks Davids affair with Bathsheba; Reubens affair with Bilhah, etc. Nowhere in the Word of God does it say that David was a bastard son, though he could have been. This is a Hebrew poetic parallelism, with the second line of the verse saying the same thing as the first line in a slightly different way. I have no doubt David was conceived in some type of illicit sex act, the Bible is clear on that. View more 1 Samuel 30:5 meaning, interpretation, and commentary "And David's two wives were taken captives, Ahinoam the Jezreelitess, and Abigail the wife of Nabal the Carmelite." Genealogies were very important to the Jews. David's first wife was Michal, the daughter of King Saul. The main narrative of Davids career consists of several chapters in the books 1 and 2 Samuel in the Old Testament. Only Davids sisters, Zeruiah and Abigail, and shown to have had the same mother as David, but by a different father. 30:4 Wept - It is no disparagement to the boldest, bravest spirits, to lament the calamities of friends or relations.30:6 Stoning him - As the author of their miseries, by coming to Ziklag at first, by provoking the Amalekites to this cruelty, and by his forwardness in marching away with Achish, and leaving their wives and children unguarded. Yes. I had heard of this Jewish tradition, but there was no Biblical mention of it, so I left it out. Also, his half sisters could have been conceived after the death and remarriage of his mother or another of Jessees widows. In chapter 2:13-16 Jesses sons names are given and it clearly states David was the seventh son of Jesse. She committed adultery and David was the byproduct of this infidelity. and save the son of thine handmaid, clearly defining his mother as a servant of God. The king subdued the Philistines fully and they were never again a serious threat to the Israelites security (1 Chronicles 18). Scripture does not say that Abishag's presence in David's bed was a good thing, nor does it present David as a good father. What is the difference between hell, hades, Gehenna, lake of fire, Abraham Bosom? The opinions expressed by authors do not necessarily reflect the opinion of Like reading Christian Articles? They grabbed the horns of the bronze altar in what had to have been the Tabernacle of David. The problem with Jesses great grandma Ruth was worked out and mom moved back in with Jesse. How can I have an excellent spirit like Daniel? There are several key places in the Bible that describe David's wiv es. Davids mother was not a prostitute nor had she sinned. Thanks for your comment GAP. Well the answer is found in that same passage. The stunning parallel here is that both of them were considered to be illegitimate (see John 8:41, 48 re questions about the legitimacy of Jesus birth), and both were shunned by their biological brothers a little bit of circumstantial evidence that supports what the article puts forth. So this indiscretion with Jesse and his former wife was them coming back together, after she had an illicit affair.
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