Treasury of Scripture Knowledge And when the king was come into his house at Jerusalem, he took the ten women his concubines, whom he had left to keep the house, and put them inward, allowing them provisions: and he went not in unto them, but they were shut up unto the day of their death living in widowhood. ten women 2 Samuel 15:16 And the king went forth, and all his household on foot: and the king left ten women his concubines to keep the house: 2 Samuel 16:21,22 And Achitophel said to Absalom: Go in to the concubines of thy father, whom he hath left to keep the house: that when all Israel shall hear that thou hast disgraced thy father, their hands may be strengthened with thee. . . . ward [heb] and house of ward Genesis 40:3 He sent them to the prison of the commander of the soldiers, in which Joseph also was prisoner. shut [bound] Context Sheba's Rebellion…2And all Israel departed from David, and followed Seba the son of Bochri: but the men of Juda stuck to their king from the Jordan unto Jerusalem. 3And when the king was come into his house at Jerusalem, he took the ten women his concubines, whom he had left to keep the house, and put them inward, allowing them provisions: and he went not in unto them, but they were shut up unto the day of their death living in widowhood.4And the king said to Amasa: Assemble to me all the men of Juda against the third day, and be thou here present.… Cross References 2 Samuel 15:16 And the king went forth, and all his household on foot: and the king left ten women his concubines to keep the house: 2 Samuel 16:21 And Achitophel said to Absalom: Go in to the concubines of thy father, whom he hath left to keep the house: that when all Israel shall hear that thou hast disgraced thy father, their hands may be strengthened with thee. 2 Samuel 16:22 So they spread a tent for Absalom on the top of the house, and he went in to his father's concubines before all Israel. 2 Samuel 20:2 And all Israel departed from David, and followed Seba the son of Bochri: but the men of Juda stuck to their king from the Jordan unto Jerusalem. Lexicon When Davidדָוִ֣ד (ḏā·wiḏ) Noun - proper - masculine singular Strong's Hebrew 1732: David -- perhaps 'beloved one', a son of Jesse returned וַיָּבֹ֨א (way·yā·ḇō) Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular Strong's Hebrew 935: To come in, come, go in, go to אֶל־ (’el-) Preposition Strong's Hebrew 413: Near, with, among, to his palace בֵּיתוֹ֮ (bê·ṯōw) Noun - masculine singular construct | third person masculine singular Strong's Hebrew 1004: A house in Jerusalem, יְרֽוּשָׁלִַם֒ (yə·rū·šā·lim) Noun - proper - feminine singular Strong's Hebrew 3389: Jerusalem -- probably 'foundation of peace', capital city of all Israel he הַמֶּ֡לֶךְ (ham·me·leḵ) Article | Noun - masculine singular Strong's Hebrew 4428: A king took וַיִּקַּ֣ח (way·yiq·qaḥ) Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular Strong's Hebrew 3947: To take the ten עֶֽשֶׂר־ (‘e·śer-) Number - feminine singular construct Strong's Hebrew 6235: Ten concubines פִּלַגְשִׁ֡ים (pi·laḡ·šîm) Noun - feminine plural Strong's Hebrew 6370: A concubine, a paramour he had left הִנִּיחַ֩ (hin·nî·aḥ) Verb - Hifil - Perfect - third person masculine singular Strong's Hebrew 3240: Bestow, cast down, lay down, up, leave off, let alone remain, pacify, place, to care for לִשְׁמֹ֨ר (liš·mōr) Preposition-l | Verb - Qal - Infinitive construct Strong's Hebrew 8104: To hedge about, guard, to protect, attend to the palace הַבַּ֜יִת (hab·ba·yiṯ) Article | Noun - masculine singular Strong's Hebrew 1004: A house and placed וַֽיִּתְּנֵ֤ם (way·yit·tə·nêm) Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular | third person masculine plural Strong's Hebrew 5414: To give, put, set them under guard. מִשְׁמֶ֙רֶת֙ (miš·me·reṯ) Noun - feminine singular Strong's Hebrew 4931: A guard, watch, charge, function He provided for them, וַֽיְכַלְכְּלֵ֔ם (way·ḵal·kə·lêm) Conjunctive waw | Verb - Piel - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular | third person masculine plural Strong's Hebrew 3557: To keep in, to measure, to maintain but he no longer לֹא־ (lō-) Adverb - Negative particle Strong's Hebrew 3808: Not, no slept with וַאֲלֵיהֶ֖ם (wa·’ă·lê·hem) Conjunctive waw | Preposition | third person masculine plural Strong's Hebrew 413: Near, with, among, to them. בָ֑א (ḇā) Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person masculine singular Strong's Hebrew 935: To come in, come, go in, go They were וַתִּהְיֶ֧ינָה (wat·tih·ye·nāh) Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person feminine plural Strong's Hebrew 1961: To fall out, come to pass, become, be confined צְרֻר֛וֹת (ṣə·ru·rō·wṯ) Verb - Qal - QalPassParticiple - feminine plural Strong's Hebrew 6887: To bind, tie up, be restricted, narrow, scant, or cramped until עַד־ (‘aḏ-) Preposition Strong's Hebrew 5704: As far as, even to, up to, until, while the day י֥וֹם (yō·wm) Noun - masculine singular construct Strong's Hebrew 3117: A day of their death, מֻתָ֖ן (mu·ṯān) Verb - Qal - Infinitive construct | third person feminine plural Strong's Hebrew 4194: Death, the dead, their place, state, pestilence, ruin living חַיּֽוּת׃ (ḥay·yūṯ) Noun - feminine singular Strong's Hebrew 2424: Living as widows. אַלְמְנ֥וּת (’al·mə·nūṯ) Noun - feminine singular construct Strong's Hebrew 491: A widow, widowhood Additional Translations When David returned to his palace in Jerusalem, he took the ten concubines he had left to care for the palace, and he placed them in a house under guard. He provided for them, but he no longer slept with them. They were confined until the day of their death, living as widows.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 to them. So they were shut up to the day of their death, living in widowhood. 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 provided them with sustenance, but went not in unto them. So they were shut up unto the day of their death, living in widowhood. And David went into his house at Jerusalem: and the king took the ten women his concubines, whom he had left to keep the house, and he put them in a place of custody, and maintained them, and went not in to them; and they were kept living as widows, till the day of their death. And David came to his house at Jerusalem; and the king took the ten women, concubines, whom he had left to keep the house, and put them in a house of confinement and maintained them, but did not go in to them. So they were shut up unto the day of their death, living in widowhood. 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 provided them with sustenance, but went not in unto them. So they were shut up unto the day of their death, living in widowhood. 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 custody, and fed them, but went not in to them. So they were shut up to the day of their death, living in widowhood. 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 custody, and provided them with sustenance, but didn't go in to them. So they were shut up to the day of their death, living in widowhood. And David cometh in unto his house at Jerusalem, and the king taketh the ten women-concubines -- whom he had left to keep the house, and putteth them in a house of ward, and sustaineth them, and unto them he hath not gone in, and they are shut up unto the day of their death, in widowhood living. 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