NASB Lexicon
KJV Lexicon And DavidDavid (daw-veed') loving; David, the youngest son of Jesse -- David. came bow' (bo) to go or come (in a wide variety of applications) to his house bayith (bah'-yith) a house (in the greatest variation of applications, especially family, etc.) at Jerusalem Yruwshalaim (yer-oo-shaw-lah'-im) founded peaceful; Jerushalaim or Jerushalem, the capital city of Palestine -- Jerusalem. and the king melek (meh'-lek) a king -- king, royal. took laqach (law-kakh') to take (in the widest variety of applications) the ten `eser (eh'ser) ten (as an accumulation to the extent of the digits) -- ten, (fif-, seven-)teen. women 'ishshah (ish-shaw') irregular plural, nashiym {naw-sheem'}; a woman his concubines piylegesh (pee-leh'-ghesh) a concubine; also (masculine) a paramour -- concubine, paramour. whom he had left yanach (yaw-nakh') to deposit; by implication, to allow to stay to keep shamar (shaw-mar') to hedge about (as with thorns), i.e. guard; generally, to protect, attend to, etc. the house bayith (bah'-yith) a house (in the greatest variation of applications, especially family, etc.) and put nathan (naw-than') to give, used with greatest latitude of application (put, make, etc.) them in ward mishmereth (mish-mer'-reth) watch, i.e. the act (custody), or (concr.) the sentry, the post; obj. preservation, or (concr.) safe; fig. observance, i.e. (abstr.) duty or (obj.) a usage or party -- charge, keep, or to be kept, office, ordinace, safeguard, ward, watch. and fed kuwl (kool) to keep in; hence, to measure; figuratively, to maintain them but went not in bow' (bo) to go or come (in a wide variety of applications) unto them So they were shut up tsarar (tsaw-rar') to cramp, literally or figuratively unto the day yowm (yome) a day (as the warm hours), of their death muwth (mooth) causatively, to kill living chayuwth (khah-yooth') life -- living. in widowhood 'almanuwth (al-maw-nooth') concrete, a widow; abstract, widowhood -- widow, widowhood. Parallel Verses New American Standard Bible Then David came to his house at Jerusalem, and the king took the ten women, the concubines whom he had left to keep the house, and placed them under guard and provided them with sustenance, but did not go in to them. So they were shut up until the day of their death, living as widows. King James Bible 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 unto them. So they were shut up unto the day of their death, living in widowhood. Holman Christian Standard Bible When David came to his palace in Jerusalem, he took the 10 concubines he had left to take care of the palace and placed them under guard. He provided for them, but he was not intimate with them. They were confined until the day of their death, living as widows. International Standard Version When David arrived at his palace in Jerusalem, the king took the ten mistresses whom he had left behind to keep the palace in order and placed them in a separate house, providing for them under the care of a protective guard. He never visited them again, so they were under care until they died, living as if their husbands had died. NET Bible Then David went to his palace in Jerusalem. The king took the ten concubines he had left to care for the palace and placed them under confinement. Though he provided for their needs, he did not have sexual relations with them. They remained in confinement until the day they died, living out the rest of their lives as widows. GOD'S WORD® Translation When David came to his palace in Jerusalem, he took the ten concubines he had left to look after the palace and put them in a house under guard. He provided for them but no longer slept with them. So they lived like widows in confinement until they died. King James 2000 Bible 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 confinement, and fed them, but went not in unto them. So they were shut up unto the day of their death, living in widowhood. Links 2 Samuel 20:32 Samuel 20:3 NIV 2 Samuel 20:3 NLT 2 Samuel 20:3 ESV 2 Samuel 20:3 NASB 2 Samuel 20:3 KJV |