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Sep 1, 2016 · We’ve been studying the lives and lessons from the wives of King David, including the childless wife, some nameless concubines, a bed warmer and an almost wife. Rape of Tamar But what about his children?
- Abital
Wives of King David: Abital. July 21, 2016 Leave a comment....
- Eglah
July 28, 2016 Leave a comment Eglah was the last wife to...
- Haggith
Haggith is mentioned three times in the old testament in the...
- David and Bathsheba
After the child died, David “went into the house of the Lord...
- Maacah
Maacah {also seen as Maakah} is identified as the daughter...
- The Childless Wife
The years pass by and David becomes King of Judah. Saul’s...
- Abital
- Michal — David’s First Wife
- Abigail of Carmel — David’s Second Wife
- Ahinoam of Jezreel — David’s Third Wife
- Maacah, Haggith, Abital and Eglah — David’s Wives
- Bathsheba — David’s Eighth Wife
King David’s first wife was Michal. She was one of Saul’s two daughters (1 Samuel 14:49) and the younger of the two daughters. We are told in 1 Samuel 18:20 that Michal loved David. That is the reason they eventually married. Seven verses later in 1 Samuel 18:27, we are told that Saul gave Michal to David after he killed one hundred Philistines. Sa...
King David’s second wife was Abigail the Carmelitess (1 Samuel 25:39-42). But King David was not her first husband either. 1 Samuel 25:3, 37 tell us that she was actually another man’s wife before she was married to King David. So, how did King David and Abigail meet? 1 Samuel 25:9-13 states that King David’s servants heard Nabal, Abigail’s husband...
King David’s third wife was Ahinoam of Jezreel. We first encounter Ahinoam in Scripture in 1 Samuel 25:43 immediately after David marries Abigail. The other wife that verse 43 refers to is Abigail. There are no other biblical passages that describe the marriage of King David and Ahinoam other than she became the mother of David’s first son (2 Samue...
David’s fourth, fifth, sixth and seventh wives are Maacah, Haggith, Abital and Eglah. They are listed twice in Scripture. The first time they are mentioned is in 2 Samuel 3:2-5 and 1 Chronicles 3:1-3 repeats the same information. It is important to notice that in this passage the numbers refer to the sons born to David. We must remember that David’...
King David’s eighth wife is Bathsheba, the daughter of Eliam, and the widow of Uriah the Hittite (2 Samuel 11:3). 2 Samuel 11:1-2 tells us that one evening King David was walking on the roof of his house and saw Bathsheba bathing. We are told that she was extremely beautiful. As a result, David decided to engage in sexual activity with her and made...
Jul 9, 2021 · Who were David’s named wives and what role did they play in his life? Let’s take a dive into Scripture to find out. Michal was David’s first wife and King Saul’s daughter. David paid double the requested dowry when he presented Saul with 200 Philistine foreskins for her hand in marriage. Although David’s primary motive for marrying ...
Apr 28, 2019 · David was married to Ahinoam, Abigail, Maacha, Haggith, Abital, and Eglah during the 7-1/2 years he reigned in Hebron as king of Judah. After David moved his capital to Jerusalem, he married Bathsheba. Each of his first six wives bore David a son, while Bathsheba bore him four sons.
Michal, the daughter of King Saul, was David's first wife. Their marriage is recounted in 1 Samuel 18:20-27. Saul initially offered his elder daughter Merab to David, but she was given to another man. Michal, however, loved David, and Saul saw an opportunity to use this to his advantage.
A visual tour through the lineage of King David. I have put together the following chart to help you understand David’s immediate lineage. The squares you see in purple represent his wives and concubines, while the blue squares represent his children.
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David's Wives and Children. 14 And Hiram king of Tyre sent messengers to David, and cedar trees, also masons and carpenters to build a house for him. 2 And David knew that the Lord had established him as king over Israel, and that his kingdom was highly exalted for the sake of his people Israel.
