Concerning the kings, Deuteronomy 17: 17 [The king] must not take many wives, or his heart will be led astray. David had eight wives: Michal, Ahinoam, Jezreel, Abigail, Maacah, Haggith, Abital, Eglah, and Bathsheba. Did David sin by having so many wives?
II Sam. 3:2–5 records that David had six wives when he was in Hebron: Ahinoam of Jezreel, Abigail wife of Nabil the Carmelite, Maacah daughter of Talmai, Haggith, Abital, and Eglah. Afterwards, the prophet Nathan tells him (II Sam.
Bathsheba (/bæθˈʃiːbə, ˈbæθʃɪbə/; Hebrew: בַּת־שֶׁבַע Baṯ-šeḇaʿ, lit. 'Daughter of Sheba' or 'Daughter of the Oath') was an Israelite queen consort. According to the Hebrew Bible, she was the wife of Uriah the Hittite and later of David, with whom she had all of her five children.
So we can't say that David was living in sin just because he had more than wife. It seems that the Lord allowed this (though again, not His ideal) and the Lord even gave His wives from His masters house to Him.
Article. Solomon, third king of Israel (reigned c. 968–928 B.C.E.), is said to have had a harem that included 700 wives and 300 concubines (1 Kgs 11:3). His wives were to have included the daughter of Pharaoh, as well as women of Moabite, Edomite, Sidonian, and Hittite origins (1 Kgs 7:8; 11:1).
She and David ended up having four sons together: Shammua, Shobab, Nathan and Solomon (1 Chronicles 3:5). It's fitting that Bathsheba would name one of her children Nathan - since it was the prophet Nathan who stood up to David when he had manipulated and abused her.
King Solomon with his wives. Illustrated in 1668 by Giovanni Battista Venanzi. According to the biblical account, Solomon had 700 wives and 300 concubines. The wives were described as foreign princesses, including Pharaoh's daughter and women of Moab, Ammon, Edom, Sidon and of the Hittites.
Though the Bible does not specifically forbid having multiple wives or husbands, it is not God's original plan. The Lord's expectation for marriage is that it be held as a sacred covenant between one man and one woman.
After Michal was returned to David, she criticised him for dancing in an undignified manner, as he brought the Ark of the Covenant to the newly captured Jerusalem in a religious procession. For this she is punished, according to Samuel, with not having children till the day she dies.
Rehoboam had 18 wives and 60 concubines. They bore him 28 sons and 60 daughters. His wives included his cousin Mahalath, the daughter of Jerimoth the son of David, and Abihail, the daughter of Eliab the son of Jesse.
Abigail's story echoes in the hearts of all women as an example of true submission and courage, even in the face of danger… In 1 Samuel 25, a beautiful story emerges, one of submission and deliverance.
Bathsheba lay with David not be- cause she wanted to but because she could do nothing to stop him. If she realized her powerlessness, that too made her feel ashamed.
Bathsheba is a baby girl name of Hebrew origin. Meaning “daughter of the oath,” this baby name is linked to the Hebrew Bible. If you intend to raise baby in faith, you'll know that Bathsheba was the beloved wife of King David and mother of King Solomon.
(27-1) Introduction. The price of David's sin of murder and adultery was high. He spent the rest of his life regretting it. In one psalm he expressed his mental torment and pleaded for forgiveness.
Abishag: Bible. "David and Abishag," by Pedro Américo, 1879.
Michal's love for David was used by her father King Saul, to get rid of David. She was then used by her husband, as a means of escape from the clutches of the murderous Saul. But David then abandoned Michal. After escaping he does not bother coming back for her.
However, since both parties engaged in adultery should be put to death, Tamar confesses that she was guilty, but so was the man who gave her this pledge… and then she reveals Judah's pledge! He too was guilty of adultery and should be put to death!
Palti (or Paltiel), son of Laish, who was from Gallim, was the second husband of Michal, Saul's daughter.
God allowed polygamy then for the same reason that He allows fornication now. Although our sin has consequences, He doesn't prevent us from committing it. Even though David was "a man after God's own heart", he was still a sinner. Just like his son Solomon, who was the wisest man who ever lived but still went astray.
Jesus criticized polygamy as a warped version of the lifelong committed relationship of a one-plus-one marriage. Our society recognizes that this is a very special relationship, and we strive toward it, but in many cases, we fail.
Furthermore, the tone of Genesis 2.23–24 indicates that Eve alone was enough to 'complete' him or sate his loneliness, indicating that monogamy was God's plan for marriage as it was instituted for the first couple. Cain's descendant Lamech was the first polygamous husband, in Genesis 4.19.
Polygamy has been practiced by many cultures throughout history. Although the Old Testament describes numerous examples of polygyny (one male, one wife with multiple concubines) among devotees to God, most Christian groups have historically rejected the practice of polygamy and have upheld monogamy alone as normative.
Therein, Kipling identifies Balkis, "Queen that was of Sheba and Sable and the Rivers of the Gold of the South" as best, and perhaps only, beloved of the 1000 wives of Suleiman-bin-Daoud, King Solomon.
If we accept Ashley's hypothesis, it suggests that Moses may have had two different wives in the Bible: Zipporah, the daughter of Jethro. She plays a significant role in Moses' journey from Midian to Egypt. Cushite woman from Nubia whose exact identity and specific relation to Moses are not elaborated in the Bible.