Did King David have more than one wife as recorded in the Bible?

Dona, You are completely wrong! Abraham had Ishmael with his mistress Hagar. Bathsheba and David had an affair while she was married to Uriah and she bore him a son who died shortly after birth ( and after David had Uriah killed). After she and David were married, she bore him Solomon.

Azziz Atieh, don't know where you get your information from, but in a club like this you should be better informed. Jerusalem was the capital of Judea and now of Israel. There was never a country called Palestine before the Oslo Accords that established the Palestinian Authority. I know there is a lot of disinformation on this topic, but this is what it is...disinformation and misinformation. Jerusalem has only been the capital of the Jewish people and of nobody else in history. Unfortunately for the two people living there, this disinformation campain prevents any kind of real negotiations between Israel and the Palestinian Arabs (who never in history were identified as a people until the PLO was established (by the Soviet Union).

Sexism, pure and simple. It was alright for men to have more than one wife, but a woman was allowed one husband.

Cheryl Perkins, these are not fairy tales, these were real people. If you read history then you would know.

Cheryl Perkins there is nothing fictional about King David.

Cassandra Cobb, what woman in her right mind would even want more than one husband ?lol.

Peter Robertson, while he did some truly terrible things:, adultery, Murder by proxy ; he did repent and he paid a very high price for his sins:, his own son trying to kill him, Etc; but God forgave him and he became a forefather of the Messiah; so who are we to judge more than God.

...and who their right mind would want more than one mother in law??

Actually, as stated by professor Google, David, in fact had 7 wives. 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. Altogether, scripture records that David had 19 sons by various women, and one daughter, Tamar.

Rafi Manory, Actually, Palestine has been around a lot longer than the Oslo accords. https://www.history.com/.amp/topics/middle-east/palestine

I used to read the Bible every night.

kevinstreets, Correct on both counts. When truly repentant, our God of justice and love forgave David for his sin, or error. Yet, the death of David's and Bathsheba's baby showed how consequences to one's actions, whether good or bad, is inescapable. Visit JW.Org

Cassandra Cobb, you need not think in today's standards, because they do not apply to those early times. A thorough study of the Bible with a teacher can help ppl learn what happened at the very beginning of man's existence and why there were certain standards for men that differed from that of women. That came later and for a simple reason. But from the beginning, GOD'S standard was only one man and only one women, with only one acceptable reason for divorce: Adultery. In God's eyes, either man or woman had this one reason to legitimately sever the marriage bond, unless the offended party chose forgiveness. That's it! You can find options for a no obligation free Bible study with free materials at JW.Org...

Because of David's adultery with Bathsheba, their firstborn died. The Bible never says whether it was a boy or a girl.

Lucky 💞 sod

The men always had more than one wife. Why didn't women have that choice? Men are pigs

Cassandra Cobb, God created man and woman. Woman came from the rib of man. She is his help meet. I didn't say this, God did. God didn't want men to mistreat or walk all over a her, but because of sin people don't know their place anymore. Man was to be the tiller of the ground and women to care for the family. It's a plus when they work together. Laws today don't allow a man to have more than one wife. Even in Jesus's time it was not so. The word sexism didn't exist back then, just how it was. Maybe to repopulate the earth at that time. Only God knows.

Rafi Manory, I agree.

The book of Psalms is my favorite book in the bible. When I gave my life to the Lord in 1980. It seemes that Psalms and Proverbs, I just couldn't get enough. Psalms being my favorite, even till this day. It's about a deep understanding of God's love, mercy and grace to mankind.

Wonder if child support was an issue back then. Can’t imagine putting more than one though college, much less 20 (don’t forget the ladies).

All of the comments about David are correct. Bathsheba was beautiful in David's eyes as he saw her bathing whilst she was unaware of him watching her. She did indeed conceive her son with David and the child died. David reproached himself as he felt he was being paid back for his sin of killing Uriah . The second son did live and was called Solomon who was wise. The poster who told us David was the father of Ismael are confusing the patriarch Abraham with that of David. Abram later had his name changed to Abraham by God was to be the father of many nations. God promised him that his progency were to be as numerous as the stars in the sky. Abraham is the father of the three faiths. His wife's handservant Hagar gave him Ishmael and his wife Sara despite her advanced age gave him Isaac who founded the Christian line. Hagar son Ishmael became the father of the Islamic race.

Rafi Manory, there was a Country called Palestine and it has not always belonged to the Jews or Hebrews as they were called at the time, infact Jesus or his Real name Rabbi Yeheshua Ben Pantera was born in Palestine, I know this as I have old maps to prove it, also Mary of Sophorus is Descended from King David on her Fathers side, his name was Heli Ben Matthias and I am a Descended from Mary of Sophorus from both her twin sons Yeheshua and Lucifer their father was a Syrian King who kidnapped her as a child.

Good times in a ancient city

Just remember - the Bible was written by men for men. Who really knows? No one

Seriously who was there and is alive now to tell us the TRUTH !! The spoils go to the victor.