Later text
And David took more wives in Jerusalem and became the father of more sons and daughters.
Intertextuality Pair
1 Chronicles 14:3 → 2 Samuel 5:13
Quotation
Earlier text
After he had arrived from Hebron, David took more concubines and wives from Jerusalem, and more sons and daughters were born to him.
Significance
Both texts record David taking additional wives and concubines after moving to Jerusalem. 2 Samuel 5:13 states David took "more concubines and wives from Jerusalem," while 1 Chronicles 14:3 notes "David took more wives in Jerusalem." The Chronicler's omission of "concubines" (פִּלַגְשִׁים, pilagshim) may reflect a tendency to present David's household in more favorable terms for the post-exilic audience. Both texts then list the sons born in Jerusalem, though with minor name variants between the two registers. These genealogical notices establish the Jerusalem-based royal family whose descendants would carry forward the dynastic promise.
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- Reference Type
- Direct Quotation
- Connection Method(s)
- Redemptive-Historical Progression — the Jerusalem household notice is retold from Samuel into the Chronicler's register with the royal family presented for a post-exilic audience; the re-presentation documents the growth of the house through which the dynastic promise moves, serving the advance from David's household to the covenant line.
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