Rehoboam wisely assigned responsibilities to his sons and stationed them throughout Judah and Benjamin in the fortified cities. He provided generously for them and also secured many wives for them.

The king is not to have many wives, because this would make him turn away from the LORD; and he is not to make himself rich with silver and gold.

He had seventy sons, because he had many wives.

The following six sons, in order of their birth, were born to David at Hebron: Amnon, whose mother was Ahinoam, from Jezreel;

Adonijah, whose mother was Haggith; Shephatiah, whose mother was Abital;

After moving from Hebron to Jerusalem, David took more concubines and wives, and had more sons and daughters.

Solomon married seven hundred princesses and also had three hundred concubines. They made him turn away from God,

The following, in order of age, are David's sons who were born while he was in Hebron: Amnon, whose mother was Ahinoam from Jezreel Daniel, whose mother was Abigail from Carmel Absalom, whose mother was Maacah, daughter of King Talmai of Geshur Adonijah, whose mother was Haggith Shephatiah, whose mother was Abital Ithream, whose mother was Eglah

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and many sons were born to him there. His wife Bathsheba, daughter of Ammiel, bore him four sons: Shimea, Shobab, Nathan, and Solomon.

Nogah, Nepheg, Japhia,

In addition to all these sons, David had sons by his concubines. He also had a daughter, Tamar.

Let the king have sixty queens, eighty concubines, young women without number!

But I love only one, and she is as lovely as a dove. She is her mother's only daughter, her mother's favorite child. All women look at her and praise her; queens and concubines sing her praises.