The Gadites ... whose faces were like the faces of lions, and were as swift as the roes upon the mountains. 12:8

Trivia: How many men did God kill in a pestilence because of David's census?

1 Chronicles : Women (5)

  1. "Keturah, Abraham's concubine" 1:23
  2. "And Tamar his daughter in law bore him Pharez...." See for all the sordid details. 2:4
  3. Since Sheshan had no sons (and was getting impatient about it), he gave one of his daughters to a slave so they could produce a son for him. 2:34
  4. Ashur had two wives, continuing the long line of biblical polygamists. 4:5
  5. "And David took more wives" with the apparent approval of God. 14:3

Copyright © 1999-2025
The Skeptic's Annotated Bible

Send comments to Steve Wells
at swwells(at)gmail.com