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2Sa 20:3 — And David came to his house at Jerusalem; and the king took the ten women [his] concubines, whom he had left to keep the house, and put them in ward, and fed them, but went not in unto them. So they were shut up unto the day of their death, living in widowhood.

Phrase of Scripture		Correlating Passages

ten women		2Sa 15:16; 2Sa 16:21,22
and put		The confinement and retired maintenance of these women was the only measure which in justice and prudence could be adopted. In China, when an emperor dies, all his women are removed to an edifice called the palace of chastity, situated within the palace, in which they are shut up for the remainder of their lives.
ward		Heb. an house of ward. Gen 40:3
shut		Heb. bound. living in widowhood. Heb. in widowhood of life.

Correlating Passages

ten women

	2Sa 15:16	And the king went forth, and all his household after him. And the king left ten women, [which were] concubines, to keep the house.
	2Sa 16:21	And Ahithophel said unto Absalom, Go in unto thy father's concubines, which he hath left to keep the house; and all Israel shall hear that thou art abhorred of thy father: then shall the hands of all that [are] with thee be strong.
	2Sa 16:22	So they spread Absalom a tent upon the top of the house; and Absalom went in unto his father's concubines in the sight of all Israel.

ward

Gen 40:3

And he put them in ward in the house of the captain of the guard, into the prison, the place where Joseph [was] bound.

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Scott, Thomas. "2 Samuel 20:3," The Treasury of Scripture Knowledge. Blue Letter Bible. 1836. 9 Jul 2004. .
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