2 Samuel 20:3-5

EasyEnglish Bible

³ David returned to his palace in Jerusalem. Then he took the ten slave wives that he had left there to take care of his palace. Now he made them live in their own house, with guards to keep them safe. He gave them everything that they needed, but he did not sleep with them. They lived there on their own. They lived like widows until they died.

David sends Amasa to fetch all the men from Judah

⁴ The king said to Amasa, ‘Bring all the men of Judah's tribe here to me. Three days from now, I will meet with them. You must also be here yourself.’

⁵ Amasa went to fetch Judah's men, but he did not return in three days.^[a]