The rich man had a very large number of sheep and cattle,

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and he owned seven thousand sheep, three thousand camels, five hundred yoke of oxen and five hundred donkeys,(A) and had a large number of servants.(B) He was the greatest man(C) among all the people of the East.(D)

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16 The king set out, with his entire household following him; but he left ten concubines(A) to take care of the palace.

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I gave your master’s house to you,(A) and your master’s wives into your arms. I gave you all Israel and Judah. And if all this had been too little, I would have given you even more.

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13 After he left Hebron, David took more concubines and wives(A) in Jerusalem, and more sons and daughters were born to him. 14 These are the names of the children born to him there:(B) Shammua, Shobab, Nathan,(C) Solomon, 15 Ibhar, Elishua, Nepheg, Japhia, 16 Elishama, Eliada and Eliphelet.

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Sons were born to David in Hebron:

His firstborn was Amnon(A) the son of Ahinoam(B) of Jezreel;

his second, Kileab the son of Abigail(C) the widow of Nabal of Carmel;

the third, Absalom(D) the son of Maakah daughter of Talmai king of Geshur;(E)

the fourth, Adonijah(F) the son of Haggith;

the fifth, Shephatiah the son of Abital;

and the sixth, Ithream the son of David’s wife Eglah.

These were born to David in Hebron.

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