30 (A)You will [a]betroth a woman, but another man will [b]violate her; (B)you will build a house, but you will not live in it; you will plant a vineyard, but you will not make use of its fruit.

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Footnotes

  1. Deuteronomy 28:30 A betrothed couple was considered legally married, but did not yet live together
  2. Deuteronomy 28:30 Or be intimate with

21 Ahithophel said to Absalom, “(A)Have relations with your father’s concubines, whom he has left behind to take care of the house; then all Israel will hear that you have made yourself repulsive to your father. The hands of all who are with you will also be strengthened.” 22 So they pitched a tent for Absalom on the roof, (B)and Absalom had relations with his father’s concubines (C)in the sight of all Israel.

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