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NASB | Acts 13:22 "After He had removed him, He raised up David to be their king, concerning whom He also testified and said, 'I HAVE FOUND DAVID the son of Jesse, A MAN AFTER MY HEART, who will do all My will.' |
AMPLIFIED 2015 | Acts 13:22 "And when He had removed him, He raised up David to be their king: of him He testified and said, 'I HAVE FOUND DAVID the son of Jesse, A MAN AFTER MY OWN HEART [conforming to My will and purposes], who will do all My will.' [1 Sam 13:14; Ps 89:20; Is 44:28] |
Bible Question:
Dear Doc, The incident was having the possession of multiple wives. David, in opposition to Deut. 17:17, multiplied wives to himself besides Abigail, Ahinoam, and Michal: Maachah daughter of Talmai king of Geshur, whom probably he took in his raid (1 Sam. 27:8), Haggith, Abital, Eglah And the question is that if physical relations with more than one person is adultery, or adultery is only what violates what is on paper. But I believe Jesus mentioned that even looking at another woman with a lustful thought was already adultery. So the "official" marriage on paper doesn't seem to be the primary problem but the act itself. The incident involving Absalom is that according to your interpretation, only then, David's wives were violated. But that he didn't violate each one with previous multiple relations. In Him, Finder |
Bible Answer: Dear Finder, Adultery is the cohabitation of a married person with someone other than their spouse. Polygamy in David's time was not adulterous nor promiscuous. The Scriptures are a progressive revelation. Christ brought greater specificity and clarity to us on this subject and many others. David should be judged by the values as understood during his day, not our own. With the exception of the premarital relations David had with Bathsheba, who was, indeed, another man's wife, his wives and concubines were solely his own. Although we might question the wisdom of David's polygamy, we cannot fault him as violating the Mosaic Law. In Him, Doc |