Now it came about in those days, when there was no king in Israel, that there was a certain Levite staying in the remote part of the hill country of Ephraim, who took a concubine for himself from Bethlehem in Judah.

当以色列中没有王的时候，有住以法莲山地那边的一个利未人，娶了一个犹大伯利恒的女子为妾。

当以色列中没有王的时候，有一个利未人寄居以法莲山区的边界，他娶了一个犹大伯利恒的女子为妾。

当以色列中没有王的时候，有一个利未人寄居以法莲山区的边界，他娶了一个犹大伯利恒的女子为妾。

那时候，以色列没有王。有一个利未人住在以法莲山区的偏远地带，他娶了犹大伯利恒的一个女子为妾。

在以色列中没有王的日子，有一个利未人寄居在以法莲山地的偏远地区；他从犹大的伯利恒给自己娶了一个女子作妾。

當以色列中沒有王的時候，有住以法蓮山地那邊的一個利未人，娶了一個猶大伯利恆的女子為妾。

當以色列中沒有王的時候，有一個利未人寄居以法蓮山區的邊界，他娶了一個猶大伯利恆的女子為妾。

當以色列中沒有王的時候，有一個利未人寄居以法蓮山區的邊界，他娶了一個猶大伯利恆的女子為妾。

那時候，以色列沒有王。有一個利未人住在以法蓮山區的偏遠地帶，他娶了猶大伯利恆的一個女子為妾。

在以色列中沒有王的日子，有一個利未人寄居在以法蓮山地的偏遠地區；他從猶大的伯利恆給自己娶了一個女子作妾。

當以色列中沒有王的日子，有一個利未人寄居在以法蓮山地的儘邊；他從猶大的伯利恆娶了一個女子為妾。

當以色列無王時、有利未人旅以法蓮山隅、娶妾於猶大伯利恆、

時以色列族無王、有利未人、旅以法蓮山麓、取妾於猶大、伯利恆邑。

當時以色列人無王、有利未人寄居以法蓮山、娶妾於猶大之伯利恆、

In those days Israel had no king. Now a Levite who lived in a remote area in the hill country of Ephraim took a concubine from Bethlehem in Judah.

In those days Israel didn’t have a king. There was a Levite who lived deep in the hill country of Ephraim. He got a concubine from Bethlehem in Judah.

In those days, when there was no king in Israel, a certain Levite was sojourning in the remote parts of the hill country of Ephraim, who took to himself a concubine from Bethlehem in Judah.

Now in those days Israel had no king. There was a man from the tribe of Levi living in a remote area of the hill country of Ephraim. One day he brought home a woman from Bethlehem in Judah to be his concubine.

In those days, when there was no king in Israel, a Levite staying in a remote part of the hill country of Ephraim acquired a woman from Bethlehem in Judah as his concubine.

And it came to pass in those days, when there was no king in Israel, that there was a certain Levite staying in the remote mountains of Ephraim. He took for himself a concubine from Bethlehem in Judah.

And it came to pass in those days, when there was no king in Israel, that there was a certain Levite sojourning on the farther side of the hill- country of Ephraim, who took to him a concubine out of Beth- lehem- judah.

In those days, when there was no king in Israel, a Levite living in a remote part of the hill country of Ephraim acquired a woman from Bethlehem in Judah as his concubine.

And it came to pass in those days, when[ there was] no king in Israel, that there was a certain Levite sojourning on the side of mount Ephraim, who took to him a concubine out of Bethlehemjudah.

In those days Israel had no king. There was a Levite living temporarily in the remote region of the Ephraimite hill country. He acquired a concubine from Bethlehem in Judah.

In those days, when there was no king in Israel, there was a certain Levite living on the farther side of the hill country of Ephraim, who took for himself a concubine out of Bethlehem Judah.

In those days there was no king of Israel; and in those days the tribe of the Danites was seeking an inheritance for themselves to live in, for until that day an inheritance had not been allotted to them as a possession among the tribes of Israel.

Then the man left the city, Bethlehem in Judah, to stay wherever he would find a place; and as he made his journey, he came to the hill country of Ephraim, to the house of Micah.

In those days there was no king in Israel; everyone did what was right in his own eyes.

And Eleazar the son of Aaron died; and they buried him at Gibeah, the town of his son Phinehas, which was given to him in the hill country of Ephraim.

In those days there was no king in Israel; everyone did what was right in his own eyes.

And Saul had a concubine whose name was Rizpah, the daughter of Aiah; and Ish bosheth said to Abner,“ Why have you gone in to my father’s concubine?”

There are sixty queens and eighty concubines, And young women without number;But my dove, my perfect one, is unique: She is her mother’s only daughter; She is the pure child of the one who gave birth to her. The young women saw her and called her blessed, The queens and the concubines also, and they praised her, saying,

Then they brought the gold vessels that had been taken out of the temple, the house of God which was in Jerusalem; and the king and his nobles, his wives, and his concubines drank out of them.

He had seven hundred wives, who were princesses, and three hundred concubines; and his wives turned his heart away.

Then David came to his house in Jerusalem, and the king took the ten women, the concubines whom he had left behind to take care of the house, and put them in custody and provided them with food, but did not have relations with them. So they were locked up until the day of their death, living as widows.

His concubine, whose name was Reumah, also gave birth to Tebah, Gaham, Tahash, and Maacah.

Now there was a man of the hill country of Ephraim whose name was Micah.

Meanwhile David took more concubines and wives from Jerusalem, after he came from Hebron; and more sons and daughters were born to David.

Then Joab came into the house to the king and said,“ Today you have shamed all your servants, who have saved your life today and the lives of your sons and daughters, the lives of your wives, and the lives of your concubines,

In the evening she would enter and in the morning she would return to the second harem, to the custody of Shaashgaz, the king’s eunuch who was in charge of the concubines. She would not go in to the king again, unless the king delighted in her and she was summoned by name.

But not one has done so who has a remnant of the Spirit. And why the one? He was seeking a godly offspring. Be careful then about your spirit, and see that none of you deals treacherously against the wife of your youth.

So Rachel died and was buried on the way to Ephrath( that is, Bethlehem).

Rehoboam loved Maacah the daughter of Absalom more than all his other wives and concubines. For he had taken eighteen wives and sixty concubines, and fathered twenty eight sons and sixty daughters.

And they buried him in the territory of his inheritance, in Timnath serah, which is in the hill country of Ephraim, on the north of Mount Gaash.

So they pitched a tent for Absalom on the roof, and Absalom had relations with his father’s concubines in the sight of all Israel.

‘ And you, Bethlehem, land of Judah, Are by no means least among the leaders of Judah; For from you will come forth a Ruler Who will shepherd My people Israel.’ ”

but to the sons of his concubines, Abraham gave gifts while he was still living, and sent them away from his son Isaac eastward, to the land of the east.