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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

Now in those days Israel had no king. And the tribe of Dan was trying to find a place where they could settle, for they had not yet moved into the land assigned to them when the land was divided among the tribes of Israel.

He had left Bethlehem in search of another place to live, and as he traveled, he came to the hill country of Ephraim. He happened to stop at Micah’s house as he was traveling through.

In those days Israel had no king; all the people did whatever seemed right in their own eyes.

Eleazar son of Aaron also died. He was buried in the hill country of Ephraim, in the town of Gibeah, which had been given to his son Phinehas.

In those days Israel had no king; all the people did whatever seemed right in their own eyes.

One day Ishbosheth, Saul’s son, accused Abner of sleeping with one of his father’s concubines, a woman named Rizpah, daughter of Aiah.

Even among sixty queens and eighty concubines and countless young women,I would still choose my dove, my perfect one— the favorite of her mother, dearly loved by the one who bore her. The young women see her and praise her; even queens and royal concubines sing her praises:

So they brought these gold cups taken from the Temple, the house of God in Jerusalem, and the king and his nobles, his wives, and his concubines drank from them.

He had 700 wives of royal birth and 300 concubines. And in fact, they did turn his heart away from the Lord.

When David came to his palace in Jerusalem, he took the ten concubines he had left to look after the palace and placed them in seclusion. Their needs were provided for, but he no longer slept with them. So each of them lived like a widow until she died.

Nahor had four other children from his concubine Reumah. Their names were Tebah, Gaham, Tahash, and Maacah.

There was a man named Micah, who lived in the hill country of Ephraim.

After moving from Hebron to Jerusalem, David married more concubines and wives, and they had more sons and daughters.

Then Joab went to the king’s room and said to him,“ We saved your life today and the lives of your sons, your daughters, and your wives and concubines. Yet you act like this, making us feel ashamed of ourselves.

That evening she was taken to the king’s private rooms, and the next morning she was brought to the second harem, where the king’s wives lived. There she would be under the care of Shaashgaz, the king’s eunuch in charge of the concubines. She would never go to the king again unless he had especially enjoyed her and requested her by name.

Didn’t the Lord make you one with your wife? In body and spirit you are his. And what does he want? Godly children from your union. So guard your heart; remain loyal to the wife of your youth.

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

Rehoboam loved Maacah more than any of his other wives and concubines. In all, he had eighteen wives and sixty concubines, and they gave birth to twenty eight sons and sixty daughters.

They buried him in the land he had been allocated, at Timnath serah in the hill country of Ephraim, north of Mount Gaash.

So they set up a tent on the palace roof where everyone could see it, and Absalom went in and had sex with his father’s concubines.

‘ And you, O Bethlehem in the land of Judah, are not least among the ruling cities of Judah, for a ruler will come from you who will be the shepherd for my people Israel.’”

But before he died, he gave gifts to the sons of his concubines and sent them off to a land in the east, away from Isaac.