POLYGAMY

–Forbidden De 17:17; Le 18:18; Mal 2:14,15; Mt 19:4,5; Mr 10:2-8; 1Ti 3:2,12; Tit 1:6

–Authorized 2Sa 12:8

–Tolerated Ex 21:10; 1Sa 1:2; 2Ch 24:3

–Practiced by Job 27:15

–Lamech Ge 4:19

–Abraham Ge 16

–Esau Ge 26:34; 28:9

–Jacob Ge 29:30

–Ashur 1Ch 4:5

–Gideon Jud 8:30

–Elkanah 1Sa 1:2

–David 1Sa 25:39-44; 2Sa 3:2-5; 5:13; 1Ch 14:3

–Solomon 1Ki 11:1-8

–Rehoboam 2Ch 11:18-23

–Abijah 2Ch 13:21

–Jehoram 2Ch 21:14

–Joash 2Ch 24:3

–Ahab 2Ki 10

–Jehoiachin 2Ki 24:15

–Belshazzar Da 5:2

–See 1Ch 2:8

–Hosea Ho 3:1,2

–Mosaic law respecting the firstborn in De 21:15-17

–Sought by women Isa 4:1

–The evil effects of

.Husband’ s favoritism in De 21:15-17

.Jacob’ s Ge 29:30; 30:15

.Elkanah’ s 1Sa 1:5

.Rehoboam’ s 2Ch 11:21

–Domestic unhappiness

.In Abraham’ s family Ge 16; 21:9-16

.In Jacob’ s family Ge 29:30-34; 30:1-23

.In Elkanah’ s family 1Sa 1:4-7

–With Solomon 1Ki 11:4-8

–See CONCUBINAGE

–See MARRIAGE