David had also taken Ahinoam of Jezreel, and they both became his wives.Is this David's first big mistake?
David already had a wife, the daughter of Saul. Somehow, in the course of events (I don't remember if it came up before here), she had been given to another. It's not clear (at least, not in my memory) if David divorced her, or if Saul simply took her away from David because of their conflict. Regardless, at this point he has now taken an additional two wives. Are David's hormones coming through? Or does he think he's doing what any proper king should? Either way, he's wrong, no matter what the local customs.
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