POLYGAMY

Nave's Topical Bible

Forbidden

Deuteronomy 17:17 Leviticus 18:18 Malachi 2:14 Malachi 2:15 Matthew 19:4 Matthew 19:5 Mark 10:2-8 1 Timothy 3:2 1 Timothy 3:12 Titus 1:6

Authorized

Tolerated

Exodus 21:10 1 Samuel 1:2 2 Chronicles 24:3

Practiced by

Lamech

Abraham

Esau

Genesis 26:34 Genesis 28:9

Jacob

Ashur

1 Chronicles 4:5

Gideon

Elkanah

David

1 Samuel 25:39-44 2 Samuel 3:2-5 2 Samuel 5:13 1 Chronicles 14:3

Solomon

Rehoboam

2 Chronicles 11:18-23

Abijah

2 Chronicles 13:21

Jehoram

2 Chronicles 21:14

Joash

2 Chronicles 24:3

Ahab

Jehoiachin

Belshazzar

See

1 Chronicles 2:8

Hosea

Hosea 3:1 Hosea 3:2

Mosaic law respecting the firstborn in

Deuteronomy 21:15-17

Sought by women

Husband’ s favoritism in

Deuteronomy 21:15-17

Jacob’ s

Genesis 29:30 Genesis 30:15

Elkanah’ s

Rehoboam’ s

2 Chronicles 11:21

In Abraham’ s family

Genesis 16 Genesis 21:9-16

In Jacob’ s family

Genesis 29:30-34 Genesis 30:1-23

In Elkanah’ s family

With Solomon