You might have seen a pain scale in your doctor's office before. One common type shows a series of numbered cartoon faces moving from 0 (smiling and pain-free) to 10 (weeping in agony.) A doctor would ask a person in pain which face matched up with what they were feeling. They might seem simple.
In our day this might be more than one. For Israelite King Echov, one particular foreign wife, Isabel, was one too many. King David is said to have had eighteen wives and concubines, seven mentioned by name in the OT and the others mentioned in the oral tradition.
David also had a son with Bathsheba before she bore Solomon. This son died seven days after his birth (2 Samuel 12:16â23), and it is possible that he is not included in this list. If so, the sons of David with his wives would total at least 20.To that total we would add all the unnamed sons of his concubines.avid also had a son with Bathsheba before she bore Solomon. This son died seven days after his birth (2 Samuel 12:16â23), and it is possible that he is not included in this list. If so, the sons of David with his wives would total at least 20. To that total we would add all the unnamed sons of his concubines.