In First Chronicles, chapter fourteen, verse three, the glaring personal fault in David brought tragedy upon himself and his family. This part of his life, apart from the victories, the establishment of his kingdom, the development of his family, and the enemies defeated, took a different pattern when he united with more wives. The additional spouses produce more sons and daughters in verses four through seven of the same chapter.
As a matter of course, we do not look in this connection for any remarks to be made by the writer condemnatory of David’s enlargement of his concubines or having his lady entourage. Yet it is open to us to note how, at a time when polygamy was “winked at,” and no sin was necessarily to lie on this account at the door of David, by this very matter, he was undermining the peace and unity of his own family, the comfort of his declining years once and again, and the very stability of his house in the days of Solomon, his son. The less necessitated we are to regard David’s polygamy in the light of individual sin, the more emphatic in the light of history does the tendency of the practice to proclaim itself as thoroughly and irredeemably wrong.
Today, we come to know the truth behind polygamy. When a man or woman decides to have more than one partner, they do not realize the challenge they put in their life and what they anticipate for the journey ahead. Each person who adds a new partner will have to face time consumption of catering to the other additional partners and the problems they will encounter with them. Apart from that, the consciousness of being alert of contact, especially if the other relationship is secretive and is not public, can create anxiety, stress, and be unpeaceful.