And David came to his house at Jerusalem; and the king took the ten women his concubines, whom he had left to keep the house, and put them in ward (note: Heb. a house of ward), and fed them, but went not in unto them. So they were shut up (note: Heb. bound) unto the day of their death, living in widowhood (note: Heb. in widowhood of life).
When David returned to his palace in Jerusalem, he took the ten concubines he had left to take care of the palace, and he placed them in a house under guard. He provided for them, but he no longer slept with them. They were confined until the day of their death, living as widows.