Quotes about Polygamy
The only men who become Gods, even the Sons of God, are those who enter into polygamy
— Brigham Young
Now Abraham had taken another wife, named Keturah,
— Genesis 25:1
If a man has two wives, one beloved and the other unloved, and both bear him sons, but the unloved wife has the firstborn son,
— Deuteronomy 21:15
And Lamech married two women, one named Adah and the other Zillah.
— Genesis 4:19
Gideon had seventy sons of his own, since he had many wives.
— Judges 8:30
Variability is one of the virtues of a woman. It avoids the crude requirement of polygamy. So long as you have one good wife you are sure to have a spiritual harem".
— GK Chesterton
So Rachel gave Jacob her servant Bilhah as a wife, and he slept with her,
— Genesis 30:4
When Leah saw that she had stopped having children, she gave her servant Zilpah to Jacob as a wife.
— Genesis 30:9
After he had arrived from Hebron, David took more concubines and wives from Jerusalem, and more sons and daughters were born to him.
— 2 Samuel 5:13
Ashhur the father of Tekoa had two wives, Helah and Naarah.
— 1 Chronicles 4:5
If he takes another wife, he must not reduce the food, clothing, or marital rights of his first wife.
— Exodus 21:10
And David took more wives in Jerusalem and became the father of more sons and daughters.
— 1 Chronicles 14:3