2 Samuel 20:2-4

New Catholic Bible

² When they heard this, all the men of Israel deserted David to follow Sheba, the son of Bichri. However, the people of Judah maintained their loyalty to the king and followed him steadfastly all the way from the Jordan to Jerusalem.

³ When David returned to his palace in Jerusalem, he took the ten concubines whom he had left behind to look after the palace, and he put them in a house under guard. He provided for them, but he did not engage in relations with them. They were shut up in confinement until the day of their death, living as if they were widows.

Amasa’s Death. ⁴ Then the king said to Amasa: “Summon the men of Judah and order them to appear before me within three days.”