Lemuel the Servant

15 BIBLICAL WAYS TO ACQUIRE A WIFE

Find an attractive prisoner of war, bring her home, shave her 
head, trim her nails, and give her new clothes.  Then she’s 
yours.
  —Deuteronomy (Deuteronomy 21:11-13) 

Find a prostitute and marry her.  
  —Hosea (Hosea 1:1-3) 

Find a man with seven daughters, and impress him by watering his 
flock.  
  —Moses (Exodus 2:16-21) 

Purchase a piece of property, and get a woman as part of the 
deal.  
  —Boaz (Ruth 4:5-10) 

Go to a party and hide.  When the women come out to dance, grab 
one and carry her off to be your wife.  
  —Benjaminites (Judges 21:19-25) 

Have God create a wife for you while you sleep.  Note: this will 
cost you a rib.  
  —Adam (Genesis 2:19-24) 

Agree to work seven years in exchange for a woman’s hand in 
marriage.  Get tricked into marrying the wrong woman.  Then work 
another seven years for the woman you wanted to marry in the 
first place.  That’s right.  Fourteen years of toil for a woman.  
  —Jacob (Genesis 29:15-30) 

Cut off 200 foreskins off of your future father-in-law’s enemies 
and get his daughter for a wife.  
  —David (I Samuel 18:27) 

Even if no one is out there, just wander around a bit and you’ll 
definitely find someone.  (It’s all relative of course.) 
  —Cain (Genesis 4:16-17) 

Become the emperor of a huge nation and hold a beauty contest.  
  —Xerxes or Ahasuerus (Esther 2:3-4) 

When you see someone you like, go home and tell your parents, “I 
have seen a ...woman; now get her for me.” If your parents 
question your decision, simply say, “Get her for me.  She’s the 
one for me.” 
  —Samson (Judges 14:1-3) 

Kill any husband and take HIS wife.  (Prepare to lose four sons 
though).  
  —David (2 Samuel 11) 

Wait for your brother to die.  Take his widow.  (It’s not just a 
good idea, it’s the law).  
  —Onan and Boaz (Deuteronomy or Leviticus, example in Ruth) 

Don’t be so picky.  Make up for quality with quantity.  
  —Solomon (1 Kings 11:1-3) 

A wife?  NOT! 
  —Paul (1 Corinthians 7:32-35)