וְהַֽנַּעֲרָ֖ה יָפָ֣ה עַד־מְאֹ֑ד וַתְּהִ֨י לַמֶּ֤לֶךְ סֹכֶ֙נֶת֙ וַתְּשָׁ֣רְתֵ֔הוּ וְהַמֶּ֖לֶךְ לֹ֥א יְדָעָֽהּ׃
Gadis itu sangat cantik. Ia menjadi penghangat bagi raja dan melayaninya, tetapi raja tidak menggaulinya.
Rashi
Was not intimate with her. Because a virgin is more suitable for [the purpose] of warming than a non-virgin.6He therefore preferred that she remain a virgin. But our Rabbis said [he was not intimate with her] because “He shall not have too many wives,”7Devarim 17:17. See Rashi there. and he already had eighteen.8I.e., because Dovid already had eighteen wives, the maximum permitted for a king, he therefore did not marry her. See Maseches Sanhedrin 22a and Rashi there.