1)

What is the difference between a wife and a Pilegesh?

1.

Refer to Shoftim 8:31:1:1,2 and the notes there. A wife has Kidushin and Kesuvah.

2)

Here it says that David married other wives and concubines. Why does it say in Divrei ha'Yamim I, 14:3 only wives?

1.

Abarvenel: Because a concubine has Kidushin, she is called a wife. Malbim - this opinion can say that here they are called concubines because they do not have Kesuvah.

2.

Chomas Anach (here and Divrei ha'Yamim I, 14:3): It is for the honor of David. Here it mentions concubines first, for this was a Chidush. Only now that he became king [over all Yisrael], he was permitted to take concubines, like the Rambam says.

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