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1 Samuel 25

1 Samuel 25:43

David Marries Abigail · 1 Samuel 25:39–44
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Translations

Modern
David had also married Ahinoam of Jezreel. So she and Abigail were both his wives.
Traditional
David also took Ahinoam of Jezreel; and they were also both of them his wives.
Literal
And also Ahinoam David took from Jezreel, and became even both unto him for wives.
Latin
Sed et Achinoam accepit David de Jezraël: et fuit utraque uxor ejus.

Original

Hebrew
English
David had also married Ahinoam of Jezreel. So she and Abigail were both his wives.

Notes

1 Samuel 25:43

  • Ahinoam was also the name of Saul’s wife (1 Samuel 14:50). If she was the same woman, then David married Saul’s widow after Saul died (1 Samuel 31:1–13). This would create another parallel between Nabal and Saul. However, other passages suggest they were two different women (1 Samuel 27:3; 30:5).

  • This Jezreel was a small village in Judah, near Maon, Ziph, and Carmel (Joshua 15:55–56). It was not the better-known northern city of Jezreel.

1 Samuel 25:1–44

This story about Nabal falls between two accounts in which Saul pursued David and David spared Saul’s life. Nabal was similar to Saul.

Theme notes and profiles

David Saul

Events

People

Ahinoam: Wife of David, from Jezreel; mother of Amnon David: Anointed king of Israel, ancestor of Jesus Christ

Places

Jezreel: A town in Judah, home of David's wife Ahinoam

Glossary

Ahinoam David Jezreel (Place) John the Baptist Meunim, Meunites Nabal Samuel, Books of First and Second Warfare

Topics

Ahinoam: Wife of King David Jezreel: A City in the South of the Territory of the Tribe of Judah Polygamy: David