Christian Standard Bible
1 Samuel 25:43
43David also married Ahinoam of Jezreel, and the two of them became his wives.
1 Samuel 25:43 in other versions
- King James Version (KJV)David also took Ahinoam of Jezreel; and they were also both of them his wives.
- New International Version (NIV)David had also married Ahinoam of Jezreel, and they both were his wives.
- English Standard Version (ESV)David also took Ahinoam of Jezreel, and both of them became his wives.
- New King James Version (NKJV)David also took Ahinoam of Jezreel, and so both of them were his wives.
Context of 1 Samuel 25:43
41She stood up, paid homage with her face to the ground, and said, “Here I am, your servant, a slave to wash the feet of my lord’s servants.” 42Then Abigail got up quickly, and with her five female servants accompanying her, rode on the donkey following David’s messengers. And so she became his wife. David also married Ahinoam of Jezreel, and the two of them became his wives. 44But Saul gave his daughter Michal, David’s wife, to Palti son of Laish, who was from Gallim.
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וְאֶת־אֲחִינֹ֛עַם לָקַ֥ח דָּוִ֖ד מִֽיִּזְרְעֶ֑אל וַתִּהְיֶ֛יןָ גַּֽם־שְׁתֵּיהֶ֥ן ל֖וֹ לְנָשִֽׁים׃ סRead the interlinear
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Cross-references for 1 Samuel 25:43
- Joshua 15:56Jezreel, Jokdeam, Zanoah,
- 2 Samuel 3:2Sons were born to David in Hebron: His firstborn was Amnon, by Ahinoam the Jezreelite;
- Genesis 2:24This is why a man leaves his father and mother and bonds with his wife, and they become one flesh.
- Matthew 19:5and he also said, ‘For this reason a man will leave his father and mother and be joined to his wife, and the two will become one flesh’?
- 1 Samuel 27:3David and his men stayed with Achish in Gath. Each man had his family with him, and David had his two wives: Ahinoam of Jezreel and Abigail of Carmel, Nabal’s widow.
- 1 Samuel 30:5David’s two wives, Ahinoam the Jezreelite and Abigail the widow of Nabal the Carmelite, had also been kidnapped.
- 2 Samuel 5:13After he arrived from Hebron, David took more concubines and wives from Jerusalem, and more sons and daughters were born to him.
Commentaries on 1 Samuel 25:43
- Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 43David also took Ahinoam - Many think that this was his wife before he took Abigail; she is always mentioned first in the list of his wives, and she was the mother of his eldest son Ammon. Of Jezreel - There were two places of this name; one in the tribe of Issachar, the other in the tribe of Judah.Read the comment
- Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 43In the list of David‘s wives Ahinoam is mentioned first 2 Samuel 3:2; 1 Chronicles 3:1. But this may be only because her son was the first-born. David‘s now taking two wives was an indication of his growing power and importance as a chieftain. The number was increased to six when he reigned in Hebron 1 Chronicles 3:1, and still further when he became king of all Israel 2 Samuel 5:12-13. See 1 Samuel 1:2 note. Of Jezreel - Not the well-known city of…Read the comment
- Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 43Ahinoam 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.Read the comment
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Commentaries on 1 Samuel 25
- Adam Clarke Bible Commentary
- Barnes’ Notes on the Bible
- Matthew Henry Concise Commentary
- Tyndale Open Study Notes
- Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary
- Rashi on Tanakh
- Keil & Delitzsch Commentary
- John Wesley’s Notes
- Darby Translation Notes
- Geneva Bible Translation Notes
- Kingcomments
- Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary
- Matthew Henry’s Modern English Commentary
- Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary
- EGW Writings
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