1 Samuel 25:40

1 Samuel 25:40 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)And when the servants of David were come to Abigail to Carmel, they spake unto her, saying, David sent us unto thee, to take thee to him to wife.
• New International Version (NIV)His servants went to Carmel and said to Abigail, “David has sent us to you to take you to become his wife.”
• English Standard Version (ESV)When the servants of David came to Abigail at Carmel, they said to her, "David has sent us to you to take you to him as his wife."
• New King James Version (NKJV)When the servants of David had come to Abigail at Carmel, they spoke to her saying, “David sent us to you, to ask you to become his wife.”

Context of 1 Samuel 25:40

38About ten days after that, the Lord caused Nabal to die. 39David heard the news that Nabal had died. He said, ‘I praise the Lord. He has shown that I was right. Nabal insulted me but the Lord has punished him for that. The Lord stopped me from doing an evil thing. Now he has punished Nabal for the evil thing that he did.’ Then David sent a message to Abigail to ask her to marry him. David's servants went to Carmel. They said to Abigail, ‘David has sent us to you. We must take you back with us to become his wife.’ 41Abigail bent her body down low so that her face touched the ground. She said, ‘I am happy to be David's servant. I am ready to wash the feet of his servants.’ 42Abigail quickly prepared her donkey to go with David's men. She took with her five young girls to be her servants. Abigail went to David and she became his wife.

1 Samuel 25:40 word by word

וַיָּבֹ֜אוּ עַבְדֵ֥י דָוִ֛ד אֶל־אֲבִיגַ֖יִל הַכַּרְמֶ֑לָה וַיְדַבְּר֤וּ אֵלֶ֙יהָ֙ לֵאמֹ֔ר דָּוִד֙ שְׁלָחָ֣נוּ אֵלַ֔יִךְ לְקַחְתֵּ֥ךְ ל֖וֹ לְאִשָּֽׁה׃Read the interlinear

Words taken from the KJV.

• And when the servantsעֶ֫בֶד‛ebed · servant/slaveH5650
• of Davidדָּוִדdâvid dâvîyd · DavidH1732
• were comeבּוֹאbô' · to come (in): comeH935
• to Abigailאֲבִיגַ֫יִל, אֲבִיגַ֫ל'ăbîygayil 'ăbîygal · AbigailH26
• to Carmelכַּרְמֶלkarmel · CarmelH3760
• they spakeדָבַרdâbar · to speak: speakH1696
• unto her, sayingאָמַר'âmar · to sayH559
• sentשָׁלַחshâlach · to send: departH7971
• us unto thee, to takeלָקַחlâqach · to take: marryH3947
• thee to him to wifeאִשָּׁה'ishshâh nâshîym · woman: wifeH802

Cross-references for 1 Samuel 25:40

• Genesis 24:37My master told me to make a serious promise to him. He said, “I live as a stranger among the Canaanite people. But you must not get a Canaanite woman to be a wife for my son.

Commentaries on 1 Samuel 25:40

• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 40There is no note of the exact interval that elapsed between Nabal‘s death and David‘s hearing of it, or, again, between David‘s hearing of it and his message to Abigail; nor is there any reason to suppose that the marriage took place with unbecoming haste. The widow of such a husband as Nabal had been could not, however, be expected to revere his memory. After the usual mourning of seven days, she would probably feel herself free to act as custom allowed…Read the comment
• Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 1-44This story about Nabal falls between two accounts in which Saul pursued David and David spared Saul’s life. Nabal was similar to Saul.Read the comment
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 39-4239-42. the Lord hath returned the wickedness of Nabal upon his own head--If this was an expression of pleasure, and David's vindictive feelings were gratified by the intelligence of Nabal's death, it was an instance of human infirmity which we may lament; but perhaps he referred to the unmerited reproach (1Sa 25:10, 11), and the contempt of God implied in it. David sent and communed with Abigail, to take her to wife--This unceremonious proceeding was…Read the comment

Topics related to 1 Samuel 25:40

• Polygamy
• Wife

In the dictionaries

• Carmel
• David
• Carmel, Mount Carmel
• Abigail
• Conversant
• Covert
• Die
• Miss
• Nabal
• Requite

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