1 Samuel 25:43

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

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. David had already married Ahinoam from Jezreel town. So these two women became his wives. 44Saul's daughter Michal had been David's wife. But Saul had then given her to Palti as his wife. Palti was the son of Laish, who came from Gallim town.

1 Samuel 25:43 word by word

וְאֶת־אֲחִינֹ֛עַם לָקַ֥ח דָּוִ֖ד מִֽיִּזְרְעֶ֑אל וַתִּהְיֶ֛יןָ גַּֽם־שְׁתֵּיהֶ֥ן ל֖וֹ לְנָשִֽׁים׃ סRead the interlinear

Words taken from the KJV.

• Davidדָּוִדdâvid dâvîyd · DavidH1732
• also tookלָקַחlâqach · to take: marryH3947
• Ahinoamאֲחִינֹ֫עַם'ăchîynô‛am · AhinoamH293
• of Jezreelיִזְרְעֶאלyizre‛ê'l · JezreelH3157
• and they were also bothשְׁנַ֫יִםshenayim shettayim · twoH8147
• of them his wivesאִשָּׁה'ishshâh nâshîym · woman: wifeH802

Cross-references for 1 Samuel 25:43

• Joshua 15:56Jezreel, Jokdeam, Zanoah,
• 2 Samuel 3:2While David lived in Hebron he had several sons: The firstborn was Amnon. Ahinoam from Jezreel gave birth to him.
• Genesis 2:24Because of this, when a man marries, he leaves his father and his mother. Instead, God joins the man and his wife together. The two people become as one body.
• Matthew 19:5Because of this, a man leaves his father and his mother. God joins him and his wife together. The man and the woman become like one body.
• 1 Samuel 27:3David and his men lived in Gath with King Achish. They had their families with them. David's two wives were with him: Ahinoam from Jezreel, and Abigail from Carmel. Abigail was Nabal's widow.
• 1 Samuel 30:5The Amalekites had taken both of David's wives: Ahinoam from Jezreel and Abigail from Carmel, who was Nabal's widow.
• 2 Samuel 5:13After David moved to Jerusalem from Hebron, he married more wives. He also took more slave wives to live with him. They gave birth to more sons and daughters for David.

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

Topics related to 1 Samuel 25:43

• Ahinoam
• Jezreel
• Polygamy

In the dictionaries

• David
• Jezreel
• Jezreel, Jezreelite
• Ahinoam
• 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