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

41And she got up and bowed with her face to the ground, and said, “Behold, your slave is a servant to wash the feet of my lord’s servants.” 42Then Abigail got up quickly, and rode on a donkey, with her five female attendants who accompanied her; and she followed the messengers of David and became his wife. David had also taken Ahinoam of Jezreel, and they both became his wives. 44But Saul had given his daughter Michal, David’s wife, to Palti the son of Laish, who was from Gallim.

1 Samuel 25:43 word by word

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

• Davidדָּוִדdâvid dâvîyd · DavidH1732
• had also takenלָקַחlâqach · to take: marryH3947
• Ahinoamאֲחִינֹ֫עַם'ăchîynô‛am · AhinoamH293
• Jezreelיִזְרְעֶאלyizre‛ê'l · JezreelH3157
• they bothגַּםgam · alsoH1571
• they bothשְׁנַ֫יִםshenayim shettayim · twoH8147
• becameהָיָהhâyâh · to beH1961
• his wivesאִשָּׁה'ishshâh nâshîym · woman: wifeH802

Cross-references for 1 Samuel 25:43

• Joshua 15:56Jezreel, Jokdeam, and Zanoah,
• 2 Samuel 3:2Sons were born to David in Hebron: his firstborn was Amnon, by Ahinoam the Jezreelitess;
• Genesis 2:24For this reason a man shall leave his father and his mother, and be joined to his wife; and they shall become one flesh.
• Matthew 19:5and said, ‘For this reason a man shall leave his father and his mother and be joined to his wife, and the two shall become one flesh’?
• 1 Samuel 27:3And David lived with Achish in Gath, he and his men, each with his own household--David with his two wives, Ahinoam the Jezreelitess, and Abigail the Carmelitess, Nabal’s widow.
• 1 Samuel 30:5Now David’s two wives had been taken captive, Ahinoam the Jezreelitess and Abigail the widow of Nabal the Carmelite.
• 2 Samuel 5:13Meanwhile David took more concubines and wives from Jerusalem, after he came from Hebron; and more sons and daughters were born to 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