New King James Version
1 Samuel 25:43
43David also took Ahinoam of Jezreel, and so both of them were 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 Living Translation (NLT)David also married Ahinoam from Jezreel, making both of them his wives.
Context of 1 Samuel 25:43
41Then she arose, bowed her face to the earth, and said, “Here is your maidservant, a servant to wash the feet of the servants of my lord.” 42So Abigail rose in haste and rode on a donkey, attended by five of her maidens; and she followed the messengers of David, and became his wife. David also took Ahinoam of Jezreel, and so both of them were his wives. 44But Saul had given Michal his daughter, David’s wife, to Palti the son of Laish, who was from Gallim.
Read all of 1 Samuel 251 Samuel 25:43 word by word
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 Jezreelitess;
- Genesis 2:24Therefore a man shall leave his father and 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 mother and be joined to his wife, and the two shall become one flesh’?
- 1 Samuel 27:3So David dwelt with Achish at Gath, he and his men, each man with his household, and David with his two wives, Ahinoam the Jezreelitess, and Abigail the Carmelitess, Nabal’s widow.
- 1 Samuel 30:5And David’s two wives, Ahinoam the Jezreelitess, and Abigail the widow of Nabal the Carmelite, had been taken captive.
- 2 Samuel 5:13And David took more concubines and wives from Jerusalem, after he had come from Hebron. Also 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
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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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