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So she and Abigail were both his wives.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/kjv/1_samuel/25.htm">King James Bible</a></span><br />David also took Ahinoam of Jezreel; and they were also both of them his wives.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nkjv/1_samuel/25.htm">New King James Version</a></span><br />David also took Ahinoam of Jezreel, and so both of them were his wives.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb_/1_samuel/25.htm">New American Standard Bible</a></span><br />David had also taken Ahinoam of Jezreel, and they both became his wives.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb/1_samuel/25.htm">NASB 1995</a></span><br />David had also taken Ahinoam of Jezreel, and they both became his wives.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb77/1_samuel/25.htm">NASB 1977 </a></span><br />David had also taken Ahinoam of Jezreel, and they both became his wives.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsb/1_samuel/25.htm">Legacy Standard Bible </a></span><br />David had also taken Ahinoam of Jezreel, and they both became his wives.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/amp/1_samuel/25.htm">Amplified Bible</a></span><br />David had also taken Ahinoam of Jezreel, and they both became his wives.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/csb/1_samuel/25.htm">Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />David also married Ahinoam of Jezreel, and the two of them became his wives.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hcsb/1_samuel/25.htm">Holman Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />David also married Ahinoam of Jezreel, and the two of them became his wives. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/asv/1_samuel/25.htm">American Standard Version</a></span><br />David also took Ahinoam of Jezreel; and they became both of them his wives.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cev/1_samuel/25.htm">Contemporary English Version</a></span><br />David had earlier married Ahinoam from the town of Jezreel, so both she and Abigail were now David's wives. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/erv/1_samuel/25.htm">English Revised Version</a></span><br />David also took Ahinoam of Jezreel; and they became both of them his wives.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gwt/1_samuel/25.htm">GOD'S WORD® Translation</a></span><br />David also married Ahinoam of Jezreel. Both she and Abigail were his wives.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gnt/1_samuel/25.htm">Good News Translation</a></span><br />David had married Ahinoam from Jezreel, and now Abigail also became his wife. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/isv/1_samuel/25.htm">International Standard Version</a></span><br />David also married Ahinoam of Jezreel, and both of them became his wives. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/msb/1_samuel/25.htm">Majority Standard Bible</a></span><br />David had also married Ahinoam of Jezreel. So she and Abigail were both his wives.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/net/1_samuel/25.htm">NET Bible</a></span><br />David had also married Ahinoam from Jezreel; the two of them became his wives.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nheb/1_samuel/25.htm">New Heart English Bible</a></span><br />David also took Ahinoam of Jezreel; and they both became his wives.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/wbt/1_samuel/25.htm">Webster's Bible Translation</a></span><br />David also took Ahinoam of Jezreel; and they were also both of them his wives.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/web/1_samuel/25.htm">World English Bible</a></span><br />David also took Ahinoam of Jezreel; and they both became his wives. <div class="vheading2"><b>Literal Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsv/1_samuel/25.htm">Literal Standard Version</a></span><br />And David has taken Ahinoam from Jezreel, and they are—even both of them—for wives to him;<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/ylt/1_samuel/25.htm">Young's Literal Translation</a></span><br /> And Ahinoam hath David taken from Jezreel, and they are -- even both of them -- to him for wives;<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/slt/1_samuel/25.htm">Smith's Literal Translation</a></span><br />And David took Ahinoam of Jezreel; and they were also, they two, to him for wives.<div class="vheading2"><b>Catholic Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/drb/1_samuel/25.htm">Douay-Rheims Bible</a></span><br />Moreover David took also Achinoam of Jezrahel: and they were both of them his wives. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cpdv/1_samuel/25.htm">Catholic Public Domain Version</a></span><br />Moreover, David also took Ahinoam of Jezreel. And both of them were his wives.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nabre/1_samuel/25.htm">New American Bible</a></span><br />David also married Ahinoam of Jezreel. Thus both of them were his wives.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nrsvce/1_samuel/25.htm">New Revised Standard Version</a></span><br />David also married Ahinoam of Jezreel; both of them became his wives.<div class="vheading2"><b>Translations from Aramaic</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lamsa/1_samuel/25.htm">Lamsa Bible</a></span><br />David also took Ahinoam of Jezreel; and both of them became his wives.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hpbt/1_samuel/25.htm">Peshitta Holy Bible Translated</a></span><br />And David had taken Akhinam from Yizrael, and the two of them were wives to him<div class="vheading2"><b>OT Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/jps/1_samuel/25.htm">JPS Tanakh 1917</a></span><br />David also took Ahinoam of Jezreel; and they became both of them his wives.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/sep/1_samuel/25.htm">Brenton Septuagint Translation</a></span><br />And David took Achinaam out of Jezrael, and they were both his wives.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/parallel/1_samuel/25-43.htm">Additional Translations ...</a></span></div></div></div><div id="centbox"><div class="padcent"><a name="audio" id="audio"></a><div class="vheadingv"><b>Audio Bible</b></div><iframe width="100%" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/H8oQfYUMRZg?start=7768" title="YouTube video player" frameborder="0" allow="accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share" allowfullscreen></iframe><span class="p"><br /><br /><br /></span><div class="vheadingv"><b>Context</b></div><span class="hdg"><a href="/bsb/1_samuel/25.htm">David Marries Abigail</a></span><br>…<span class="reftext">42</span>So Abigail hurried and got on a donkey, and attended by five of her maidens, she followed David’s messengers and became his wife. <span class="reftext">43</span><span class="highl"><a href="/hebrew/1732.htm" title="1732: dā·wiḏ (N-proper-ms) -- Perhaps beloved one, a son of Jesse. Rarely; Daviyd; from the same as dowd; loving; David, the youngest son of Jesse.">David</a> <a href="/hebrew/853.htm" title="853: wə·’eṯ- (Conj-w:: DirObjM) -- Apparent contracted from 'owth in the demonstrative sense of entity; properly, self.">had also</a> <a href="/hebrew/3947.htm" title="3947: lā·qaḥ (V-Qal-Perf-3ms) -- To take. A primitive root; to take.">married</a> <a href="/hebrew/293.htm" title="293: ’ă·ḥî·nō·‘am (N-proper-fs) -- From 'ach and no'am; brother of pleasantness; Achinoam, the name of two Israelitesses.">Ahinoam</a> <a href="/hebrew/3157.htm" title="3157: mî·yiz·rə·‘el (Prep-m:: N-proper-fs) -- From zara' and 'el; God will sow; Jizreel, the name of two places in Palestine and of two Israelites.">of Jezreel.</a> <a href="/hebrew/8147.htm" title="8147: šə·tê·hen (Number-fdc:: 3fp) -- Two (a card. number). Dual of sheniy; feminine shttayim; two; also twofold.">So she and Abigail were both</a> <a href="/hebrew/1961.htm" title="1961: wat·tih·ye·nā (Conj-w:: V-Qal-ConsecImperf-3fp) -- To fall out, come to pass, become, be. A primitive root; to exist, i.e. Be or become, come to pass."></a> <a href="/hebrew/lōw (Prep:: 3ms) -- ">his</a> <a href="/hebrew/1571.htm" title="1571: gam- (Conj) -- Also, moreover, yea. "></a> <a href="/hebrew/802.htm" title="802: lə·nā·šîm (Prep-l:: N-fp) -- Woman, wife, female. Feminine of 'iysh or 'enowsh; irregular plural, nashiym; a woman.">wives.</a> </span><span class="reftext">44</span>But Saul had given his daughter Michal, David’s wife, to Palti son of Laish, who was from Gallim.…<div class="cred"><a href="//berean.bible">Berean Standard Bible</a> · <a href="//berean.bible/downloads.htm">Download</a></div><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a name="crossref" id="crossref"></a><div class="vheading">Cross References</div><div id="crf"><span class="crossverse"><a href="/2_samuel/3-3.htm">2 Samuel 3:3</a></span><br />his second was Chileab, by Abigail the widow of Nabal of Carmel; his third was Absalom, the son of Maacah daughter of King Talmai of Geshur;<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/genesis/25-1.htm">Genesis 25:1</a></span><br />Now Abraham had taken another wife, named Keturah,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/1_kings/11-3.htm">1 Kings 11:3</a></span><br />He had seven hundred wives of royal birth and three hundred concubines—and his wives turned his heart away.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/2_samuel/5-13.htm">2 Samuel 5:13</a></span><br />After he had arrived from Hebron, David took more concubines and wives from Jerusalem, and more sons and daughters were born to him.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/genesis/29-28.htm">Genesis 29:28</a></span><br />And Jacob did just that. He finished the week’s celebration, and Laban gave him his daughter Rachel as his wife.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/judges/8-30.htm">Judges 8:30</a></span><br />Gideon had seventy sons of his own, since he had many wives.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/1_chronicles/3-1.htm">1 Chronicles 3:1-9</a></span><br />These were the sons of David who were born to him in Hebron: The firstborn was Amnon by Ahinoam of Jezreel; the second was Daniel by Abigail of Carmel; / the third was Absalom the son of Maacah daughter of King Talmai of Geshur; the fourth was Adonijah the son of Haggith; / the fifth was Shephatiah by Abital; and the sixth was Ithream by his wife Eglah. ...<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/1_kings/1-1.htm">1 Kings 1:1-4</a></span><br />Now King David was old and well along in years, and though they covered him with blankets, he could not keep warm. / So his servants said to him, “Let us search for a young virgin for our lord the king, to attend to him and care for him and lie by his side to keep him warm.” / Then they searched throughout Israel for a beautiful girl, and they found Abishag the Shunammite and brought her to the king. ...<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/1_kings/11-1.htm">1 Kings 11:1-2</a></span><br />King Solomon, however, loved many foreign women along with the daughter of Pharaoh—women of Moab, Ammon, Edom, and Sidon, as well as Hittite women. / These women were from the nations about which the LORD had told the Israelites, “You must not intermarry with them, for surely they will turn your hearts after their gods.” Yet Solomon clung to these women in love.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/deuteronomy/17-17.htm">Deuteronomy 17:17</a></span><br />He must not take many wives for himself, lest his heart go astray. He must not accumulate for himself large amounts of silver and gold.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/genesis/16-3.htm">Genesis 16:3</a></span><br />So after he had lived in Canaan for ten years, his wife Sarai took her Egyptian maidservant Hagar and gave her to Abram to be his wife.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/genesis/30-4.htm">Genesis 30:4</a></span><br />So Rachel gave Jacob her servant Bilhah as a wife, and he slept with her,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/genesis/30-9.htm">Genesis 30:9</a></span><br />When Leah saw that she had stopped having children, she gave her servant Zilpah to Jacob as a wife.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/2_samuel/12-8.htm">2 Samuel 12:8</a></span><br />I gave your master’s house to you and your master’s wives into your arms. I gave you the house of Israel and Judah, and if that was not enough, I would have given you even more.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/1_chronicles/14-3.htm">1 Chronicles 14:3</a></span><br />And David took more wives in Jerusalem and became the father of more sons and daughters.</div><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a name="tsk" id="tsk"><div class="vheading">Treasury of Scripture</div><p class="tsk2">David also took Ahinoam of Jezreel; and they were also both of them his wives.</p><p class="hdg">Jezreel</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/joshua/15-56.htm">Joshua 15:56</a></b></br> And Jezreel, and Jokdeam, and Zanoah,</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/2_samuel/3-2.htm">2 Samuel 3:2</a></b></br> And unto David were sons born in Hebron: and his firstborn was Amnon, of Ahinoam the Jezreelitess;</p><p class="hdg">both</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/genesis/2-24.htm">Genesis 2:24</a></b></br> Therefore shall a man leave his father and his mother, and shall cleave unto his wife: and they shall be one flesh.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/matthew/19-5.htm">Matthew 19:5,8</a></b></br> And said, For this cause shall a man leave father and mother, and shall cleave to his wife: and they twain shall be one flesh? … </p><p class="hdg">his wives</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/1_samuel/27-3.htm">1 Samuel 27:3</a></b></br> And David dwelt with Achish at Gath, he and his men, every man with his household, <i>even</i> David with his two wives, Ahinoam the Jezreelitess, and Abigail the Carmelitess, Nabal's wife.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/1_samuel/30-5.htm">1 Samuel 30:5</a></b></br> And David's two wives were taken captives, Ahinoam the Jezreelitess, and Abigail the wife of Nabal the Carmelite.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/2_samuel/5-13.htm">2 Samuel 5:13-16</a></b></br> And David took <i>him</i> more concubines and wives out of Jerusalem, after he was come from Hebron: and there were yet sons and daughters born to David… </p><div class="vheading">Jump to Previous</div><a href="/1_samuel/14-50.htm">Ahinoam</a> <a href="/1_samuel/14-50.htm">Ahin'o-Am</a> <a href="/1_samuel/25-42.htm">David</a> <a href="/judges/6-33.htm">Jezreel</a> <a href="/joshua/19-18.htm">Jizreel</a> <a href="/ruth/1-4.htm">Married</a> <a href="/1_samuel/25-42.htm">Wife</a> <a href="/1_samuel/1-2.htm">Wives</a><div class="vheading2">Jump to Next</div><a href="/1_samuel/27-3.htm">Ahinoam</a> <a href="/1_samuel/27-3.htm">Ahin'o-Am</a> <a href="/1_samuel/25-44.htm">David</a> <a href="/1_samuel/27-3.htm">Jezreel</a> <a href="/1_samuel/29-1.htm">Jizreel</a> <a href="/2_samuel/3-14.htm">Married</a> <a href="/1_samuel/25-44.htm">Wife</a> <a href="/1_samuel/27-3.htm">Wives</a><div class="vheading2">1 Samuel 25</div><span class="reftext">1. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/1_samuel/25-1.htm">Samuel dies</a></span><br><span class="reftext">2. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/1_samuel/25-2.htm">David in Paran sends to Nabal</a></span><br><span class="reftext">10. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/1_samuel/25-10.htm">Provoked by Nabal's rudeness, he minds to destroy him</a></span><br><span class="reftext">14. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/1_samuel/25-14.htm">Abigail understanding thereof</a></span><br><span class="reftext">18. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/1_samuel/25-18.htm">takes a present</a></span><br><span class="reftext">23. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/1_samuel/25-23.htm">and by her wisdom</a></span><br><span class="reftext">32. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/1_samuel/25-32.htm">pacifies David</a></span><br><span class="reftext">36. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/1_samuel/25-36.htm">Nabal hearing thereof, dies</a></span><br><span class="reftext">39. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/1_samuel/25-39.htm">David takes Abigail and Ahinoam to be his wives</a></span><br><span class="reftext">44. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/1_samuel/25-44.htm">Michal is given to Phalti</a></span><br></div></div><div id="mdd"><div align="center"><div class="bot2"><table align="center" width="100%"><tr><td><div align="center"> <script id="3d27ed63fc4348d5b062c4527ae09445"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=51ce25d5-1a8c-424a-8695-4bd48c750f35&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; </script> <script id="b817b7107f1d4a7997da1b3c33457e03"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=cb0edd8b-b416-47eb-8c6d-3cc96561f7e8&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; </script><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-2'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-0' style='max-width: 300px;'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-3'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-1' style='max-width: 300px;'> </div><br /><br />  <div align="center" id='div-gpt-ad-1531425649696-0'> </div><br /><br /> <ins class="adsbygoogle" style="display:inline-block;width:200px;height:200px" data-ad-client="ca-pub-3753401421161123" data-ad-slot="3592799687"></ins> <script> (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); </script> <br /><br /> </div> </td></tr></table></div></div></div><div id="combox"><div class="padcom"><a name="study" id="study"></a><div class="vheading"><table width="100%"><tr><td width="99%" valign="top"><a href="/study/1_samuel/25.htm">Study Bible</a></td><td width="1%" valign="top"><a href="/study/1_samuel/" title="Book Summary and Study">Book ◦</a> <a href="/study/chapters/1_samuel/25.htm" title="Chapter summary and Study">Chapter </a></tr></table></div><b>David had also married Ahinoam of Jezreel.</b><br>David's marriage to Ahinoam is significant in understanding the political and personal alliances he formed during his rise to power. Jezreel, a city in the territory of Issachar, was strategically located in the northern part of Israel, suggesting that David was expanding his influence beyond Judah. Marriages in ancient times often served to solidify political alliances and strengthen claims to leadership. Ahinoam's marriage to David may have been part of such a strategy. This marriage is mentioned in <a href="/1_samuel/27-3.htm">1 Samuel 27:3</a> and <a href="/1_chronicles/3.htm">1 Chronicles 3:1</a>, indicating her importance in David's life and the royal lineage. The name Ahinoam means "my brother is delight," which may reflect her esteemed status.<p><b>So she and Abigail were both his wives.</b><br>The mention of both Ahinoam and Abigail as David's wives highlights the practice of polygamy in ancient Israel, which was common among leaders and kings. This practice is seen in the lives of other patriarchs and kings, such as Jacob and Solomon. Abigail, previously the wife of Nabal, became David's wife after Nabal's death, as recorded earlier in <a href="/1_samuel/25.htm">1 Samuel 25</a>. Her marriage to David was not only a personal union but also a strategic alliance, as Abigail was wealthy and influential. The dual mention of these wives underscores the complexity of David's personal life and the challenges of maintaining multiple familial relationships. This situation foreshadows future familial conflicts, as seen in the lives of David's children, and serves as a reminder of the human imperfections of biblical figures.<div class="vheading2">Persons / Places / Events</div>1. <b><a href="/topical/d/david.htm">David</a></b><br>The future king of Israel, anointed by Samuel, known for his heart after God. At this point in the account, he is on the run from King Saul.<br><br>2. <b><a href="/topical/a/ahinoam.htm">Ahinoam</a></b><br>A woman from Jezreel who becomes one of David's wives. Her marriage to David is mentioned alongside Abigail's, indicating the practice of polygamy during this period.<br><br>3. <b><a href="/topical/a/abigail.htm">Abigail</a></b><br>Previously introduced in the chapter as the wise and discerning wife of Nabal, who becomes David's wife after Nabal's death.<br><br>4. <b><a href="/topical/j/jezreel.htm">Jezreel</a></b><br>A city in the territory of Issachar, significant in Israel's history and associated with several biblical events.<br><br>5. <b><a href="/topical/p/polygamy.htm">Polygamy</a></b><br>The practice of having more than one wife, which was culturally accepted in ancient Israel but later addressed in the New Testament teachings on marriage.<div class="vheading2">Teaching Points</div><b><a href="/topical/u/understanding_cultural_context.htm">Understanding Cultural Context</a></b><br>Recognize that polygamy was a common practice in ancient Israel, but it is not the ideal model for marriage as outlined in Scripture. Understanding the cultural context helps us interpret these accounts without endorsing all actions.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/g/god's_sovereignty_in_imperfect_situations.htm">God's Sovereignty in Imperfect Situations</a></b><br>Despite human failings and cultural practices, God's purposes prevail. David's life, including his marriages, is part of God's unfolding plan for Israel.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/t/the_importance_of_discernment.htm">The Importance of Discernment</a></b><br>Abigail's earlier actions in the chapter highlight the value of wisdom and discernment in relationships. These qualities are essential in making godly decisions.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/m/marriage_as_a_reflection_of_god's_covenant.htm">Marriage as a Reflection of God's Covenant</a></b><br>While David's marriages reflect cultural norms, the biblical ideal of marriage is a covenant reflecting God's faithful relationship with His people.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/l/learning_from_biblical_characters.htm">Learning from Biblical Characters</a></b><br>David's life offers lessons in both faithfulness and failure. We can learn from his strengths and weaknesses, seeking to align our lives with God's will.<div class="vheading2">Lists and Questions</div><a href="/top10/lessons_from_1_samuel_25.htm">Top 10 Lessons from 1 Samuel 25</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/who_is_ahinoam_of_jezreel.htm">Who is Ahinoam of Jezreel?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/how_to_share_good_news_with_the_poor.htm">Who is Ahinoam of Jezreel?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/how_many_wives_did_king_david_have.htm">How many wives did King David have?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/1_samuel_25_39-42__why_did_david_marry_abigail_so_soon.htm">1 Samuel 25:39-42 - How do we reconcile David marrying Abigail immediately after Nabal's death with biblical laws and cultural norms on mourning and remarriage?</a><a name="commentary" id="commentary"></a><div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/ellicott/1_samuel/25.htm">Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers</a></div>(43) <span class= "bld">David also took Ahinoam of Jezreel.</span>--Jezreel is not the city in Issachar (<a href="/joshua/19-18.htm" title="And their border was toward Jezreel, and Chesulloth, and Shunem,">Joshua 19:18</a>), but a town in the southern part of Canaan, situate in the hill country of Judah, near Maon. The fatal results of this disastrous and unhappy Oriental custom of polygamy, as time went on, showed themselves in King David's household--a plentiful crop of intrigues, crimes, and murders in the royal palace were the sad fruits of his yielding to the miserable practice, which has ever been one of the curses of the East.<p><div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/pulpit/1_samuel/25.htm">Pulpit Commentary</a></div><span class="cmt_sub_title">Verses 43, 44.</span> - Besides Abigail, David also took to wife <span class="cmt_word">Ahinoam of Jezreel</span>, a small village among the hills of Judah (<a href="/joshua/15-56.htm">Joshua 15:56</a>), and not the better known town of that name in the tribe of Issachar. Ahinoam was the name also of Saul's wife (<a href="/1_samuel/14-50.htm">1 Samuel 14:50</a>). <span class="cmt_word">They were also...his wives.</span> <span class="accented">I.e.</span> besides Michal. She had been given by Saul to <span class="cmt_word">Phalti the son of Laish,</span> called Phaltiel in <a href="/2_samuel/3-15.htm">2 Samuel 3:15</a>, where we read of his lamentation at her being torn from him by Ishbosheth in order that she might be restored to David. <span class="cmt_word">Gallim</span> is described in <a href="/isaiah/10-30.htm">Isaiah 10:30</a> as being situated between Gibeah of Saul and Jerusalem. <p> <p> <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/commentaries/1_samuel/25-43.htm">Parallel Commentaries ...</a></span><span class="p"><br /><br /><br /></span><a name="lexicon" id="lexicon"></a><div class="vheading">Hebrew</div><span class="word">David</span><br /><span class="heb">דָּוִ֖ד</span> <span class="translit">(dā·wiḏ)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - proper - masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_1732.htm">Strong's 1732: </a> </span><span class="str2">David -- perhaps 'beloved one', a son of Jesse</span><br /><br /><span class="word">had also</span><br /><span class="heb">וְאֶת־</span> <span class="translit">(wə·’eṯ-)</span><br /><span class="parse">Conjunctive waw | Direct object marker<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_853.htm">Strong's 853: </a> </span><span class="str2">Untranslatable mark of the accusative case</span><br /><br /><span class="word">married</span><br /><span class="heb">לָקַ֥ח</span> <span class="translit">(lā·qaḥ)</span><br /><span class="parse">Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_3947.htm">Strong's 3947: </a> </span><span class="str2">To take</span><br /><br /><span class="word">Ahinoam</span><br /><span class="heb">אֲחִינֹ֛עַם</span> <span class="translit">(’ă·ḥî·nō·‘am)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - proper - feminine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_293.htm">Strong's 293: </a> </span><span class="str2">Ahinoam -- 'my brother is delight', two Israelite women</span><br /><br /><span class="word">of Jezreel.</span><br /><span class="heb">מִֽיִּזְרְעֶ֑אל</span> <span class="translit">(mî·yiz·rə·‘el)</span><br /><span class="parse">Preposition-m | Noun - proper - feminine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_3157.htm">Strong's 3157: </a> </span><span class="str2">Jezreel -- 'God sows', two Israelites, also two cities in Israel, also a valley in Northern Israel</span><br /><br /><span class="word">So [she and Abigail] were both</span><br /><span class="heb">שְׁתֵּיהֶ֥ן</span> <span class="translit">(šə·tê·hen)</span><br /><span class="parse">Number - fdc | third person feminine plural<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_8147.htm">Strong's 8147: </a> </span><span class="str2">Two (a cardinal number)</span><br /><br /><span class="word">his</span><br /><span class="heb">ל֖וֹ</span> <span class="translit">(lōw)</span><br /><span class="parse">Preposition | third person masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/.htm">Strong's Hebrew</a> </span><span class="str2"></span><br /><br /><span class="word">wives.</span><br /><span class="heb">לְנָשִֽׁים׃</span> <span class="translit">(lə·nā·šîm)</span><br /><span class="parse">Preposition-l | Noun - feminine plural<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_802.htm">Strong's 802: </a> </span><span class="str2">Woman, wife, female</span><br /><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><div class="vheading">Links</div><a href="/niv/1_samuel/25-43.htm">1 Samuel 25:43 NIV</a><br /><a href="/nlt/1_samuel/25-43.htm">1 Samuel 25:43 NLT</a><br /><a href="/esv/1_samuel/25-43.htm">1 Samuel 25:43 ESV</a><br /><a href="/nasb/1_samuel/25-43.htm">1 Samuel 25:43 NASB</a><br /><a href="/kjv/1_samuel/25-43.htm">1 Samuel 25:43 KJV</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="//bibleapps.com/1_samuel/25-43.htm">1 Samuel 25:43 BibleApps.com</a><br /><a href="//bibliaparalela.com/1_samuel/25-43.htm">1 Samuel 25:43 Biblia Paralela</a><br /><a href="//holybible.com.cn/1_samuel/25-43.htm">1 Samuel 25:43 Chinese Bible</a><br /><a href="//saintebible.com/1_samuel/25-43.htm">1 Samuel 25:43 French Bible</a><br /><a href="/catholic/1_samuel/25-43.htm">1 Samuel 25:43 Catholic Bible</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/1_samuel/25-43.htm">OT History: 1 Samuel 25:43 David also took Ahinoam of Jezreel (1Sa iSam 1 Sam i sa) </a></div></div></td></tr></table></div><div id="left"><a href="/1_samuel/25-42.htm" onmouseover='lft.src="/leftgif.png"' onmouseout='lft.src="/left.png"' title="1 Samuel 25:42"><img src="/left.png" name="lft" border="0" alt="1 Samuel 25:42" /></a></div><div id="right"><a href="/1_samuel/25-44.htm" onmouseover='rght.src="/rightgif.png"' onmouseout='rght.src="/right.png"' title="1 Samuel 25:44"><img src="/right.png" name="rght" border="0" alt="1 Samuel 25:44" /></a></div><div id="botleft"><a href="#" onmouseover='botleft.src="/botleftgif.png"' onmouseout='botleft.src="/botleft.png"' title="Top of Page"><img src="/botleft.png" name="botleft" border="0" alt="Top of Page" /></a></div><div id="botright"><a href="#" onmouseover='botright.src="/botrightgif.png"' onmouseout='botright.src="/botright.png"' title="Top of Page"><img src="/botright.png" name="botright" border="0" alt="Top of Page" /></a></div><div id="bot"><iframe width="100%" height="1500" scrolling="no" src="/botmenubhnew2.htm" frameborder="0"></iframe></div></td></tr></table></div></body></html>