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So David and his wives<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/esv/2_samuel/2.htm">English Standard Version</a></span><br />So David went up there, and his two wives also, Ahinoam of Jezreel and Abigail the widow of Nabal of Carmel.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/bsb/2_samuel/2.htm">Berean Standard Bible</a></span><br />So David went there with his two wives, Ahinoam of Jezreel and Abigail the widow of Nabal of Carmel.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/kjv/2_samuel/2.htm">King James Bible</a></span><br />So David went up thither, and his two wives also, Ahinoam the Jezreelitess, and Abigail Nabal's wife the Carmelite.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nkjv/2_samuel/2.htm">New King James Version</a></span><br />So David went up there, and his two wives also, Ahinoam the Jezreelitess, and Abigail the widow of Nabal the Carmelite.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb_/2_samuel/2.htm">New American Standard Bible</a></span><br />So David went up there, and his two wives also, Ahinoam the Jezreelitess and Abigail the widow of Nabal the Carmelite.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb/2_samuel/2.htm">NASB 1995</a></span><br />So David went up there, and his two wives also, Ahinoam the Jezreelitess and Abigail the widow of Nabal the Carmelite.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb77/2_samuel/2.htm">NASB 1977 </a></span><br />So David went up there, and his two wives also, Ahinoam the Jezreelitess and Abigail the widow of Nabal the Carmelite.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsb/2_samuel/2.htm">Legacy Standard Bible </a></span><br />So David went up there, and his two wives also, Ahinoam the Jezreelitess and Abigail the wife of Nabal the Carmelite.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/amp/2_samuel/2.htm">Amplified Bible</a></span><br />So David went up there [to Hebron] with his two wives also, Ahinoam of Jezreel and Abigail the widow of Nabal of Carmel [in Judah].<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/csb/2_samuel/2.htm">Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />So David went there with his two wives, Ahinoam the Jezreelite and Abigail, the widow of Nabal the Carmelite.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hcsb/2_samuel/2.htm">Holman Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />So David went there with his two wives, Ahinoam the Jezreelite and Abigail, the widow of Nabal the Carmelite.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/asv/2_samuel/2.htm">American Standard Version</a></span><br />So David went up thither, and his two wives also, Ahinoam the Jezreelitess, and Abigail the wife of Nabal the Carmelite.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cev/2_samuel/2.htm">Contemporary English Version</a></span><br />David went to Hebron with his two wives, Ahinoam and Abigail. Ahinoam was from Jezreel, and Abigail was the widow of Nabal from Carmel. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/erv/2_samuel/2.htm">English Revised Version</a></span><br />So David went up thither, and his two wives also, Ahinoam the Jezreelitess, and Abigail the wife of Nabal the Carmelite.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gwt/2_samuel/2.htm">GOD'S WORD® Translation</a></span><br />David went there with his two wives, Ahinoam from Jezreel and Abigail (who had been Nabal's wife) from Carmel.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gnt/2_samuel/2.htm">Good News Translation</a></span><br />So David went to Hebron, taking with him his two wives: Ahinoam, who was from Jezreel, and Abigail, Nabal's widow, who was from Carmel. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/isv/2_samuel/2.htm">International Standard Version</a></span><br />So David went there, along with his two wives Ahinoam from Jezreel and Abigail, widow of Nabal from Carmel. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/msb/2_samuel/2.htm">Majority Standard Bible</a></span><br />So David went there with his two wives, Ahinoam of Jezreel and Abigail the widow of Nabal of Carmel.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/net/2_samuel/2.htm">NET Bible</a></span><br />So David went up, along with his two wives, Ahinoam the Jezreelite and Abigail, formerly the wife of Nabal the Carmelite.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nheb/2_samuel/2.htm">New Heart English Bible</a></span><br />So David went up there, and his two wives also, Ahinoam the Jezreelite, and Abigail the wife of Nabal the Carmelite,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/wbt/2_samuel/2.htm">Webster's Bible Translation</a></span><br />So David went up thither, and his two wives also, Ahinoam the Jezreelitess, and Abigail, Nabal's wife the Carmelite.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/web/2_samuel/2.htm">World English Bible</a></span><br />So David went up there with his two wives, Ahinoam the Jezreelitess, and Abigail the wife of Nabal the Carmelite. <div class="vheading2"><b>Literal Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsv/2_samuel/2.htm">Literal Standard Version</a></span><br />And David goes up there, and also his two wives, Ahinoam the Jezreelitess, and Abigail wife of Nabal the Carmelite;<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/ylt/2_samuel/2.htm">Young's Literal Translation</a></span><br /> And David goeth up thither, and also his two wives, Ahinoam the Jezreelitess, and Abigail wife of Nabal the Carmelite;<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/slt/2_samuel/2.htm">Smith's Literal Translation</a></span><br />And David will go up there, and also his two wives, Ahinoam the Jezreelitess, and Abigail, wife of Nabal the Carmelite.<div class="vheading2"><b>Catholic Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/drb/2_samuel/2.htm">Douay-Rheims Bible</a></span><br />So David went up, and his two wives, Achinoam the Jezrahelitess, and Abigail the wife of Nabal of Carmel: <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cpdv/2_samuel/2.htm">Catholic Public Domain Version</a></span><br />Therefore, David ascended with his two wives, Ahinoam, the Jezreelite, and Abigail, the wife of Nabal of Carmel.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nabre/2_samuel/2.htm">New American Bible</a></span><br />So David went up there, with his two wives, Ahinoam of Jezreel and Abigail, the wife of Nabal of Carmel.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nrsvce/2_samuel/2.htm">New Revised Standard Version</a></span><br />So David went up there, along with his two wives, Ahinoam of Jezreel, and Abigail the widow of Nabal of Carmel.<div class="vheading2"><b>Translations from Aramaic</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lamsa/2_samuel/2.htm">Lamsa Bible</a></span><br />So David went up there, and his two wives also, Ahinoam the Jezreelitess, and Abigail, Nabal's wife, the Carmelite.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hpbt/2_samuel/2.htm">Peshitta Holy Bible Translated</a></span><br />And David went up there and also his two wives, Akhinam who was from Yizrael, and Abigal the wife of Nabal the Karmelite<div class="vheading2"><b>OT Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/jps/2_samuel/2.htm">JPS Tanakh 1917</a></span><br />So David went up thither, and his two wives also, Ahinoam the Jezreelitess, and Abigail the wife of Nabal the Carmelite.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/sep/2_samuel/2.htm">Brenton Septuagint Translation</a></span><br />And David went up thither to Chebron, <i>he</i> and both his wives, Achinaam the Jezraelitess, and Abigaia the wife of Nabal the Carmelite,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/parallel/2_samuel/2-2.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/_0ajZHUzMKw?start=272" 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/2_samuel/2.htm">David Anointed King of Judah</a></span><br><span class="reftext">1</span>Some time later, David inquired of the LORD, “Should I go up to one of the towns of Judah?” “Go up,” the LORD answered. Then David asked, “Where should I go?” “To Hebron,” replied the LORD. <span class="reftext">2</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.">So David</a> <a href="/hebrew/1571.htm" title="1571: wə·ḡam (Conj) -- Also, moreover, yea. "></a> <a href="/hebrew/5927.htm" title="5927: way·ya·‘al (Conj-w:: V-Qal-ConsecImperf-3ms) -- A primitive root; to ascend, intransitively or actively; used in a great variety of senses, primary and secondary, literal and figurative.">went</a> <a href="/hebrew/8033.htm" title="8033: šām (Adv) -- There, thither. A primitive particle; there then; often thither, or thence.">there</a> <a href="/hebrew/8147.htm" title="8147: šə·tê (Number-fdc) -- Two (a card. number). Dual of sheniy; feminine shttayim; two; also twofold.">with his two</a> <a href="/hebrew/802.htm" title="802: nā·šāw (N-fpc:: 3ms) -- Woman, wife, female. Feminine of 'iysh or 'enowsh; irregular plural, nashiym; a woman.">wives,</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/3158.htm" title="3158: hay·yiz·rə·‘ê·lîṯ (Art:: N-proper-fs) -- An inhab. of Jezreel. Patronymically from Yizr'e'l; a Jizreelite or native of Jizreel.">of Jezreel</a> <a href="/hebrew/26.htm" title="26: wa·’ă·ḇî·ḡa·yil (Conj-w:: N-proper-fs) -- Or shorter Abiygal; from 'ab and giyl; father of joy; Abigail or Abigal, the name of two Israelitesses.">and Abigail</a> <a href="/hebrew/802.htm" title="802: ’ê·šeṯ (N-fsc) -- Woman, wife, female. Feminine of 'iysh or 'enowsh; irregular plural, nashiym; a woman.">the widow</a> <a href="/hebrew/5037.htm" title="5037: nā·ḇāl (N-proper-ms) -- A man of Carmel. The same as nabal; dolt; Nabal, an Israelite.">of Nabal</a> <a href="/hebrew/3761.htm" title="3761: hak·kar·mə·lî (Art:: N-proper-ms) -- Inhab. of Carmel. Patron from Karmel; a Karmelite or inhabitant of Karmel.">of Carmel.</a> </span><span class="reftext">3</span>David also took the men who were with him, each with his household, and they settled in the towns near Hebron.…<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="/1_samuel/25-42.htm">1 Samuel 25:42-43</a></span><br />So Abigail hurried and got on a donkey, and attended by five of her maidens, she followed David’s messengers and became his wife. / David had also married Ahinoam of Jezreel. So she and Abigail were both his wives.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/1_samuel/27-3.htm">1 Samuel 27:3</a></span><br />David and his men settled in Gath with Achish. Each man had his family with him, and David had his two wives: Ahinoam of Jezreel and Abigail of Carmel, the widow of Nabal.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/1_samuel/30-5.htm">1 Samuel 30:5</a></span><br />David’s two wives, Ahinoam of Jezreel and Abigail the widow of Nabal of Carmel, had been taken captive.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/1_chronicles/3-1.htm">1 Chronicles 3:1-3</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_samuel/18-27.htm">1 Samuel 18:27</a></span><br />David and his men went out and killed two hundred Philistines. He brought their foreskins and presented them as payment in full to become the king’s son-in-law. Then Saul gave his daughter Michal to David in marriage.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/1_samuel/19-11.htm">1 Samuel 19:11-17</a></span><br />Then Saul sent messengers to David’s house to watch him and kill him in the morning. But David’s wife Michal warned him, “If you do not run for your life tonight, tomorrow you will be dead!” / So Michal lowered David from the window, and he ran away and escaped. / Then Michal took a household idol and laid it in the bed, placed some goat hair on its head, and covered it with a garment. ...<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/1_samuel/25-39.htm">1 Samuel 25:39-40</a></span><br />On hearing that Nabal was dead, David said, “Blessed be the LORD, who has upheld my cause against the reproach of Nabal and has restrained His servant from evil. For the LORD has brought the wickedness of Nabal down upon his own head.” Then David sent word to Abigail, asking her to become his wife. / When his servants came to Abigail at Carmel, they said, “David has sent us to take you as his wife.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/1_samuel/30-18.htm">1 Samuel 30:18</a></span><br />So David recovered everything the Amalekites had taken, including his two wives.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/1_samuel/18-20.htm">1 Samuel 18:20-21</a></span><br />Now Saul’s daughter Michal loved David, and when this was reported to Saul, it pleased him. / “I will give her to David,” Saul thought, “so that she may be a snare to him, and the hand of the Philistines may be against him.” So Saul said to David, “For a second time now you can be my son-in-law.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/1_samuel/25-44.htm">1 Samuel 25:44</a></span><br />But Saul had given his daughter Michal, David’s wife, to Palti son of Laish, who was from Gallim.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/1_samuel/19-18.htm">1 Samuel 19:18</a></span><br />So David ran away and escaped. And he went to Samuel at Ramah and told him all that Saul had done to him. Then he and Samuel went to Naioth and stayed there.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/1_samuel/27-2.htm">1 Samuel 27:2</a></span><br />So David set out with his six hundred men and went to Achish son of Maoch, the king of Gath.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/1_samuel/30-1.htm">1 Samuel 30:1-2</a></span><br />On the third day David and his men arrived in Ziklag, and the Amalekites had raided the Negev, attacked Ziklag, and burned it down. / They had taken captive the women and all who were there, both young and old. They had not killed anyone, but had carried them off as they went on their way.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/1_samuel/30-26.htm">1 Samuel 30:26</a></span><br />When David arrived in Ziklag, he sent some of the plunder to his friends, the elders of Judah, saying, “Here is a gift for you from the plunder of the LORD’s enemies.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/1_samuel/30-31.htm">1 Samuel 30:31</a></span><br />and to those in Hebron and in all the places where David and his men had roamed.</div><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a name="tsk" id="tsk"><div class="vheading">Treasury of Scripture</div><p class="tsk2">So David went up thither, and his two wives also, Ahinoam the Jezreelitess, and Abigail Nabal's wife the Carmelite.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/1_samuel/25-42.htm">1 Samuel 25:42,43</a></b></br> And Abigail hasted, and arose, and rode upon an ass, with five damsels of hers that went after her; and she went after the messengers of David, and became his 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="/luke/22-28.htm">Luke 22:28,29</a></b></br> Ye are they which have continued with me in my temptations… </p><div class="vheading">Jump to Previous</div><a href="/1_samuel/30-5.htm">Abigail</a> <a href="/1_samuel/30-5.htm">Ab'igail</a> <a href="/1_samuel/30-5.htm">Ahinoam</a> <a href="/1_samuel/30-5.htm">Ahin'o-Am</a> <a href="/1_samuel/30-29.htm">Carmel</a> <a href="/1_samuel/30-5.htm">Carmelite</a> <a href="/2_samuel/2-1.htm">David</a> <a href="/1_samuel/30-5.htm">Jezreel</a> <a href="/1_samuel/30-5.htm">Jezreelitess</a> <a href="/1_samuel/30-5.htm">Jizreelitess</a> <a href="/1_samuel/30-5.htm">Nabal</a> <a href="/1_samuel/27-3.htm">Nabal's</a> <a href="/1_samuel/30-7.htm">Thither</a> <a href="/1_samuel/30-5.htm">Widow</a> <a href="/1_samuel/30-22.htm">Wife</a> <a href="/1_samuel/30-18.htm">Wives</a><div class="vheading2">Jump to Next</div><a href="/2_samuel/3-3.htm">Abigail</a> <a href="/2_samuel/3-3.htm">Ab'igail</a> <a href="/2_samuel/3-2.htm">Ahinoam</a> <a href="/2_samuel/3-2.htm">Ahin'o-Am</a> <a href="/2_samuel/3-3.htm">Carmel</a> <a href="/2_samuel/3-3.htm">Carmelite</a> <a href="/2_samuel/2-3.htm">David</a> <a href="/2_samuel/2-9.htm">Jezreel</a> <a href="/2_samuel/3-2.htm">Jezreelitess</a> <a href="/2_samuel/3-2.htm">Jizreelitess</a> <a href="/2_samuel/3-3.htm">Nabal</a> <a href="/1_samuel/25-14.htm">Nabal's</a> <a href="/2_samuel/4-6.htm">Thither</a> <a href="/2_samuel/3-3.htm">Widow</a> <a href="/2_samuel/3-3.htm">Wife</a> <a href="/2_samuel/3-7.htm">Wives</a><div class="vheading2">2 Samuel 2</div><span class="reftext">1. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/2_samuel/2-1.htm">David, by God's direction, with his company goes up to Hebron </a></span><br><span class="reftext">4. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/2_samuel/2-4.htm">where he is made king of Judah</a></span><br><span class="reftext">5. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/2_samuel/2-5.htm">He commends them of Jabesh Gilead for their king of Israel</a></span><br><span class="reftext">8. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/2_samuel/2-8.htm">Abner makes Ishbosheth king of Israel</a></span><br><span class="reftext">12. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/2_samuel/2-12.htm">A mortal skirmish between twelve of Abner's and twelve of Joab's men.</a></span><br><span class="reftext">18. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/2_samuel/2-18.htm">Asahel is slain</a></span><br><span class="reftext">25. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/2_samuel/2-25.htm">At Abner's motion, Joab sounds a retreat</a></span><br><span class="reftext">32. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/2_samuel/2-32.htm">Asahel's burial</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'; 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This move is in obedience to God's direction (<a href="/2_samuel/2.htm">2 Samuel 2:1</a>). Hebron, located in the territory of Judah, is a city with deep patriarchal roots, being associated with Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob. It is a strategic location for David to establish his rule over Judah, as it is centrally located and historically significant.<p><b>with his two wives</b><br>David's polygamous marriage reflects the cultural practices of the time, though it is not endorsed by biblical law (<a href="/deuteronomy/17-17.htm">Deuteronomy 17:17</a>). His marriages often had political implications, strengthening alliances and consolidating power. The presence of his wives indicates the establishment of his household and the beginning of his reign.<p><b>Ahinoam of Jezreel</b><br>Ahinoam is first mentioned in <a href="/1_samuel/25-43.htm">1 Samuel 25:43</a>. Jezreel is a city in the northern part of Israel, suggesting that David's marriage to Ahinoam may have been politically motivated to secure alliances in the north. This marriage highlights the complex political landscape of Israel during David's rise to power.<p><b>and Abigail the widow of Nabal of Carmel</b><br>Abigail is introduced in <a href="/1_samuel/25.htm">1 Samuel 25</a>, where her wisdom and intervention prevent David from taking vengeance on her foolish husband, Nabal. Her marriage to David follows Nabal's death, and she is noted for her intelligence and beauty. Carmel is a town in the territory of Judah, not to be confused with Mount Carmel. Abigail's presence in David's life is significant, as she is often seen as a type of the Church, the bride of Christ, known for her discernment and righteousness.<div class="vheading2">Persons / Places / Events</div>1. <b><a href="/topical/d/david.htm">David</a></b><br>Anointed king of Judah, David is a central figure in the Bible, known for his heart for God and his leadership.<br><br>2. <b><a href="/topical/a/ahinoam_of_jezreel.htm">Ahinoam of Jezreel</a></b><br>One of David's wives, Ahinoam is mentioned several times in the context of David's family and his rise to power.<br><br>3. <b><a href="/topical/a/abigail_the_widow_of_nabal_of_carmel.htm">Abigail the widow of Nabal of Carmel</a></b><br>Known for her wisdom and beauty, Abigail became David's wife after the death of her first husband, Nabal.<br><br>4. <b><a href="/topical/j/jezreel.htm">Jezreel</a></b><br>A city in the northern part of Israel, significant in various biblical accounts.<br><br>5. <b><a href="/topical/c/carmel.htm">Carmel</a></b><br>A region known for its beauty and fertility, also the setting for the account of Nabal and Abigail.<div class="vheading2">Teaching Points</div><b><a href="/topical/t/the_importance_of_godly_relationships.htm">The Importance of Godly Relationships</a></b><br>David's marriages to Ahinoam and Abigail show the importance of having supportive and wise partners in fulfilling God's purposes.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/w/wisdom_in_leadership.htm">Wisdom in Leadership</a></b><br>Abigail's account reminds us of the value of wisdom and discernment, qualities that are essential for leaders and those in positions of influence.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/g/god's_sovereignty_in_life's_journey.htm">God's Sovereignty in Life's Journey</a></b><br>David's journey to becoming king, including his marriages, illustrates God's sovereign hand in guiding and shaping our lives.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/t/the_role_of_women_in_god's_plan.htm">The Role of Women in God's Plan</a></b><br>Abigail's significant role in David's life highlights the important contributions women make in God's redemptive history.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/f/faithfulness_in_transition.htm">Faithfulness in Transition</a></b><br>As David transitions to leadership, his faithfulness to God's calling is a model for us in times of change and uncertainty.<div class="vheading2">Lists and Questions</div><a href="/top10/lessons_from_2_samuel_2.htm">Top 10 Lessons from 2 Samuel 2</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/what_are_the_key_events_in_2_samuel.htm">What are the key events in 2 Samuel?</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/why_does_2_samuel_3_2-5_allow_polygamy.htm">2 Samuel 3:2-5: Why does this passage allow David's polygamy despite Deuteronomy 17:17 warning against multiplying wives?</a><a name="commentary" id="commentary"></a><div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/ellicott/2_samuel/2.htm">Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers</a></div>(2) <span class= "bld">His two wives.</span>--See <a href="/context/1_samuel/25-42.htm" title="And Abigail hurried, and arose and rode on an ass, with five damsels of hers that went after her; and she went after the messengers of David, and became his wife.">1Samuel 25:42-43</a>.<p><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/commentaries/2_samuel/2-2.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">So David</span><br /><span class="heb">דָּוִ֔ד</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">went</span><br /><span class="heb">וַיַּ֤עַל</span> <span class="translit">(way·ya·‘al)</span><br /><span class="parse">Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_5927.htm">Strong's 5927: </a> </span><span class="str2">To ascend, in, actively</span><br /><br /><span class="word">there</span><br /><span class="heb">שָׁם֙</span> <span class="translit">(šām)</span><br /><span class="parse">Adverb<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_8033.htm">Strong's 8033: </a> </span><span class="str2">There, then, thither</span><br /><br /><span class="word">with his two</span><br /><span class="heb">שְׁתֵּ֣י</span> <span class="translit">(šə·tê)</span><br /><span class="parse">Number - fdc<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">wives,</span><br /><span class="heb">נָשָׁ֑יו</span> <span class="translit">(nā·šāw)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - feminine plural construct | third person masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_802.htm">Strong's 802: </a> </span><span class="str2">Woman, wife, female</span><br /><br /><span class="word">Ahinoam</span><br /><span class="heb">אֲחִינֹ֙עַם֙</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">הַיִּזְרְעֵלִ֔ית</span> <span class="translit">(hay·yiz·rə·‘ê·lîṯ)</span><br /><span class="parse">Article | Noun - proper - feminine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_3159.htm">Strong's 3159: </a> </span><span class="str2">A Jezreelitess</span><br /><br /><span class="word">and Abigail,</span><br /><span class="heb">וַאֲבִיגַ֕יִל</span> <span class="translit">(wa·’ă·ḇî·ḡa·yil)</span><br /><span class="parse">Conjunctive waw | Noun - proper - feminine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_26.htm">Strong's 26: </a> </span><span class="str2">Abigail -- 'my father is joy', two Israelite women</span><br /><br /><span class="word">the widow</span><br /><span class="heb">אֵ֖שֶׁת</span> <span class="translit">(’ê·šeṯ)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - feminine singular construct<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_802.htm">Strong's 802: </a> </span><span class="str2">Woman, wife, female</span><br /><br /><span class="word">of Nabal</span><br /><span class="heb">נָבָ֥ל</span> <span class="translit">(nā·ḇāl)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - proper - masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_5037.htm">Strong's 5037: </a> </span><span class="str2">Nabal -- a man of Carmel</span><br /><br /><span class="word">of Carmel.</span><br /><span class="heb">הַֽכַּרְמְלִֽי׃</span> <span class="translit">(hak·kar·mə·lî)</span><br /><span class="parse">Article | Noun - proper - masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_3761.htm">Strong's 3761: </a> </span><span class="str2">Carmelite -- inhabitant of Carmel</span><br /><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><div class="vheading">Links</div><a href="/niv/2_samuel/2-2.htm">2 Samuel 2:2 NIV</a><br /><a href="/nlt/2_samuel/2-2.htm">2 Samuel 2:2 NLT</a><br /><a href="/esv/2_samuel/2-2.htm">2 Samuel 2:2 ESV</a><br /><a href="/nasb/2_samuel/2-2.htm">2 Samuel 2:2 NASB</a><br /><a href="/kjv/2_samuel/2-2.htm">2 Samuel 2:2 KJV</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="//bibleapps.com/2_samuel/2-2.htm">2 Samuel 2:2 BibleApps.com</a><br /><a href="//bibliaparalela.com/2_samuel/2-2.htm">2 Samuel 2:2 Biblia Paralela</a><br /><a href="//holybible.com.cn/2_samuel/2-2.htm">2 Samuel 2:2 Chinese Bible</a><br /><a href="//saintebible.com/2_samuel/2-2.htm">2 Samuel 2:2 French Bible</a><br /><a href="/catholic/2_samuel/2-2.htm">2 Samuel 2:2 Catholic Bible</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/2_samuel/2-2.htm">OT History: 2 Samuel 2:2 So David went up there and his (2Sa iiSam 2 Sam ii sam) </a></div></div></td></tr></table></div><div id="left"><a href="/2_samuel/2-1.htm" onmouseover='lft.src="/leftgif.png"' onmouseout='lft.src="/left.png"' title="2 Samuel 2:1"><img src="/left.png" name="lft" border="0" alt="2 Samuel 2:1" /></a></div><div id="right"><a href="/2_samuel/2-3.htm" onmouseover='rght.src="/rightgif.png"' onmouseout='rght.src="/right.png"' title="2 Samuel 2:3"><img src="/right.png" name="rght" border="0" alt="2 Samuel 2:3" /></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>