1 Samuel 25:43 BSB — MannaFest

1 Samuel 25:43

David had also married Ahinoam of Jezreel. So she and Abigail were both his wives.

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ASV

David also took Ahinoam of Jezreel; and they became both of them his wives.

KJV

David also took Ahinoam of Jezreel; and they were also both of them his wives.

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Commentary

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Albert Barnes

1798–1870

Notes, Explanatory and Practical, on the Old and New Testaments (1832-1869)

In the list of David’s wives Ahinoam is mentioned first 2Sa 3:2; 1Ch 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 1Ch 3:1, and still further when he became king of all Israel 2Sa 5:12-13. See 1Sa 1:2 note. Of Jezreel - Not the well-known city of Samaria, which gave its name to the plain of Esdraelon, but a town of Judah, near Carmel (marginal reference).

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Original language & word study

10 tagged words

Original	Transliteration	Meaning	Word study
וְאֶת־	ve.'Et	and <obj.>	H853 →
אֲחִינֹ֛עַם	'a.chi.No.'am	Ahinoam	H293 →
לָקַ֥ח	la.Kach	he had taken	H3947 →
דָּוִ֖ד	da.Vid	David	H1732 →
מִֽיִּזְרְעֶ֑אל	mi.yiz.re.'El	from Jezreel	H3157 →
וַתִּהְיֶ֛יןָ	va.tih.Yei.na	and they became	H1961 →
גַּֽם־	gam-	also	H1571 →
שְׁתֵּיהֶ֥ן	she.tei.Hen	both of them	H8147 →
ל֖וֹ	lo	of him
לְנָשִֽׁים׃ ס	le.na.Shim	<into> wives	H802 →

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1 Samuel 30:5
David’s two wives, Ahinoam of Jezreel and Abigail the widow of Nabal of Carmel, had been taken captive.
leads to
- 1 Samuel 25:42–43
  So Abigail hurried and got on a donkey, and attended by five of her maidens, she followed David’s messengers and became his wife.
  Reached by 3 independent paths from here.
- 2 Samuel 2:2
  So David went there with his two wives, Ahinoam of Jezreel and Abigail the widow of Nabal of Carmel.
- 1 Samuel 27:3
  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.
- 1 Samuel 1:2
  He had two wives, one named Hannah and the other Peninnah. And Peninnah had children, but Hannah had none.
- 2 Samuel 3:2–3
  And sons were born to David in Hebron: His firstborn was Amnon, by Ahinoam of Jezreel;
Through
2 Samuel 3:2
And sons were born to David in Hebron: His firstborn was Amnon, by Ahinoam of Jezreel;
leads to
- 1 Chronicles 3:1–4
  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;
- Genesis 49:3–4
  Reuben, you are my firstborn, my might, and the beginning of my strength, excelling in honor, excelling in power.
Through
1 Samuel 27:3
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.
leads to
- 1 Samuel 25:18–35
  Then Abigail hurried and took two hundred loaves of bread, two skins of wine, five butchered sheep, five seahs of roasted grain, a hundred clusters of raisins, and two hundred cakes of figs. She…

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