1 Samuel 27:3 BSB — MannaFest

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.

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ASV

And David dwelt with Achish at Gath, he and his men, every man with his household, even David with his two wives, Ahinoam the Jezreelitess, and Abigail the Carmelitess, Nabal’s wife.

KJV

And David dwelt with Achish at Gath, he and his men, every man with his household, even David with his two wives, Ahinoam the Jezreelitess, and Abigail the Carmelitess, Nabal’s wife.

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Commentary

2 voices

Cassiodorus

EXPOSITION OF THE PSALMS 55.1 (585)

"When the Philistines held him in Gath"; this is recounted in the text of the book of Kings [Samuel]. David was terrorized by attacks of Saul and thought that he would be hidden in the city of Gath among the Philistines. But we have said …

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The Nineteenth Century1 voice

Adam Clarke

1762–1832

Commentary on the Bible (1832)

Every man with his household - So it appears that the men who consorted with David had wives and families. David and his company resembled a tribe of the wandering Arabs.

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Original language & word study

18 tagged words

Original	Transliteration	Meaning	Word study
וַיֵּשֶׁב֩	vai.ye.Shev	and he dwelt	H3427 →
דָּוִ֨ד	da.Vid	David	H1732 →
עִם־	'im-	with	H5973 →
אָכִ֥ישׁ	'a.Khish	Achish	H397 →
בְּגַ֛ת	be.Gat	in Gath	H1661 →
ה֥וּא	hu'	he	H1931 →
וַאֲנָשָׁ֖יו	va.'a.na.Shav	and men his	H582 →
אִ֣ישׁ	'ish	each one	H376 →
וּבֵית֑וֹ	u.vei.To	and household his	H1004 →
דָּוִד֙	da.Vid	David	H1732 →
וּשְׁתֵּ֣י	u.she.Tei	and [the] two	H8147 →
נָשָׁ֔יו	na.Shav	wives his	H802 →
אֲחִינֹ֙עַם֙	'a.chi.No.'am	Ahinoam	H293 →
הַיִּזְרְעֵאלִ֔ית	hai.yiz.re.'e.Lit	the Jezreelite [woman]	H3158 →
וַאֲבִיגַ֥יִל	va.'a.vi.Ga.yil	and Abigail	H26 →
אֵֽשֶׁת־	'e.shet-	[the] wife of	H802 →
נָבָ֖ל	na.Val	Nabal	H5037 →
הַֽכַּרְמְלִֽית׃	Ha.kar.me.Lit	the Carmelite [woman]	H3761 →

Rare words are the text's own signal of a deliberate thread: the fewer the occurrences, the more the places it appears belong together.

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Where the connections lead

Follow this verse’s cross-references two steps out. Each card is a verse this one points to, and beneath it the verses that one points to in turn. Where several different paths arrive at the same place, that place is listed first: the text keeps returning to it. Every stop shows its own words, and every stop is a page.

Through
1 Samuel 25:3
His name was Nabal, and his wife’s name was Abigail. She was an intelligent and beautiful woman, but her husband, a Calebite, was harsh and evil in his dealings.
leads to
- Proverbs 14:1
  Every wise woman builds her house, but a foolish one tears it down with her own hands.
- Isaiah 32:5–7
  No longer will a fool be called noble, nor a scoundrel be respected.
- Proverbs 31:10
  A wife of noble character, who can find? She is far more precious than rubies.
- Psalms 10:3
  For the wicked man boasts in the cravings of his heart; he blesses the greedy and reviles the LORD.
- Proverbs 31:30–31
  Charm is deceptive and beauty is fleeting, but a woman who fears the LORD is to be praised.
Through
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
- 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 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.
Through
1 Samuel 30:3
When David and his men came to the city, they found it burned down and their wives and sons and daughters taken captive.
leads to
- Psalms 34:19
  Many are the afflictions of the righteous, but the LORD delivers him from them all.

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