1 Samuel 30:5 BSB — MannaFest

1 Samuel 30:5

David’s two wives, Ahinoam of Jezreel and Abigail the widow of Nabal of Carmel, had been taken captive.

BSB

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ASV

And David’s two wives were taken captive, Ahinoam the Jezreelitess, and Abigail the wife of Nabal the Carmelite.

KJV

And David’s two wives were taken captives, Ahinoam the Jezreelitess, and Abigail the wife of Nabal the Carmelite.

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Commentary

1 voice

John Gill

1697–1771

Exposition of the Old Testament (1748-1763)

And David's two wives were taken captives,.... Which is observed as one cause of his particular distress, and another follows in 1Sa 30:6, Ahinoam the Jezreelitess, and Abigail the wife of Nabal the Carmelite: that is, who had been his wife; for he was now dead, 1Sa 25:39, and was so before she was married to David; both these came with him to Gath, and were left at Ziklag when he went with Achish, and here they were taken; see 1Sa 25:42.

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Original language & word study

10 tagged words

Original	Transliteration	Meaning	Word study
וּשְׁתֵּ֥י	u.she.Tei	and [the] two	H8147 →
נְשֵֽׁי־	ne.shei-	[the] wives of	H802 →
דָוִ֖ד	da.Vid	David	H1732 →
נִשְׁבּ֑וּ	nish.Bu	they had been taken captive	H7617 →
אֲחִינֹ֙עַם֙	'a.chi.No.'am	Ahinoam	H293 →
הַיִּזְרְעֵלִ֔ית	hai.yiz.re.'e.Lit	the Jezreelite [woman]	H3158 →
וַאֲבִיגַ֕יִל	va.'a.vi.Ga.yil	and Abigail	H26 →
אֵ֖שֶׁת	'E.shet	[the] wife of	H802 →
נָבָ֥ל	na.Val	Nabal	H5037 →
הַֽכַּרְמְלִֽי׃	Ha.kar.me.Li	the Carmelite	H3761 →

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Where the connections lead

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Through
2 Samuel 2:2
So David went there with his two wives, Ahinoam of Jezreel and Abigail the widow of Nabal of Carmel.
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 2 independent paths from here.
Through
1 Samuel 1:2
He had two wives, one named Hannah and the other Peninnah. And Peninnah had children, but Hannah had none.
leads to
- Genesis 4:23
  Then Lamech said to his wives: “Adah and Zillah, hear my voice; wives of Lamech, listen to my speech. For I have slain a man for wounding me, a young man for striking me.
- Genesis 29:31
  When the LORD saw that Leah was unloved, He opened her womb; but Rachel was barren.
- Judges 8:30
  Gideon had seventy sons of his own, since he had many wives.
- Matthew 19:8
  Jesus replied, “Moses permitted you to divorce your wives because of your hardness of heart; but it was not this way from the beginning.
- Genesis 16:1–2
  Now Abram’s wife Sarai had borne him no children, but she had an Egyptian maidservant named Hagar.
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 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.
- 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.

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Where the connections lead

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