1 Samuel Part 5

David Marries Abigail

39 When David heard that Nabal was dead, he said, “Blessed be the Lord, who has pleaded the cause of my reproach from the hand of Nabal and has kept back His servant from evil. The Lord has also returned the evildoing of Nabal on his own head.” Then David sent [ag]a proposal to Abigail, to take her as his wife. 40 When the servants of David came to Abigail at Carmel, they spoke to her, saying, “David has sent us to you to take you as his wife.” 41 She arose and bowed with her face to the ground and said, “Behold, your maidservant is a maid to wash the feet of my lord’s servants.” 42 Then Abigail quickly arose, and rode on a donkey, with her five maidens who [ah]attended her; and she followed the messengers of David and became his wife. 43 David had also taken Ahinoam of Jezreel, and they both became his wives. 44 Now Saul had given Michal his daughter, David’s wife, to Palti the son of Laish, who was from Gallim.

Footnotes

1 Samuel 25:2 Lit great

1 Samuel 25:3 Lit of good understanding

1 Samuel 25:5 Lit go into

1 Samuel 25:6 Lit To life

1 Samuel 25:8 Lit good

1 Samuel 25:11 Lit from where they are

1 Samuel 25:14 Lit bless

1 Samuel 25:15 Lit all the days

1 Samuel 25:17 Lit see

1 Samuel 25:17 Lit son of Belial

1 Samuel 25:22 Lit who urinates against the wall

1 Samuel 25:24 Lit even me

1 Samuel 25:24 Lit in your ears

1 Samuel 25:25 Lit set his heart to

1 Samuel 25:25 Lit man of Belial

1 Samuel 25:25 I.e. Fool

1 Samuel 25:26 Lit coming in with blood

1 Samuel 25:26 Lit saving

1 Samuel 25:27 Lit blessing

1 Samuel 25:27 Lit walk at the feet of

1 Samuel 25:29 Lit soul

1 Samuel 25:29 Lit soul

1 Samuel 25:29 Lit soul

1 Samuel 25:29 Lit in the midst

1 Samuel 25:31 Lit become staggering to you or a stumbling of the heart

1 Samuel 25:31 Lit saved

1 Samuel 25:33 Lit coming in with blood

1 Samuel 25:33 Lit saving

1 Samuel 25:34 Lit who urinates against the wall

1 Samuel 25:35 Lit your voice

1 Samuel 25:35 Lit lifted up your face

1 Samuel 25:36 Lit small or large

1 Samuel 25:39 Lit and spoke

1 Samuel 25:42 Lit walked at her feet