1 Samuel 25:43
New International Version
David had also married Ahinoam of Jezreel, and they both were his wives.

New Living Translation
David also married Ahinoam from Jezreel, making both of them his wives.

English Standard Version
David also took Ahinoam of Jezreel, and both of them became his wives.

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

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

New King James Version
David also took Ahinoam of Jezreel, and so both of them were his wives.

New American Standard Bible
David had also taken Ahinoam of Jezreel, and they both became his wives.

NASB 1995
David had also taken Ahinoam of Jezreel, and they both became his wives.

NASB 1977
David had also taken Ahinoam of Jezreel, and they both became his wives.

Legacy Standard Bible
David had also taken Ahinoam of Jezreel, and they both became his wives.

Amplified Bible
David had also taken Ahinoam of Jezreel, and they both became his wives.

Christian Standard Bible
David also married Ahinoam of Jezreel, and the two of them became his wives.

Holman Christian Standard Bible
David also married Ahinoam of Jezreel, and the two of them became his wives.

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

Contemporary English Version
David had earlier married Ahinoam from the town of Jezreel, so both she and Abigail were now David's wives.

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

GOD'S WORD® Translation
David also married Ahinoam of Jezreel. Both she and Abigail were his wives.

Good News Translation
David had married Ahinoam from Jezreel, and now Abigail also became his wife.

International Standard Version
David also married Ahinoam of Jezreel, and both of them became his wives.

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

NET Bible
David had also married Ahinoam from Jezreel; the two of them became his wives.

New Heart English Bible
David also took Ahinoam of Jezreel; and they both became his wives.

Webster's Bible Translation
David also took Ahinoam of Jezreel; and they were also both of them his wives.

World English Bible
David also took Ahinoam of Jezreel; and they both became his wives.
Literal Translations
Literal Standard Version
And David has taken Ahinoam from Jezreel, and they are—even both of them—for wives to him;

Young's Literal Translation
And Ahinoam hath David taken from Jezreel, and they are -- even both of them -- to him for wives;

Smith's Literal Translation
And David took Ahinoam of Jezreel; and they were also, they two, to him for wives.
Catholic Translations
Douay-Rheims Bible
Moreover David took also Achinoam of Jezrahel: and they were both of them his wives.

Catholic Public Domain Version
Moreover, David also took Ahinoam of Jezreel. And both of them were his wives.

New American Bible
David also married Ahinoam of Jezreel. Thus both of them were his wives.

New Revised Standard Version
David also married Ahinoam of Jezreel; both of them became his wives.
Translations from Aramaic
Lamsa Bible
David also took Ahinoam of Jezreel; and both of them became his wives.

Peshitta Holy Bible Translated
And David had taken Akhinam from Yizrael, and the two of them were wives to him
OT Translations
JPS Tanakh 1917
David also took Ahinoam of Jezreel; and they became both of them his wives.

Brenton Septuagint Translation
And David took Achinaam out of Jezrael, and they were both his wives.

Additional Translations ...
Audio Bible



Context
David Marries Abigail
42So Abigail hurried and got on a donkey, and attended by five of her maidens, she followed David’s messengers and became his wife. 43David had also married Ahinoam of Jezreel. So she and Abigail were both his wives. 44But Saul had given his daughter Michal, David’s wife, to Palti son of Laish, who was from Gallim.…

Cross References
2 Samuel 3:3
his second was Chileab, by Abigail the widow of Nabal of Carmel; his third was Absalom, the son of Maacah daughter of King Talmai of Geshur;

Genesis 25:1
Now Abraham had taken another wife, named Keturah,

1 Kings 11:3
He had seven hundred wives of royal birth and three hundred concubines—and his wives turned his heart away.

2 Samuel 5:13
After he had arrived from Hebron, David took more concubines and wives from Jerusalem, and more sons and daughters were born to him.

Genesis 29:28
And Jacob did just that. He finished the week’s celebration, and Laban gave him his daughter Rachel as his wife.

Judges 8:30
Gideon had seventy sons of his own, since he had many wives.

1 Chronicles 3:1-9
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. ...

1 Kings 1:1-4
Now King David was old and well along in years, and though they covered him with blankets, he could not keep warm. / So his servants said to him, “Let us search for a young virgin for our lord the king, to attend to him and care for him and lie by his side to keep him warm.” / Then they searched throughout Israel for a beautiful girl, and they found Abishag the Shunammite and brought her to the king. ...

1 Kings 11:1-2
King Solomon, however, loved many foreign women along with the daughter of Pharaoh—women of Moab, Ammon, Edom, and Sidon, as well as Hittite women. / These women were from the nations about which the LORD had told the Israelites, “You must not intermarry with them, for surely they will turn your hearts after their gods.” Yet Solomon clung to these women in love.

Deuteronomy 17:17
He must not take many wives for himself, lest his heart go astray. He must not accumulate for himself large amounts of silver and gold.

Genesis 16:3
So after he had lived in Canaan for ten years, his wife Sarai took her Egyptian maidservant Hagar and gave her to Abram to be his wife.

Genesis 30:4
So Rachel gave Jacob her servant Bilhah as a wife, and he slept with her,

Genesis 30:9
When Leah saw that she had stopped having children, she gave her servant Zilpah to Jacob as a wife.

2 Samuel 12:8
I gave your master’s house to you and your master’s wives into your arms. I gave you the house of Israel and Judah, and if that was not enough, I would have given you even more.

1 Chronicles 14:3
And David took more wives in Jerusalem and became the father of more sons and daughters.


Treasury of Scripture

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

Jezreel

Joshua 15:56
And Jezreel, and Jokdeam, and Zanoah,

2 Samuel 3:2
And unto David were sons born in Hebron: and his firstborn was Amnon, of Ahinoam the Jezreelitess;

both

Genesis 2:24
Therefore shall a man leave his father and his mother, and shall cleave unto his wife: and they shall be one flesh.

Matthew 19:5,8
And said, For this cause shall a man leave father and mother, and shall cleave to his wife: and they twain shall be one flesh? …

his wives

1 Samuel 27:3
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.

1 Samuel 30:5
And David's two wives were taken captives, Ahinoam the Jezreelitess, and Abigail the wife of Nabal the Carmelite.

2 Samuel 5:13-16
And David took him more concubines and wives out of Jerusalem, after he was come from Hebron: and there were yet sons and daughters born to David…

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1 Samuel 25
1. Samuel dies
2. David in Paran sends to Nabal
10. Provoked by Nabal's rudeness, he minds to destroy him
14. Abigail understanding thereof
18. takes a present
23. and by her wisdom
32. pacifies David
36. Nabal hearing thereof, dies
39. David takes Abigail and Ahinoam to be his wives
44. Michal is given to Phalti














David had also married
This phrase indicates a continuation of David's marital relationships, suggesting a pattern or practice of polygamy, which was culturally accepted in ancient Israel. The Hebrew root for "married" is "לָקַח" (laqach), meaning "to take" or "to acquire," reflecting the customs of the time where marriage often involved a formal acquisition or agreement. This practice, while common, often led to complex family dynamics, as seen throughout David's life.

Ahinoam of Jezreel
Ahinoam's name means "my brother is delight" or "brother of pleasantness," which may reflect her character or family heritage. Jezreel, her place of origin, was a city in the territory of Issachar, known for its fertile land. The mention of her origin provides historical context, indicating alliances and connections through marriage that were politically and socially significant. This marriage likely strengthened David's ties with the northern tribes of Israel.

So she and Abigail
The conjunction "so" connects Ahinoam and Abigail, highlighting the simultaneous nature of David's marriages. Abigail, previously introduced in the chapter, is noted for her wisdom and beauty. The pairing of these two women in the narrative underscores the diverse qualities and backgrounds of David's wives, each contributing uniquely to his household and future kingdom.

were both his wives
This phrase confirms the polygamous nature of David's household. The Hebrew word for "wives" is "נָשִׁים" (nashim), the plural form of "אִשָּׁה" (ishah), meaning "woman" or "wife." The practice of having multiple wives was not uncommon among leaders and kings in the ancient Near East, often serving to solidify political alliances and ensure a large progeny. However, this practice also foreshadows future familial strife and challenges, as seen in the lives of David's descendants.

(43) David also took Ahinoam of Jezreel.--Jezreel is not the city in Issachar (Joshua 19:18), but a town in the southern part of Canaan, situate in the hill country of Judah, near Maon. The fatal results of this disastrous and unhappy Oriental custom of polygamy, as time went on, showed themselves in King David's household--a plentiful crop of intrigues, crimes, and murders in the royal palace were the sad fruits of his yielding to the miserable practice, which has ever been one of the curses of the East.

Verses 43, 44. - Besides Abigail, David also took to wife Ahinoam of Jezreel, a small village among the hills of Judah (Joshua 15:56), and not the better known town of that name in the tribe of Issachar. Ahinoam was the name also of Saul's wife (1 Samuel 14:50). They were also...his wives. I.e. besides Michal. She had been given by Saul to Phalti the son of Laish, called Phaltiel in 2 Samuel 3:15, where we read of his lamentation at her being torn from him by Ishbosheth in order that she might be restored to David. Gallim is described in Isaiah 10:30 as being situated between Gibeah of Saul and Jerusalem.



Parallel Commentaries ...


Hebrew
David
דָּוִ֖ד (dā·wiḏ)
Noun - proper - masculine singular
Strong's 1732: David -- perhaps 'beloved one', a son of Jesse

had also
וְאֶת־ (wə·’eṯ-)
Conjunctive waw | Direct object marker
Strong's 853: Untranslatable mark of the accusative case

married
לָקַ֥ח (lā·qaḥ)
Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person masculine singular
Strong's 3947: To take

Ahinoam
אֲחִינֹ֛עַם (’ă·ḥî·nō·‘am)
Noun - proper - feminine singular
Strong's 293: Ahinoam -- 'my brother is delight', two Israelite women

of Jezreel.
מִֽיִּזְרְעֶ֑אל (mî·yiz·rə·‘el)
Preposition-m | Noun - proper - feminine singular
Strong's 3157: Jezreel -- 'God sows', two Israelites, also two cities in Israel, also a valley in Northern Israel

So [she and Abigail] were both
שְׁתֵּיהֶ֥ן (šə·tê·hen)
Number - fdc | third person feminine plural
Strong's 8147: Two (a cardinal number)

his
ל֖וֹ (lōw)
Preposition | third person masculine singular
Strong's Hebrew

wives.
לְנָשִֽׁים׃ (lə·nā·šîm)
Preposition-l | Noun - feminine plural
Strong's 802: Woman, wife, female


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