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1 Samuel 25:43

AhinoamDavidJezreel

41 And she arose, and bowed herself on her face to the earth, and said, Behold, let thine handmaid be a servant to wash the feet of the servants of my lord.

42 And Abigail hasted, and arose, and rode upon an ass, with five damsels of hers that went after her; and she went after the messengers of David, and became his wife.

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

44 But Saul had given Michal his daughter, David’s wife, to Phalti the son of Laish, which was of Gallim.

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BSB
David had also married Ahinoam of Jezreel. So she and Abigail were both his wives.
KJV
David also took Ahinoam of Jezreel; and they were also both of them his wives.
WEB
David also took Ahinoam of Jezreel; and they both became his wives.
ASV
David also took Ahinoam of Jezreel; and they became both of them his wives.
DARBY
David had also taken Ahinoam of Jizreel; and they became, even both of them, his wives.
BLB
And also Ahinoam David took from Jezreel, and became even both unto him for wives.
ÅB
Dessuten giftet David seg med Akinoam fra Jisre'el og de ble begge hans hustruer.
OTB
David tok også Ahinoam fra Jisre'el, og hun ble hans kone sammen med Abigail.
B1930
Dessuten giftet David sig med Akinoam fra Jisre'el og de blev begge hans hustruer.

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  • 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.

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  • 1 Samuel 30:5

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

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  • Joshua 15:56

    And Jezreel, and Jokdeam, and Zanoah,

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  • 2 Samuel 3:2

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

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  • Matthew 19:8

    He saith unto them, Moses because of the hardness of your hearts suffered you to put away your wives: but from the beginning it was not so.

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  • 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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  • 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.

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  • Matthew 19:5

    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?

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