42 So Abigail rose in haste and rode on a donkey, [a]attended by five of her maidens; and she followed the messengers of David, and became his wife.

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  1. 1 Samuel 25:42 Lit. with five of her maidens at her feet

42 Abigail(A) quickly got on a donkey and, attended by her five female servants, went with David’s messengers and became his wife.

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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.

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43 David also took Ahinoam (A)of Jezreel, (B)and so both of them were his wives.

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43 David had also married Ahinoam(A) of Jezreel, and they both were his wives.(B)

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

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And David’s two (A)wives, Ahinoam the Jezreelitess, and Abigail the widow of Nabal the Carmelite, had been taken captive.

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David’s two wives(A) had been captured—Ahinoam of Jezreel and Abigail, the widow of Nabal of Carmel.

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

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