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1 Samuel 25:42–43

42 And Abigail hurried and rose and mounted a donkey, and her five young women attended her. She followed the messengers of David and became his wife.

43 David also took Ahinoam of rJezreel, sand both of them became his wives.

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1 Samuel 25:42–43 — The New International Version (NIV)

42 Abigail quickly got on a donkey and, attended by her five female servants, went with David’s messengers and became his wife. 43 David had also married Ahinoam of Jezreel, and they both were his wives.

1 Samuel 25:42–43 — King James Version (KJV 1900)

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

1 Samuel 25:42–43 — New Living Translation (NLT)

42 Quickly getting ready, she took along five of her servant girls as attendants, mounted her donkey, and went with David’s messengers. And so she became his wife. 43 David also married Ahinoam from Jezreel, making both of them his wives.

1 Samuel 25:42–43 — The New King James Version (NKJV)

42 So Abigail rose in haste and rode on a donkey, attended by five of her maidens; and she followed the messengers of David, and became his wife. 43 David also took Ahinoam of Jezreel, and so both of them were his wives.

1 Samuel 25:42–43 — New Century Version (NCV)

42 Abigail quickly got on a donkey and went with David’s messengers, with her five maids following her. And she became David’s wife.

43 David also had married Ahinoam of Jezreel. So they were both David’s wives.

1 Samuel 25:42–43 — American Standard Version (ASV)

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

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

1 Samuel 25:42–43 — 1890 Darby Bible (DARBY)

42 And Abigail hasted, and arose, and rode upon an ass, with five damsels of hers that followed her; and she went after the messengers of David, and became his wife. 43 David had also taken Ahinoam of Jizreel; and they became, even both of them, his wives.

1 Samuel 25:42–43 — GOD’S WORD Translation (GW)

42 Then Abigail quickly got up and rode on a donkey with five of her female servants following her. So she went with David’s messengers and became his wife. 

43 David also married Ahinoam of Jezreel. Both she and Abigail were his wives.

1 Samuel 25:42–43 — The Holman Christian Standard Bible (HCSB)

42 Then Abigail got up quickly, and with her five female servants accompanying her, rode on the donkey following David’s messengers. And so she became his wife.

43 David also married Ahinoam of Jezreel, and the two of them became his wives.

1 Samuel 25:42–43 — The New Revised Standard Version (NRSV)

42 Abigail got up hurriedly and rode away on a donkey; her five maids attended her. She went after the messengers of David and became his wife.

43 David also married Ahinoam of Jezreel; both of them became his wives.

1 Samuel 25:42–43 — The Lexham English Bible (LEB)

42 Then Abigail quickly got up and rode on the donkey, along with five of her maidservants who attended her, and she went after the messengers of David and became his wife.

43 David had also taken Ahinoam from Jezreel, and both of them became his wives.

1 Samuel 25:42–43 — New International Reader’s Version (1998) (NIrV)

42 Abigail quickly got on a donkey and went with David’s messengers. Her five female servants went with her. She became David’s wife.

43 David had also gotten married to Ahinoam from Jezreel. Both of them became his wives.

1 Samuel 25:42–43 — New American Standard Bible: 1995 Update (NASB95)

42 Then Abigail quickly arose, and rode on a donkey, with her five maidens who 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.


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