⁴²Then ^aAbigail hurried and arose, and she rode on a donkey, with her five young women who ¹went about with her; and she went after the messengers of David and became his wife.

⁴³David had also taken Ahinoam of ^aJezreel, and ^bthey both became his wives.

⁴⁴Now Saul had given ^aMichal his daughter, David’s wife, to Palti the son of Laish, who was from ^bGallim.

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ESVEnglish Standard Version

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.

David also took Ahinoam of Jezreel, and both of them became his wives. Saul had given Michal his daughter, David’s wife, to Palti the son of Laish, who was of Gallim.

NIVNew International Version (2011)

Abigail quickly got on a donkey and, attended by her five female servants, went with David’s messengers and became his wife. David had also married Ahinoam of Jezreel, and they both were his wives. But Saul had given his daughter Michal, David’s wife, to Paltiel son of Laish, who was from Gallim.

CSBChristian Standard Bible

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.

David also married Ahinoam of Jezreel, and the two of them became his wives. But Saul gave his daughter Michal, David’s wife, to Palti son of Laish, who was from Gallim.

NLTNew Living Translation

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. David also married Ahinoam from Jezreel, making both of them his wives. Saul, meanwhile, had given his daughter Michal, David’s wife, to a man from Gallim named Palti son of Laish.

LEBThe Lexham English Bible

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.

David had also taken Ahinoam from Jezreel, and both of them became his wives. (Now Saul had given his daughter Michal, David’s wife, to Palti the son of Laish, who was from Gallim.)

KJV 1900King James Version

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

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