1 Samuel 25 · Verse 40

1 Samuel 25:40

And when the servants of David were come to Abigail to Carmel, they spake unto her, saying, David sent us unto thee, to take thee to him to wife.
1 Samuel 25:40, King James Version

1 Samuel 25:40 in other translations

BSBWhen his servants came to Abigail at Carmel, they said, “David has sent us to take you as his wife.”
WEBWhen David’s servants had come to Abigail to Carmel, they spoke to her, saying, “David has sent us to you, to take you to him as wife.”
ASVAnd when the servants of David were come to Abigail to Carmel, they spake unto her, saying, David hath sent us unto thee, to take thee to him to wife.
YLTAnd the servants of David come in unto Abigail at Carmel, and speak unto her, saying, ‘David hath sent us unto thee to take thee to him for a wife.'
DARBYAnd the servants of David came to Abigail to Carmel, and spoke to her, saying, David has sent us to thee, to take thee as his wife.
BBEAnd when David's servants came to Carmel, to Abigail, they said to her, David has sent us to you to take you to him as his wife.
WebsterAnd when the servants of David had come to Abigail to Carmel, they spoke to her, saying, David hath sent us to thee, to take thee to him for a wife.

What does 1 Samuel 25:40 mean?

Jamieson-Fausset-Brown on 1 Samuel 25:39-42

39-42. the Lord hath returned the wickedness of Nabal upon his own head--If this was an expression of pleasure, and David's vindictive feelings were gratified by the intelligence of Nabal's death, it was an instance of human infirmity which we may lament; but perhaps he referred to the unmerited reproach (1Sa 25:10, 11), and the contempt of God implied in it. David sent and communed with Abigail, to take her to…

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Matthew Henry's Concise Commentary on 1 Samuel 25:32-44

David gives God thanks for sending him this happy check in a sinful way. Whoever meet us with counsel, direction, comfort, caution, or seasonable reproof, we must see God sending them. We ought to be very thankful for those happy providences which are the means of keeping us from sinning. Most people think it enough, if they take reproof patiently; but few will take it thankfully, and commend those who give it, and…

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1 Samuel 25:40 in the original Hebrew

Word-by-word with transliteration, English gloss and Strong's number. Tap a number for the full definition and every place the word is used.

וַיָּבֹ֜אוּvai.ya.Vo.'uand they wentH935
עַבְדֵ֥י'av.Dei[the] servants ofH5650
דָוִ֛דda.VidDavidH1732
אֶל\־'el-toH413
אֲבִיגַ֖יִל'a.vi.Ga.yilAbigailH26
הַכַּרְמֶ֑לָהha.kar.Me.lah<the> Carmel towardsH3760
וַיְדַבְּר֤וּvay.da.be.Ruand they spokeH1696
אֵלֶ֙יהָ֙'e.Lei.hato herH413
לֵאמֹ֔רle.Mor<to> sayingH559
דָּוִד֙da.VidDavidH1732
שְׁלָחָ֣נוּshe.la.Cha.nuhe has sent usH7971
אֵלַ֔יִךְ'e.La.yikhto youH413
לְקַחְתֵּ֥ךְle.kach.Tekhto take youH3947
ל֖וֹlofor <the> himself
לְאִשָּֽׁה\׃le.'i.Shahto a wifeH802

Source: STEPBible TAHOT/TAGNT (Tyndale House, CC BY 4.0).

Cross references for 1 Samuel 25:40

  • Genesis 24:51

    Behold, Rebekah is before thee, take her, and go, and let her be thy master’s son’s wife, as the Lord hath spoken.

  • Genesis 24:37-38

    And my master made me swear, saying, Thou shalt not take a wife to my son of the daughters of the Canaanites, in whose land I dwell: But thou shalt go unto my father’s house, and to my kindred, and take a wife unto my son.

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Context

  • 1 Samuel 25:39

    And when David heard that Nabal was dead, he said, Blessed be the Lord, that hath pleaded the cause of my reproach from the hand of Nabal, and hath kept his servant from evil: for the Lord hath returned the wickedness of Nabal upon his own head. And David sent and communed with Abigail, to take her to him to wife.

  • 1 Samuel 25:40

    And when the servants of David were come to Abigail to Carmel, they spake unto her, saying, David sent us unto thee, to take thee to him to wife.

  • 1 Samuel 25:41

    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.

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1 Samuel 25:40 in other languages

Spanish
Reina-Valera 1909		Y los criados de David vinieron á Abigail en el Carmelo, y hablaron con ella, diciendo: David nos ha enviado á ti, para tomarte por su mujer.
French
Bible J.N. Darby 1885		Et les serviteurs de David vinrent vers Abigaïl, à Carmel, et lui parlèrent, disant: David nous a envoyés vers toi afin de te prendre pour sa femme.
German
Elberfelder 1871		Und die Knechte Davids kamen zu Abigail nach Karmel; und sie redeten zu ihr und sprachen: David hat uns zu dir gesandt, um dich zu seinem Weibe zu nehmen.
Latin
Clementine Vulgate		Et venerunt pueri David ad Abigail in Carmelum, et locuti sunt ad eam, dicentes: David misit nos ad te, ut accipiat te sibi in uxorem.