1 Samuel 25:42
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.
1 Samuel 25:42 in other translations
| BSB | So Abigail hurried and got on a donkey, and attended by five of her maidens, she followed David’s messengers and became his wife. |
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| WEB | Abigail hurriedly arose and rode on a donkey with her five maids who followed her; and she went after the messengers of David, and became his wife. |
| ASV | 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. |
| YLT | And Abigail hasteth and riseth, and rideth on the ass; and five of her young women who are going at her feet; and she goeth after the messengers of David, and is to him for a wife. |
| DARBY | 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. |
| BBE | Then Abigail got up quickly and went on her ass, with five of her young women, after the men whom David had sent; and she became David's wife. |
| Webster | 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. |
What does 1 Samuel 25:42 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…
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…
1 Samuel 25:42 in the original Hebrew
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Cross references for 1 Samuel 25:42
- Genesis 24:61-67
And Rebekah arose, and her damsels, and they rode upon the camels, and followed the man: and the servant took Rebekah, and went his way. And Isaac came from the way of the well Lahai–roi; for he dwelt in the south country. And Isaac went out to meditate in the field at the eventide: and he lifted up his eyes, and saw, and, behold, the camels were coming. And Rebekah lifted up her eyes, and when she saw Isaac, she lighted off the camel. …
- Psalms 45:10-11
Hearken, O daughter, and consider, and incline thine ear; forget also thine own people, and thy father’s house; So shall the king greatly desire thy beauty: for he is thy Lord; and worship thou him.
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Ge 24:61-67; Ps 45:10,11
after her. Heb. at her feet.
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Context
- 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.
- 1 Samuel 25:42
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.
- 1 Samuel 25:43
David also took Ahinoam of Jezreel; and they were also both of them his wives.
1 Samuel 25:42 in other languages
| Spanish Reina-Valera 1909 | Y levantándose luego Abigail con cinco mozas que la seguían, montóse en un asno, y siguió los mensajeros de David, y fué su mujer. |
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| French Bible J.N. Darby 1885 | Et Abigaïl se leva en hâte, et monta sur un âne, et ses cinq jeunes filles qui la suivaient; et elle s’en alla après les messagers de David, et fut sa femme. |
| German Elberfelder 1871 | Und Abigail machte sich eilends auf und bestieg einen Esel, sie und ihre fünf Mägde, die ihrem Fuße folgten; und sie zog den Boten Davids nach, und sie wurde sein Weib. |
| Latin Clementine Vulgate | Et festinavit, et surrexit Abigail, et ascendit super asinum, et quinque puellæ ierunt cum ea, pedissequæ ejus, et secuta est nuntios David: et facta est illi uxor. |