1 Samuel 25 · Verse 43

1 Samuel 25:43

David also took Ahinoam of Jezreel; and they were also both of them his wives.
1 Samuel 25:43, King James Version

1 Samuel 25:43 in other translations

BSBDavid had also married Ahinoam of Jezreel. So she and Abigail were both his wives.
WEBDavid also took Ahinoam of Jezreel; and they both became his wives.
ASVDavid also took Ahinoam of Jezreel; and they became both of them his wives.
YLTAnd Ahinoam hath David taken from Jezreel, and they are--even both of them--to him for wives;
DARBYDavid had also taken Ahinoam of Jizreel; and they became, even both of them, his wives.
BBEAnd David had taken Ahinoam of Jezreel, to be his wife; these two were his wives.
WebsterDavid also took Ahinoam of Jezreel; and they were also both of them his wives.

What does 1 Samuel 25:43 mean?

Adam Clarke's Commentary
Verse 43 David also took Ahinoam - Many think that this was his wife before he took Abigail; she is always mentioned first in the list of his wives, and she was the mother of his eldest son Ammon. Of Jezreel - There were two places of this name; one in the tribe of Issachar, the other in the tribe of Judah.

Adam Clarke, 1831 · public domain

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 25:43 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.

וְאֶת\־ve.'Etand <obj.>H853
אֲחִינֹ֛עַם'a.chi.No.'amAhinoamH293
לָקַ֥חla.Kachhe had takenH3947
דָּוִ֖דda.VidDavidH1732
מִֽיִּזְרְעֶ֑אלmi.yiz.re.'Elfrom JezreelH3157
וַתִּהְיֶ֛יןָva.tih.Yei.naand they becameH1961
גַּֽם\־gam-alsoH1571
שְׁתֵּיהֶ֥ןshe.tei.Henboth of themH8147
ל֖וֹloof him
לְנָשִֽׁים\׃\ \סle.na.Shim<into> wivesH802

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

Cross references for 1 Samuel 25:43

  • 1 Samuel 27:3

    And David dwelt with Achish at Gath, he and his men, every man with his household, even David with his two wives, Ahinoam the Jezreelitess, and Abigail the Carmelitess, Nabal’s wife.

  • 1 Samuel 30:5

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

  • Joshua 15:56

    And Jezreel, and Jokdeam, and Zanoah,

  • 2 Samuel 3:2

    And unto David were sons born in Hebron: and his firstborn was Amnon, of Ahinoam the Jezreelitess;

  • Matthew 19:8

    He saith unto them, Moses because of the hardness of your hearts suffered you to put away your wives: but from the beginning it was not so.

  • 2 Samuel 5:13-16

    And David took him more concubines and wives out of Jerusalem, after he was come from Hebron: and there were yet sons and daughters born to David. And these be the names of those that were born unto him in Jerusalem; Shammua, and Shobab, and Nathan, and Solomon, Ibhar also, and Elishua, and Nepheg, and Japhia, And Elishama, and Eliada, and Eliphalet.

  • Genesis 2:24

    Therefore shall a man leave his father and his mother, and shall cleave unto his wife: and they shall be one flesh.

  • Matthew 19:5

    And said, For this cause shall a man leave father and mother, and shall cleave to his wife: and they twain shall be one flesh?

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Treasury of Scripture Knowledge
Jezreel.
Jos 15:56; 2Sa 3:2
both.
Ge 2:24; Mt 19:5,8
his wives.
27:3; 30:5; 2Sa 5:13-16

Treasury of Scripture Knowledge (Samuel Bagster, c. 1836) · public domain

Context

  • 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 25:44

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

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1 Samuel 25:43 in other languages

Spanish
Reina-Valera 1909		También tomó David á Ahinoam de Jezreel, y ambas á dos fueron sus mujeres.
French
Bible J.N. Darby 1885		David avait pris aussi Akhinoam de Jizreël, et elles furent toutes les deux ses femmes.
German
Elberfelder 1871		Und David hatte auch Achinoam von Jisreel genommen; und so wurden sie alle beide seine Weiber.
Latin
Clementine Vulgate		Sed et Achinoam accepit David de Jezraël: et fuit utraque uxor ejus.