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.
THE SURROUNDING PASSAGE
1 Samuel 25:42 in context
1 Samuel 25:39–44
39
When David heard that Nabal was dead, he said, “Blessed is the LORD, who has pleaded the cause of my reproach from the hand of Nabal, and has kept back his servant from evil. The LORD has returned the evildoing of Nabal on his own head.”
David sent and spoke concerning Abigail, to take her to himself as wife.
40
When 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.”
41
She arose and bowed herself with her face to the earth, and said, “Behold, your servant is a servant to wash the feet of the servants of my lord.”
42
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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.
43
David also took Ahinoam of Jezreel; and they both became his wives.
44
Now Saul had given Michal his daughter, David’s wife, to Palti the son of Laish, who was of Gallim.
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