1 Samuel 25:42-44

42 Then ¹Abigail quickly arose, and rode on a donkey, with her five maidens who attended * her; and she followed * the messengers of David and became his wife.

43 David had also taken Ahinoam of ²Jezreel, and ³they both * became his wives.

44 Now Saul had given ⁴Michal his daughter, David's wife, to Palti the son of Laish, who was from ⁵Gallim.

1 Samuel 25:42-44 Meaning and Commentary

INTRODUCTION TO FIRST SAMUEL 25

This chapter gives an account of the death of Samuel, and of the ill treatment David met with from Nabal; it begins with the death of Samuel, which was greatly lamented in Israel, 1Sa 25:1; it draws the character of Nabal, and his wife, 1Sa 25:2,3; records a message of David to him, by his young men, desiring he would send him some of his provisions made for his sheep shearers, 1Sa 25:4-9; and Nabal's ill-natured answer to him reported by the young men, which provoked David to arm against him, 1Sa 25:10-13,21,22; and this being told Abigail, the wife of Nabal, and a good character given of David and his men, and of the advantage Nabal's shepherds had received from them, and the danger his family was in through his ingratitude, 1Sa 25:14-17; she prepared a present to pacify David, went with it herself, and addressed him in a very handsome, affectionate, and prudent manner, 1Sa 25:18-31; and met with a kind reception, 1Sa 25:32-35; and the chapter is closed with an account of the death of Nabal, and of the marriage of Abigail to David, 1Sa 25:32-44.

Cross References

• 1. Genesis 24:61-67
• 2. Joshua 15:56
• 3. 1 Samuel 27:3; 1 Samuel 30:5
• 4. 1 Samuel 18:27; 2 Samuel 3:14
• 5. Isaiah 10:30

Footnotes

• [a]. Lit "walked at her feet"