1 Samuel 30:5

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Both of David’s wives, Ahinoam the Jezreelite and Abigail, the widow of Nabal of Carmel, had been taken captive.

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  • 1 Sam 25:42-43 : 42 Abigail quickly got on a donkey, accompanied by five of her young women as attendants. She followed David’s messengers and became his wife. 43 David had also married Ahinoam of Jezreel, and both women became his wives.
  • 2 Sam 2:2 : 2 So David went up there, along with his two wives, Ahinoam of Jezreel and Abigail, the widow of Nabal of Carmel.
  • 2 Sam 3:2-3 : 2 Sons were born to David in Hebron. His firstborn was Amnon, born of Ahinoam the Jezreelitess. 3 His second son was Chileab, born to Abigail, the widow of Nabal the Carmelite. The third was Absalom, the son of Maacah, the daughter of Talmai, king of Geshur.
  • 1 Sam 27:3 : 3 David lived with Achish at Gath, he and his men, each with their households, and David with his two wives, Ahinoam the Jezreelite and Abigail, the widow of Nabal from Carmel.
  • 1 Sam 1:2 : 2 He had two wives. The name of one was Hannah, and the name of the other was Peninnah. Peninnah had children, but Hannah had no children.

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  • 2 Sam 2:2-3
    2 verses
    87%

    2So David went up there, along with his two wives, Ahinoam of Jezreel and Abigail, the widow of Nabal of Carmel.

    3David also brought up the men who were with him, each man with his household, and they settled in the towns of Hebron.

  • 1 Sam 27:2-3
    2 verses
    86%

    2So David arose and went over with his six hundred men to Achish son of Maoch, king of Gath.

    3David lived with Achish at Gath, he and his men, each with their households, and David with his two wives, Ahinoam the Jezreelite and Abigail, the widow of Nabal from Carmel.

  • 1 Sam 25:39-43
    5 verses
    81%

    39When David heard that Nabal had died, he said, 'Blessed be the Lord, who has upheld my cause against Nabal for insulting me, and has kept me, his servant, from wrongdoing. The Lord has brought Nabal’s wickedness upon his own head.' Then David sent word to Abigail, asking her to become his wife.

    40David’s servants went to Abigail at Carmel and said to her, 'David has sent us to you to take you to become his wife.'

    41Abigail got up, bowed with her face to the ground, and said, 'Here is your servant, ready to wash the feet of the servants of my lord.'

    42Abigail quickly got on a donkey, accompanied by five of her young women as attendants. She followed David’s messengers and became his wife.

    43David had also married Ahinoam of Jezreel, and both women became his wives.

  • 1 Sam 30:18
    78%

    18David recovered everything the Amalekites had taken, including his two wives.

  • 1 Sam 30:1-4
    4 verses
    77%

    1On the third day, when David and his men arrived at Ziklag, they found that the Amalekites had invaded the Negev and Ziklag. They had attacked Ziklag and burned it to the ground.

    2The Amalekites had taken the women and everyone in the city captive, from the youngest to the oldest. They had not killed anyone but had taken them away as prisoners and gone on their way.

    3When David and his men came to the city, they saw that it had been burned, and their wives, sons, and daughters had been taken captive.

    4Then David and the people who were with him lifted their voices and wept until they could weep no more because they had no strength left.

  • 1 Sam 25:2-5
    4 verses
    74%

    2There was a man in Maon whose business was in Carmel. He was very wealthy and owned three thousand sheep and a thousand goats. He was shearing his sheep in Carmel.

    3The man’s name was Nabal, and his wife's name was Abigail. She was intelligent and beautiful, but Nabal, a Calebite, was harsh and evil in his dealings.

    4While in the wilderness, David heard that Nabal was shearing his sheep.

    5David sent ten young men and instructed them, "Go to Carmel, find Nabal, and greet him on my behalf.

  • 1 Sam 14:50
    73%

    50The name of Saul’s wife was Ahinoam, the daughter of Ahimaaz. The commander of his army was Abner son of Ner, Saul’s uncle.

  • 2 Sam 3:2-3
    2 verses
    73%

    2Sons were born to David in Hebron. His firstborn was Amnon, born of Ahinoam the Jezreelitess.

    3His second son was Chileab, born to Abigail, the widow of Nabal the Carmelite. The third was Absalom, the son of Maacah, the daughter of Talmai, king of Geshur.

  • 2 Sam 5:13
    73%

    13After coming from Hebron, David took more concubines and wives from Jerusalem, and more sons and daughters were born to him.

  • 1 Chr 14:3
    73%

    3David took more wives in Jerusalem, and he had more sons and daughters.

  • 1 Chr 3:1
    73%

    1These were the sons of David who were born to him in Hebron: The firstborn was Amnon, whose mother was Ahinoam of Jezreel; the second was Daniel, whose mother was Abigail of Carmel.

  • 1 Sam 25:14
    73%

    14One of Nabal’s young men told Abigail, Nabal's wife, "David sent messengers from the wilderness to bless our master, but he screamed insults at them.

  • 2 Sam 20:3
    72%

    3When David returned to his palace in Jerusalem, he took the ten concubines he had left to take care of the house and placed them in confinement, providing for them but no longer going to them. They remained confined like widows until the day of their death.

  • 1 Sam 30:6
    72%

    6David was greatly distressed because the people talked about stoning him. They were all bitter in spirit because of their sons and daughters, but David found strength in the Lord his God.

  • 1 Sam 25:35-37
    3 verses
    71%

    35Then David accepted from her hand what she had brought to him and said, 'Go home in peace. See, I have listened to your words and granted your request.'

    36When Abigail went to Nabal, he was in the house holding a banquet like that of a king. He was in high spirits and very drunk, so she told him nothing at all until daybreak.

    37Then in the morning, when Nabal was sober, his wife told him all these things, and his heart failed him, and he became like a stone.

  • 1 Sam 27:9
    71%

    9David attacked the land and did not leave alive a man or woman. He took sheep, cattle, donkeys, camels, and clothing, and then he returned and went to Achish.

  • 1 Chr 2:16
    70%

    16Their sisters were Zeruiah and Abigail. The sons of Zeruiah were Abishai, Joab, and Asahel—three in total.

  • 2 Sam 19:5
    70%

    5The king covered his face and cried out in a loud voice, "My son Absalom! Absalom, my son, my son!"

  • 1 Sam 22:20
    70%

    20But one son of Ahimelech, son of Ahitub, escaped and fled to David. His name was Abiathar.

  • 1 Chr 2:29
    70%

    29Abishur’s wife was named Abihail, and she bore him Ahban and Molid.

  • 1 Sam 25:19-20
    2 verses
    70%

    19She said to her servants, "Go ahead of me; I will follow you." But she did not tell her husband Nabal.

    20As she was riding her donkey down into a ravine, David and his men were descending toward her, and she met them.

  • 2 Sam 11:27
    69%

    27After the mourning was over, David sent for her and brought her to his house, and she became his wife and bore him a son. But the thing David had done displeased the LORD.

  • 2 Sam 3:14-16
    3 verses
    69%

    14Then David sent messengers to Ishbosheth, son of Saul, to say, 'Give me my wife Michal, whom I betrothed to myself for a payment of one hundred Philistine foreskins.'

    15So Ishbosheth sent for her and took her away from her husband, Paltiel son of Laish.

    16But her husband followed her, weeping as he went, all the way to Bahurim. Then Abner said to him, 'Go back home.' So he returned.

  • 1 Sam 25:31-32
    2 verses
    69%

    31my lord will not have on his conscience the staggering burden of needless bloodshed or of having avenged himself. And when the Lord has brought my lord success, remember your servant.

    32David said to Abigail, 'Blessed be the Lord, the God of Israel, who sent you this day to meet me.

  • 2 Sam 12:9-11
    3 verses
    68%

    9Why did you despise the word of the Lord by doing what is evil in His eyes? You struck down Uriah the Hittite with the sword and took his wife to be your own. You killed him with the sword of the Ammonites!

    10Now, therefore, the sword will never depart from your house because you despised me and took the wife of Uriah the Hittite to be your own.'

    11This is what the Lord says: 'Look, I am going to bring disaster upon you from within your own household. I will take your wives before your very eyes and give them to someone close to you, who will sleep with them in broad daylight.

  • 1 Sam 30:20
    68%

    20David took all the flocks and herds, and his men drove them ahead of the other livestock, saying, "This is David’s spoil."

  • 1 Sam 30:22
    68%

    22Then all the wicked and worthless men among those who had gone with David said, "Since they did not go with us, we will not give them any of the spoil we recovered. However, each man may take his wife and children and leave."

  • 2 Sam 11:3
    68%

    3David sent someone to inquire about the woman, and it was reported to him, 'Isn’t this Bathsheba, the daughter of Eliam and the wife of Uriah the Hittite?'

  • 1 Chr 3:3
    67%

    3The fifth was Shephatiah, whose mother was Abital; the sixth was Ithream, whose mother was Eglah, David's wife.