1 Samuel 25:40
And when the servants of David came to Abigail at Carmel, they spoke to her, saying, David sent us to you, to take you to him as a wife.
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Linguistic Bible Translation from Source Texts
David’s servants went to Abigail at Carmel and said to her, 'David has sent us to you to take you to become his wife.'
King James Version 1769 (Standard Version)
And when the servants of David were come to Abigail to Carmel, they spake unto her, saying, David sent us unto thee, to take thee to him to wife.
American Standard Version with Strong's Numbers
And when the servants{H5650} of David{H1732} were come{H935} to Abigail{H26} to Carmel,{H3760} they spake{H1696} unto her, saying,{H559} David{H1732} hath sent{H7971} us unto thee, to take{H3947} thee to him to wife.{H802}
King James Version with Strong's Numbers
And when the servants{H5650} of David{H1732} were come{H935}{(H8799)} to Abigail{H26} to Carmel{H3760}, they spake{H1696}{(H8762)} unto her, saying{H559}{(H8800)}, David{H1732} sent{H7971}{(H8804)} us unto thee, to take{H3947}{(H8800)} thee to him to wife{H802}.
Coverdale Bible (1535)
And whan Dauids seruauntes came to Abigail vnto Carmel, they spake vnto her, and saide: Dauid hath sent vs vnto the, that he maye take ye to wife.
Geneva Bible (1560)
And whe the seruants of Dauid were come to Abigail to Carmel, they spake vnto her, saying, Dauid sent vs to thee, to take thee to his wife.
Bishops' Bible (1568)
And when the seruauntes of Dauid were come to Abigail to Carmel, they spake vnto her, saying: Dauid sent vs vnto thee, to take thee to his wyfe.
Authorized King James Version (1611)
And when the servants of David were come to Abigail to Carmel, they spake unto her, saying, David sent us unto thee, to take thee to him to wife.
Webster's Bible (1833)
When the servants of David were come to Abigail to Carmel, they spoke to her, saying, David has sent us to you, to take you to him as wife.
Young's Literal Translation (1862/1898)
And the servants of David come in unto Abigail at Carmel, and speak unto her, saying, `David hath sent us unto thee to take thee to him for a wife.'
American Standard Version (1901)
And when the servants of David were come to Abigail to Carmel, they spake unto her, saying, David hath sent us unto thee, to take thee to him to wife.
American Standard Version (1901)
And when the servants of David were come to Abigail to Carmel, they spake unto her, saying, David hath sent us unto thee, to take thee to him to wife.
Bible in Basic English (1941)
And when David's servants came to Carmel, to Abigail, they said to her, David has sent us to you to take you to him as his wife.
World English Bible (2000)
When the servants of David had come to Abigail to Carmel, they spoke to her, saying, "David has sent us to you, to take you to him as wife."
NET Bible® (New English Translation)
So the servants of David went to Abigail at Carmel and said to her,“David has sent us to you to bring you back to be his wife.”
Referenced Verses
- Gen 24:37-38 : 37 Now my master made me swear, saying, 'You shall not take a wife for my son from the daughters of the Canaanites, in whose land I dwell; 38 but you shall go to my father's house and to my kindred, and take a wife for my son.'
- Gen 24:51 : 51 Here is Rebekah before you; take her and go, and let her be your master's son's wife, as the LORD has spoken."
Similar Verses (AI)
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- 1 Sam 25:41-433 verses85%
41 And she arose and bowed herself with her face to the ground, and said, Behold, let your maidservant be a servant to wash the feet of the servants of my lord.
42 And Abigail hurried and arose, and rode on a donkey, with five maids accompanying her; so she followed the messengers of David, and became his wife.
43 David also took Ahinoam of Jezreel; and so both of them were his wives.
- 1 Sam 25:30-3910 verses85%
30 And it shall come to pass, when the LORD has done for my lord according to all the good He has spoken concerning you, and has appointed you ruler over Israel,
31 that this will be no grief to you, nor a cause of remorse of heart to my lord, either that you have shed blood without cause or that my lord has avenged himself. But when the LORD has dealt well with my lord, then remember your maidservant.
32 And David said to Abigail, Blessed be the LORD God of Israel, who sent you this day to meet me.
33 And blessed is your advice, and blessed are you, because you have kept me this day from coming to bloodshed and from avenging myself with my own hand.
34 For indeed, as the LORD God of Israel lives, who has kept me back from harming you, unless you had hurried and come to meet me, surely by morning light no males would have been left to Nabal.
35 So David received from her hand what she had brought him, and said to her, Go up in peace to your house; see, I have listened to your voice and respected your person.
36 And Abigail came to Nabal, and behold, he was holding a feast in his house, like the feast of a king; and Nabal's heart was merry within him, for he was very drunk; therefore she told him nothing, little or much, until morning light.
37 But in the morning, when the wine had gone out of Nabal, his wife told him these things, and his heart died within him, and he became like a stone.
38 And it came about ten days later that the LORD struck Nabal, and he died.
39 And when David heard that Nabal was dead, he said, Blessed be the LORD, who has pleaded the cause of my reproach from the hand of Nabal, and has kept His servant from evil; for the LORD has returned the wickedness of Nabal upon his own head. And David sent and spoke with Abigail, to take her to him as a wife.
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14 But one of the young men told Abigail, Nabal’s wife, saying, Behold, David sent messengers out of the wilderness to greet our master, and he railed on them.
- 1 Sam 25:3-64 verses79%
3 Now the man's name was Nabal, and his wife's name was Abigail; and she was a woman of good understanding and beautiful appearance, but the man was harsh and evil in his deeds; he was from the house of Caleb.
4 And David heard in the wilderness that Nabal was shearing his sheep.
5 And David sent ten young men, and David said to the young men, Go up to Carmel, and go to Nabal, and greet him in my name;
6 And thus shall you say to him who lives in prosperity, Peace be to you, and peace be to your house, and peace to all that you have.
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5 And David's two wives were taken captives, Ahinoam the Jezreelite, and Abigail the wife of Nabal the Carmelite.
- 1 Sam 25:18-203 verses78%
18 Then Abigail made haste and took two hundred loaves, two skins of wine, five sheep already prepared, five measures of roasted grain, one hundred clusters of raisins, and two hundred cakes of figs, and loaded them on donkeys.
19 And she said to her servants, Go on before me; behold, I come after you. But she did not tell her husband Nabal.
20 And as she rode on the donkey and came down under cover of the hill, behold, David and his men were coming down toward her, and she met them.
- 1 Sam 25:23-275 verses77%
23 When Abigail saw David, she hurried and got off the donkey and fell before David on her face, and bowed herself to the ground,
24 And she fell at his feet and said, Upon me, my lord, upon me let this iniquity be; and let your maidservant speak in your ears, and hear the words of your maidservant.
25 Please do not let my lord regard this worthless man, Nabal, for as his name is, so is he; Nabal is his name, and folly is with him. But I, your maidservant, did not see the young men of my lord whom you sent.
26 Now therefore, my lord, as the LORD lives, and as your soul lives, since the LORD has restrained you from coming to bloodshed and from avenging yourself with your own hand, now let your enemies and those who seek harm for my lord be as Nabal.
27 And now this blessing, which your maidservant has brought to my lord, let it be given to the young men who follow my lord.
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2 So David went up there, and his two wives also, Ahinoam the Jezreelitess, and Abigail the wife of Nabal the Carmelite.
- 1 Sam 25:8-92 verses75%
8 Ask your young men, and they will tell you. Therefore, let the young men find favor in your eyes, for we come on a good day. Please give whatever you can to your servants and to your son David.
9 And when David's young men came, they spoke to Nabal according to all these words in the name of David, and then they stopped.
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3 And David lived with Achish at Gath, he and his men, each man with his household, even David with his two wives, Ahinoam the Jezreelite, and Abigail the Carmelite, Nabal's wife.
- 1 Sam 18:26-272 verses73%
26 And when his servants told David these words, it pleased David well to be the king's son-in-law: and before the days had expired,
27 Therefore David arose and went, he and his men, and killed two hundred men of the Philistines; and David brought their foreskins, and they gave them in full count to the king, that he might be the king's son-in-law. And Saul gave him Michal his daughter as a wife.
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24 And the servants of Saul told him, saying, This is what David spoke.
- 2 Sam 3:12-143 verses73%
12 And Abner sent messengers to David on his behalf, saying, Whose is the land? saying also, Make your league with me, and behold, my hand shall be with you, to bring about all Israel unto you.
13 And he said, Well; I will make a league with you. But one thing I require of you, and that is, You shall not see my face, except you first bring Michal, Saul's daughter, when you come to see my face.
14 And David sent messengers to Ishbosheth, Saul's son, saying, Deliver me my wife Michal, whom I espoused to me for a hundred foreskins of the Philistines.
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22 And Saul commanded his servants, saying, Speak with David secretly, and say, Behold, the king delights in you, and all his servants love you: now therefore be the king's son-in-law.
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17 And he said, Please speak to King Solomon, for he will not refuse you, that he would give me Abishag the Shunammite as a wife.
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21 And she said, Let Abishag the Shunammite be given to Adonijah your brother as his wife.
- 2 Sam 3:20-212 verses72%
20 So Abner came to David to Hebron, and twenty men with him. And David made Abner and the men who were with him a feast.
21 And Abner said to David, I will arise and go, and will gather all Israel to my lord the king, that they may make a league with you, and that you may reign over all that your heart desires. And David sent Abner away, and he went in peace.
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51 Here is Rebekah before you; take her and go, and let her be your master's son's wife, as the LORD has spoken."
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19 But it came to pass at the time when Merab, Saul's daughter, should have been given to David, that she was given to Adriel the Meholathite as a wife.
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16 And her husband went with her, weeping behind her to Bahurim. Then Abner said to him, Go, return. And he returned.
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38 but you shall go to my father's house and to my kindred, and take a wife for my son.'
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17 And Saul said to David, Behold my elder daughter Merab, her will I give you as your wife: only be valiant for me, and fight the LORD'S battles. For Saul said, Let not my hand be upon him, but let the hand of the Philistines be upon him.
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4 Then David sent messengers, and took her; and she came to him, and he lay with her, for she was cleansed from her impurity; and she returned to her house.
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40 But he said to me, 'The LORD, before whom I walk, will send His angel with you and prosper your way; and you shall take a wife for my son from my kindred and from my father's house.
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27 And when her mourning was over, David sent and brought her to his house, and she became his wife and bore him a son. But the thing that David had done displeased the LORD.