42Abigail hurried, and arose, and rode on a donkey, with five ladies of hers who followed her; and she went after the messengers of David, and became his wife.


In Context

39 When David heard that Nabal was dead, he said, |Blessed is Yahweh, who has pleaded the cause of my reproach from the hand of Nabal, and has kept back his servant from evil. Yahweh has returned the evildoing of Nabal on his own head.| David sent and spoke concerning Abigail, to take her to him as wife.

40 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.|

41 She arose, and bowed herself with her face to the earth, and said, |Behold, your handmaid is a servant to wash the feet of the servants of my lord.|

42 Abigail hurried, and arose, and rode on a donkey, with five ladies of hers 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.

1 Samuel 25:42 in Other Translations

The New International Version of the Holy Bible

25:42Abigail quickly got on a donkey and, attended by her five maids, went with David's messengers and became his wife.

The King James Version of the Holy Bible

25:42And 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.

The Douay-Rheims Version of the Holy Bible

25:42And Abigail arose, and made haste, and got upon an ass, and five damsels went with her, her waiting maids, and she followed the messengers of David, and became his wife.

The American Standard Version of the Holy Bible

25:42And Abigail hasted, and arose, and rode upon an ass, with five damsels of hers that followed her; and she went after the messengers of David, and became his wife.

The Darby Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

25:42And Abigail hasted, and arose, and rode upon an ass, with five damsels of hers that followed her; and she went after the messengers of David, and became his wife.

The English Revised Version of the Holy Bible

25:42And Abigail hasted, and arose, and rode upon an ass, with five damsels of hers that followed her; and she went after the messengers of David, and became his wife.

The Webster Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

25:42And 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.

The Young's Literal Translation of the Holy Bible

25:42And Abigail hasteth and riseth, and rideth on the ass; and five of her young women who are going at her feet; and she goeth after the messengers of David, and is to him for a wife.

The American King James Version of the Holy Bible

25:42And Abigail hurried, and arose and rode on an ass, with five damsels of hers that went after her; and she went after the messengers of David, and became his wife.