1 Samuel 25:40

So the servants of David came to Abigaia to Carmel, and spoke to her, saying, David has sent us to thee, to take thee to himself for a wife.

Brenton Septuagint

In The King James 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.

In Context

39And David heard it + 25:39 Heb. and Alex. insert 'that Nabal was dead.and said, Blessed be the Lord, who has judged the cause of my reproach at the hand of Nabal, and has delivered his servant + 25:39 Or, from the hand of wicked men.from the power of evil; and the Lord has returned the mischief of Nabal upon his own head. And David sent and spoke concerning Abigaia, to take her to himself for a wife.

41And she arose, and did reverence with her face to the earth, and said, Behold, thy servant is for an handmaid to wash the feet of thy servants.

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Cross References

Genesis 24:37And my master caused me to swear, saying, Thou shalt not take a wife to my son of the daughters of the Chananites, among whom I sojourn in their land.

Proverbs 11:16A gracious wife + 11:16 Gr. raises.brings glory to her husband: but a woman hating righteousness is a theme of dishonour. The slothful come to want: but the + 11:16 Gr. manly.diligent support themselves with wealth.

Matthew Henry on 1 Samuel 25:37-44

David Marries Abigail. ( b. c. 1057.) 36 And Abigail came to Nabal; and, behold, he held a feast in his house, like the feast of a king; and Nabal's heart was merry within him, for he was very drunken: wherefore she told him nothing, less or more, until the morning light. 37 But it came to pass in the morning, when the wine was gone out of Nabal, and his wife had told him these things, that his heart died within him, and he became as a stone. 38 And it came to pass about ten days after, that the Lord smote Nabal,… Read the whole commentary →

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