1 Samuel 30:5

And both the wives of David were carried captive, Ahinoam the Jezreelitess, and Abigail the wife of Nabal the Carmelite.

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In The King James Version

And David’s two wives were taken captives, Ahinoam the Jezreelitess, and Abigail the wife of Nabal the Carmelite.

In Context

4And David and his men lifted up their voice, and wept till there was no longer any power within them to weep.

6And David was greatly distressed, because the people spoke of stoning him, because the soul of all the people was grieved, each for his sons and his daughters: but David strengthened himself in the Lord his God.

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Cross References

1 Samuel 25:42And Abigail arose, and mounted her ass, and five damsels followed her: and she went after the servants of David, and became his wife.

1 Samuel 27:3And David dwelt with Achish, he and his men, each with his family; and David and both his wives, Ahinoam the Jezreelitess, and Abigail the wife of Nabal the Carmelite.

2 Samuel 3:2And sons were born to David in Hebron: and his firstborn was Amnon the son of Ahinoam the Jezreelitess.

Matthew Henry on 1 Samuel 30:2-7

Ziklag Burnt. ( b. c. 1055.) 1 And it came to pass, when David and his men were come to Ziklag on the third day, that the Amalekites had invaded the south, and Ziklag, and smitten Ziklag, and burned it with fire; 2 And had taken the women captives, that were therein: they slew not any, either great or small, but carried them away, and went on their way. 3 So David and his men came to the city, and, behold, it was burned with fire; and their wives, and their sons, and their daughters, were taken captives. 4 Then… Read the whole commentary →

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