KJV King James Version
And David’s two wives were taken captives, Ahinoam the Jezreelitess, and Abigail the wife of Nabal the Carmelite.
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1 Samuel 30:5
And David’s two wives were taken captives, Ahinoam the Jezreelitess, and Abigail the wife of Nabal the Carmelite.
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BSB Berean Standard Bible
David’s two wives, Ahinoam of Jezreel and Abigail the widow of Nabal of Carmel, had been taken captive.
WEB World English Bible
David’s two wives were taken captive, Ahinoam the Jezreelitess, and Abigail the wife of Nabal the Carmelite.
ASV American Standard Version
And David’s two wives were taken captive, Ahinoam the Jezreelitess, and Abigail the wife of Nabal the Carmelite.
YLT Young’s Literal Translation
And the two wives of David have been taken captive, Ahinoam the Jezreelitess, and Abigail wife of Nabal the Carmelite;
Surrounding context — 1 Samuel 30
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 David and the people that [were] with him lifted up their voice and wept, until they had no more power to weep.
5 And David’s two wives were taken captives, Ahinoam the Jezreelitess, and Abigail the wife of Nabal the Carmelite.
6 And David was greatly distressed; for the people spake of stoning him, because the soul of all the people was grieved, every man for his sons and for his daughters: but David encouraged himself in the LORD his God.
7 And David said to Abiathar the priest, Ahimelech’s son, I pray thee, bring me hither the ephod. And Abiathar brought thither the ephod to David.
8 And David inquired at the LORD, saying, Shall I pursue after this troop? shall I overtake them? And he answered him, Pursue: for thou shalt surely overtake [them], and without fail recover [all].
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These Hebrew/Greek tokens are linked by Strong's number. Click one for its lexicon definition and other occurrences.
וּשְׁתֵּ֥יH8147 · she.na.yimtwoנְשֵֽׁי־H802 · ish.shahwomanדָוִ֖דH1732 · da.vidDavidנִשְׁבּ֑וּH7617 · sha.vahto take captiveאֲחִינֹ֙עַם֙H293 · a.chi.no.amAhinoamהַיִּזְרְעֵלִ֔יתH3158 · yiz.re.e.liJezreelוַאֲבִיגַ֕יִלH26 · a.vi.ga.yilAbigailאֵ֖שֶׁתH802 · ish.shahwomanנָבָ֥לH5037 · na.valNabalהַֽכַּרְמְלִֽי׃H3761 · kar.me.liCarmelite
Cross-references
1 Samuel 25:42-43And 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.2 Samuel 2:2So David went up thither, and his two wives also, Ahinoam the Jezreelitess, and Abigail Nabal’s wife the Carmelite.2 Samuel 3:2-3And unto David were sons born in Hebron: and his firstborn was Amnon, of Ahinoam the Jezreelitess;1 Samuel 27:3And David dwelt with Achish at Gath, he and his men, every man with his household, [even] David with his two wives, Ahinoam the Jezreelitess, and Abigail the Carmelitess, Nabal’s wife.1 Samuel 1:2And he had two wives; the name of the one [was] Hannah, and the name of the other Peninnah: and Peninnah had children, but Hannah had no children.
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