1 Samuel 25:42-43 - Compare All Versions
1 Samuel 25:42-43 NIV (New International Version)
Abigail quickly got on a donkey and, attended by her five female servants, went with David’s messengers and became his wife. David had also married Ahinoam of Jezreel, and they both were his wives.
1 Samuel 25:42-43 ESV (English Standard Version 2025)
And Abigail hurried and rose and mounted a donkey, and her five young women attended her. She followed the messengers of David and became his wife. David also took Ahinoam of Jezreel, and both of them became his wives.
1 Samuel 25:42-43 NLT (New Living Translation)
Quickly getting ready, she took along five of her servant girls as attendants, mounted her donkey, and went with David’s messengers. And so she became his wife. David also married Ahinoam from Jezreel, making both of them his wives.
1 Samuel 25:42-43 CSB (Christian Standard Bible)
Then Abigail got up quickly, and with her five female servants accompanying her, rode on the donkey following David’s messengers. And so she became his wife. David also married Ahinoam of Jezreel, and the two of them became his wives.
1 Samuel 25:42-43 KJV (King James Version)
And Abigail hasted, and arose, and rode upon an ass, with five damsels of her's that went after her; and she went after the messengers of David, and became his wife. David also took Ahinoam of Jezreel; and they were also both of them his wives.
1 Samuel 25:42-43 NKJV (New King James Version)
So Abigail rose in haste and rode on a donkey, attended by five of her maidens; and she followed the messengers of David, and became his wife. David also took Ahinoam of Jezreel, and so both of them were his wives.
1 Samuel 25:42-44 MSG (The Message)
Abigail didn’t linger. She got on her donkey and, with her five maids in attendance, went with the messengers to David and became his wife. David also married Ahinoam of Jezreel. Both women were his wives. Saul had married off David’s wife Michal to Palti (Paltiel) son of Laish, who was from Gallim.
1 Samuel 25:42-43 NASB2020 (New American Standard Bible - NASB)
Then Abigail got up quickly, and rode on a donkey, with her five female attendants who accompanied her; and she followed the messengers of David and became his wife. David had also taken Ahinoam of Jezreel, and they both became his wives.
1 Samuel 25:42-43 AMP (Amplified Bible)
Then Abigail quickly got up, and rode on a donkey, with five of her maidens who attended her; and she followed the messengers of David and became his wife. David had also taken Ahinoam of Jezreel, and they both became his wives.
1 Samuel 25:42-43 NET (New English Translation)
Then Abigail quickly went and mounted her donkey, with five of her female servants accompanying her. She followed David’s messengers and became his wife. David had also married Ahinoam from Jezreel; the two of them became his wives.