1 Samuel 25:42 — Bible Verse (KJV)
“And 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.”
1 Samuel 25:42 — King James Version (KJV), 1611
1 Samuel 25:42 in 6 Bible Translations
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1 Samuel 25:42 WEB — World English Bible (2000)
“Abigail hurriedly arose and rode on a donkey with her five maids who followed her; and she went after the messengers of David, and became his wife.”
1 Samuel 25:42 — World English Bible
1 Samuel 25:42 ASV — American Standard Version (1901)
“And 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. ”
1 Samuel 25:42 — American Standard Version
1 Samuel 25:42 YLT — Young's Literal Translation (1862)
“And 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.”
1 Samuel 25:42 — Young's Literal Translation
1 Samuel 25:42 DBY — Darby Translation (1890)
“And 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. ”
1 Samuel 25:42 — Darby Translation
1 Samuel 25:42 GEN — Geneva Bible (1599)
“And Abigail hasted, and arose, and rode vpon an asse, and her fiue maides folowed her, and she went after the messengers of Dauid, and was his wife.”
1 Samuel 25:42 — Geneva Bible
1 Samuel 25:42 in Context — 1 Samuel 25
40 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.
41 And she arose, and bowed herself on her face to the earth, and said, Behold, let thine handmaid be a servant to wash the feet of the servants of my lord.
42 And 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.
43 David also took Ahinoam of Jezreel; and they were also both of them his wives.
44 But Saul had given Michal his daughter, David’s wife, to Phalti the son of Laish, which was of Gallim.
What Does 1 Samuel 25:42 Mean?
1 Samuel 25:42 is a verse from the Book of 1 Samuel, part of the Old Testament. It appears in 1 Samuel chapter 25. Use The Living Sword's word-by-word study mode to explore every word in the original Hebrew and Aramaic.
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