1 Samuel 30:5 — Bible Verse (KJV)

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

1 Samuel 30:5 — King James Version (KJV), 1611

1 Samuel 30:5 in 6 Bible Translations

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1 Samuel 30:5 WEB — World English Bible (2000)

“David’s two wives were taken captive, Ahinoam the Jezreelitess, and Abigail the wife of Nabal the Carmelite.”

1 Samuel 30:5 — World English Bible

1 Samuel 30:5 ASV — American Standard Version (1901)

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

1 Samuel 30:5 — American Standard Version

1 Samuel 30:5 YLT — Young's Literal Translation (1862)

“And the two wives of David have been taken captive, Ahinoam the Jezreelitess, and Abigail wife of Nabal the Carmelite;”

1 Samuel 30:5 — Young's Literal Translation

1 Samuel 30:5 DBY — Darby Translation (1890)

“And David's two wives were taken captives, Ahinoam the Jizreelitess, and Abigail the wife of Nabal the Carmelite. ”

1 Samuel 30:5 — Darby Translation

1 Samuel 30:5 GEN — Geneva Bible (1599)

“Dauids two wiues were taken prisoners also, Ahinoam the Izreelite, and Abigail the wife of Nabal the Carmelite.”

1 Samuel 30:5 — Geneva Bible

1 Samuel 30:5 in Context — 1 Samuel 30

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.

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What Does 1 Samuel 30:5 Mean?

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