1 Samuel 25:40 - Printer Friendly

ESV: When the servants of David came to Abigail at Carmel, they said to her, “David has sent us to you to take you to him as his wife.”

NIV: His servants went to Carmel and said to Abigail, 'David has sent us to you to take you to become his wife.'

NASB: When the servants of David came to Abigail at Carmel, they spoke to her, saying, 'David has sent us to you to take you to him as his wife.'

CSB: When David's servants came to Abigail at Carmel, they said to her, "David sent us to bring you to him as a wife."

NLT: When the messengers arrived at Carmel, they told Abigail, 'David has sent us to take you back to marry him.'

KJV: 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.

NKJV: When the servants of David had come to Abigail at Carmel, they spoke to her saying, “David sent us to you, to ask you to become his wife.”

First Samuel introduces the key figures who led Israel after the era of the judges. The books of 1 and 2 Samuel were originally part of a single text, split in certain translations shortly before the birth of Christ. Some of the Bible’s most famous characters are depicted in this book. These including the prophet Samuel, Israel’s first king, Saul, her greatest king, David, and other famous names such as Goliath and Jonathan. By the end of this book, Saul has fallen; the book of 2 Samuel begins with David’s ascension to the throne.

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