Bible ~~- Older Testament ~~- 1st Samuel ~~- chapter 25 of 31 (44 verses.)

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Then AbiGail {Daddy's-Joy} jumps up.
She rushes [to the stable].
She rides [her] donkey [out of the barn].
Five of her [worker] girls chase after her.
She rides behind David's messengers.
She becomes his [2nd] wife.

Note: She becomes his wife when he lies with her.
No ceremony necessary.

David [foolishly] took at least 22 wives and concubines.



Other English Bible translations of 1st Samuel 25:42:

Complete Jewish Bible (Sacred Name Version)CJB-SNAvigayil then hurried, set out and rode off on a donkey, with five of her female servants following her; she went after David’s messengers; and she became his wife.
New International Version (Sacred Name)NIV-SRAbigail quickly got on a donkey and, attended by her five maids, went with David's messengers and became his wife.
New International Readers Version (Sacred Name)NIRV-SNAbigail quickly got on a donkey and went with David's messengers. Her five female servants went with her. She became David's wife.
New Living Translation (Sacred Name Version)NLT-SNQuickly 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.
New Revised Standard (Sacred Name Edition)NRSV-SNAbigail got up hurriedly and rode away on a donkey; her five maids attended her. She went after the messengers of David and became his wife.
The Message (Sacred Name Version)MSG-SNAbigail 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.
Good News Translation (Sacred Name)GNT-SNShe rose quickly and mounted her donkey. Accompanied by her five maids, she went with David's servants and became his wife.
New American Standard (Sacred Name Bible)NASB-SNThen Abigail quickly arose, and rode on a donkey, with her five maidens who attended her; and she followed the messengers of David and became his wife.
King James Version (unedited)KJVAnd 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.