1 Samuel 25:43
25:42 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. after her: Heb. at her feetDavid also took Ahinoam of Jezreel; and they were also both of them his wives.
KJV
David also took Ahinoam of Jezreel; and they both became his wives.
David also took Ahinoam of Jezreel; and they were also both of them his wives.
David also took Ahinoam of Jezreel; and they were also both of them his wives. ¶
What does 1 Samuel 25:43 mean?
1 Samuel 25:43 is a verse in the book of 1 Samuel, in the Old Testament. In the original Hebrew, key words include דָּוִד (Dâvid), לָקַח (lâqach), אֲחִינֹעַם (ʼĂchîynôʻam). It connects to 11 cross-referenced passages elsewhere in Scripture.
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And they said unto him, Wherefore saith my lord these words? God forbid that thy servants should do according to this thing:
Joshua 22:29God forbid that we should rebel against the LORD, and turn this day from following the LORD, to build an altar for burnt offerings, for meat offerings, or for sacrifices, beside the altar of the LORD our God that is before his tabernacle.
Joshua 24:16And the people answered and said, God forbid that we should forsake the LORD, to serve other gods;
1 Samuel 9:15Now the LORD had told Samuel in his ear a day before Saul came, saying, told: Heb. revealed the ear of Samuel
1 Samuel 14:45And the people said unto Saul, Shall Jonathan die, who hath wrought this great salvation in Israel? God forbid: as the LORD liveth, there shall not one hair of his head fall to the ground; for he hath wrought with God this day. So the people rescued Jonathan, that he died not.
1 Samuel 25:12So David's young men turned their way, and went again, and came and told him all those sayings.
Psalms 40:6Sacrifice and offering thou didst not desire; mine ears hast thou opened: burnt offering and sin offering hast thou not required. opened: Heb. digged
Isaiah 50:5The Lord GOD hath opened mine ear, and I was not rebellious, neither turned away back.
Luke 20:16He shall come and destroy these husbandmen, and shall give the vineyard to others. And when they heard it, they said, God forbid.
John 15:15Henceforth I call you not servants; for the servant knoweth not what his lord doeth: but I have called you friends; for all things that I have heard of my Father I have made known unto you.
John 17:8For I have given unto them the words which thou gavest me; and they have received them, and have known surely that I came out from thee, and they have believed that thou didst send me.
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Then Samuel took the horn of oil, and anointed him in the midst of his brethren: and the Spirit of the LORD came upon David from that day forward. So Samuel rose up, and went to Ramah.
1 Samuel 16:23And it came to pass, when the evil spirit from God was upon Saul, that David took an harp, and played with his hand: so Saul was refreshed, and was well, and the evil spirit departed from him.
1 Samuel 17:17And Jesse said unto David his son, Take now for thy brethren an ephah of this parched corn, and these ten loaves, and run to the camp to thy brethren;
1 Samuel 17:31And when the words were heard which David spake, they rehearsed them before Saul: and he sent for him. sent: Heb. took him
1 Samuel 17:49And David put his hand in his bag, and took thence a stone, and slang it, and smote the Philistine in his forehead, that the stone sunk into his forehead; and he fell upon his face to the earth.
1 Samuel 17:51Therefore David ran, and stood upon the Philistine, and took his sword, and drew it out of the sheath thereof, and slew him, and cut off his head therewith. And when the Philistines saw their champion was dead, they fled.
1 Samuel 17:54And David took the head of the Philistine, and brought it to Jerusalem; but he put his armour in his tent.
1 Samuel 17:57And as David returned from the slaughter of the Philistine, Abner took him, and brought him before Saul with the head of the Philistine in his hand.
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What does 1 Samuel 25:43 say?
1 Samuel 25:43 (King James Version) reads: "David also took Ahinoam of Jezreel; and they were also both of them his wives."
Is 1 Samuel 25:43 in the Old or New Testament?
1 Samuel 25:43 is in the Old Testament of the Bible, in the book of 1 Samuel.
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