1 Samuel 25:43

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“David had also married Ahinoam of Jezreel. So she and Abigail were both his wives.”

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BSBPD

“David had also married Ahinoam of Jezreel. So she and Abigail were both his wives.”

Berean Standard Bible · Public Domain (CC0)
KJVPD

“David also took Ahinoam of Jezreel; and they were also both of them his wives.”

King James Version · Public Domain
ASVPD

“David also took Ahinoam of Jezreel; and they became both of them his wives.”

American Standard Version · Public Domain
YLTPD

“And Ahinoam hath David taken from Jezreel, and they are--even both of them--to him for wives;”

Young's Literal Translation · Public Domain
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Cross references

Other passages that echo 1 Samuel 25:43 — 10 related verses from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge.

  1. Genesis 2:24For this reason a man will leave his father and mother and be united to his wife, and they will become one flesh.
  2. Joshua 15:56Jezreel, Jokdeam, Zanoah,
  3. 1 Samuel 27:3David and his men settled in Gath with Achish. Each man had his family with him, and David had his two wives: Ahinoam of Jezreel and Abigail of Carmel, the widow of Nabal.
  4. 1 Samuel 29:11So David and his men got up early in the morning to return to the land of the Philistines. And the Philistines went up to Jezreel.
  5. 1 Samuel 30:5David’s two wives, Ahinoam of Jezreel and Abigail the widow of Nabal of Carmel, had been taken captive.
  6. 2 Samuel 2:2So David went there with his two wives, Ahinoam of Jezreel and Abigail the widow of Nabal of Carmel.
  7. 2 Samuel 3:2And sons were born to David in Hebron: His firstborn was Amnon, by Ahinoam of Jezreel;
  8. 2 Samuel 5:13After he had arrived from Hebron, David took more concubines and wives from Jerusalem, and more sons and daughters were born to him.
  9. Matthew 19:5and said, ‘For this reason a man will leave his father and mother and be united to his wife, and the two will become one flesh’?
  10. Matthew 19:8Jesus replied, “Moses permitted you to divorce your wives because of your hardness of heart; but it was not this way from the beginning.

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