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2 Samuel 2:2

So David went there, taking with him his two wives, Ahinoam of Jezreel, and Abigail, the wife of Nabal of Carmel.

Bible Study Resources

Concordances:

- Nave's Topical Bible - Abigail;   David;   Hebron;   Judah;   Scofield Reference Index - Kingdom;   Thompson Chain Reference - Abigail;  

Dictionaries:

- American Tract Society Bible Dictionary - Ahinoam;   Easton Bible Dictionary - Abigail;   Ahinoam;   David;   Hebron;   Fausset Bible Dictionary - Ahinoam;   Holman Bible Dictionary - Samuel, Books of;   Hastings' Dictionary of the Bible - Abner;   Ahinoam;   Morrish Bible Dictionary - Ahinoam ;   The Hawker's Poor Man's Concordance And Dictionary - Joab;   People's Dictionary of the Bible - Abiathar;   Ahinoam;   David;   Hebron;   Nabal;   Smith Bible Dictionary - Abi'athar;   Jez're-Elitess,;   Watson's Biblical & Theological Dictionary - Hebron;  

Encyclopedias:

- Condensed Biblical Cyclopedia - Hebrew Monarchy, the;   International Standard Bible Encyclopedia - Ahinoam;   Jezreelitess;   Samuel, Books of;   Kitto Biblical Cyclopedia - Ahinoam;  

Parallel Translations

Christian Standard Bible®
So David went there with his two wives, Ahinoam the Jezreelite and Abigail, the widow of Nabal the Carmelite.
Hebrew Names Version
So David went up there, and his two wives also, Achino'am the Yizre`elite, and Avigayil the wife of Naval the Karmelite.
King James Version
So David went up thither, and his two wives also, Ahinoam the Jezreelitess, and Abigail Nabal's wife the Carmelite.
Lexham English Bible
So David went up there along with his two wives, Ahinoam from Jezreel and Abigail the wife of Nabal the Carmelite.
English Standard Version
So David went up there, and his two wives also, Ahinoam of Jezreel and Abigail the widow of Nabal of Carmel.
New Century Version
So David went up to Hebron with his two wives: Ahinoam from Jezreel and Abigail, the widow of Nabal from Carmel.
New English Translation
So David went up, along with his two wives, Ahinoam the Jezreelite and Abigail, formerly the wife of Nabal the Carmelite.
Amplified Bible
So David went up there [to Hebron] with his two wives also, Ahinoam of Jezreel and Abigail the widow of Nabal of Carmel [in Judah].
New American Standard Bible
So David went up there, and his two wives also, Ahinoam the Jezreelitess and Abigail the widow of Nabal the Carmelite.
Geneva Bible (1587)
So Dauid went vp thither, and his two wiues also, Ahinoam the Izreelite, and Abigail Nabals wife the Carmelite.
Legacy Standard Bible
So David went up there, and his two wives also, Ahinoam the Jezreelitess and Abigail the wife of Nabal the Carmelite.
Contemporary English Version
David went to Hebron with his two wives, Ahinoam and Abigail. Ahinoam was from Jezreel, and Abigail was the widow of Nabal from Carmel.
Complete Jewish Bible
So David went up there with his two wives Achino‘am from Yizre‘el and Avigayil the widow of Naval from Karmel.
Darby Translation
So David went up thither, and his two wives also, Ahinoam the Jizreelitess, and Abigail the wife of Nabal the Carmelite.
Easy-to-Read Version
So David and his two wives moved to Hebron. (His wives were Ahinoam from Jezreel and Abigail, who had been the wife of Nabal from Carmel.)
George Lamsa Translation
So David went up there, and his two wives also, Ahinoam the Jezreelitess, and Abigail, Nabals wife, the Carmelite.
Good News Translation
So David went to Hebron, taking with him his two wives: Ahinoam, who was from Jezreel, and Abigail, Nabal's widow, who was from Carmel.
Literal Translation
And David went up there, and also his two wives, Ahinoam of Jezreel, and Abigail the former wife of Nabal of Carmel.
Miles Coverdale Bible (1535)
So Dauid wente thither with his two wyues, Ahinoam the Iesraelitisse, and Abigail Nabals wyfe of Carmel.
American Standard Version
So David went up thither, and his two wives also, Ahinoam the Jezreelitess, and Abigail the wife of Nabal the Carmelite.
Bishop's Bible (1568)
And so Dauid went thyther with his two wyues, Ahinoam the Iezraelite, & Abigail Nabals wyfe the Carmelite.
JPS Old Testament (1917)
So David went up thither, and his two wives also, Ahinoam the Jezreelitess, and Abigail the wife of Nabal the Carmelite.
King James Version (1611)
So Dauid went vp thither, and his two wiues also, Ahinoam the Iezreelitesse, and Abigail Nabals wife the Carmelite.
Brenton's Septuagint (LXX)
And David went up thither to Chebron, he and both his wives, Achinaam the Jezraelitess, and Abigaia the wife of Nabal the Carmelite,
English Revised Version
So David went up thither, and his two wives also, Ahinoam the Jezreelitess, and Abigail the wife of Nabal the Carmelite.
Berean Standard Bible
So David went there with his two wives, Ahinoam of Jezreel and Abigail, the widow of Nabal of Carmel.
Wycliffe Bible (1395)
Therfor Dauid stiede, and hise twei wyues, Achynoem of Jezrael, and Abigail, the wijf of Nabal of Carmele.
Young's Literal Translation
And David goeth up thither, and also his two wives, Ahinoam the Jezreelitess, and Abigail wife of Nabal the Carmelite;
Update Bible Version
So David went up there, and his two wives also, Ahinoam the Jezreelitess, and Abigail the wife of Nabal the Carmelite.
Webster's Bible Translation
So David went up thither, and his two wives also, Ahinoam the Jezreelitess, and Abigail, Nabal's wife the Carmelite.
World English Bible
So David went up there, and his two wives also, Ahinoam the Jezreelitess, and Abigail the wife of Nabal the Carmelite.
New King James Version
So David went up there, and his two wives also, Ahinoam the Jezreelitess, and Abigail the widow of Nabal the Carmelite.
New Living Translation
David's two wives were Ahinoam from Jezreel and Abigail, the widow of Nabal from Carmel. So David and his wives
New Life Bible
So David went up there with his two wives, Ahinoam of Jezreel, and Abigail who had been the wife of Nabal of Carmel.
New Revised Standard
So David went up there, along with his two wives, Ahinoam of Jezreel, and Abigail the widow of Nabal of Carmel.
J.B. Rotherham Emphasized Bible
So David went up thither, and his two wives also, - Ahinoam, the Jezreelitess, and Abigail, wife of Nabal the Carmelite.
Douay-Rheims Bible
So David went up, and his two wives Achinoam the Jezrahelitess, and Abigail the wife of Nabal of Carmel:
Revised Standard Version
So David went up there, and his two wives also, Ahin'o-am of Jezreel, and Ab'igail the widow of Nabal of Carmel.
THE MESSAGE
So David moved to Hebron, along with his two wives, Ahinoam of Jezreel and Abigail the widow of Nabal of Carmel. David's men, along with their families, also went with him and made their home in and around Hebron.
New American Standard Bible (1995)
So David went up there, and his two wives also, Ahinoam the Jezreelitess and Abigail the widow of Nabal the Carmelite.

Contextual Overview

1 Now after this, David, questioning the Lord, said, Am I to go up into any of the towns of Judah? And the Lord said to him, Go up. And David said, Where am I to go? And he said, To Hebron. 2 So David went there, taking with him his two wives, Ahinoam of Jezreel, and Abigail, the wife of Nabal of Carmel. 3 And David took all his men with him, every man with his family: and they were living in the towns round Hebron. 4 And the men of Judah came there, and with the holy oil made David king over the people of Judah. And word came to David that it was the men of Jabesh-gilead who put Saul's body in its last resting-place. 5 And David sent to the men of Jabesh-gilead and said to them, May the Lord give you his blessing, because you have done this kind act to Saul your lord, and have put his body to rest! 6 May the Lord be good and true to you: and I myself will see that your kind act is rewarded, because you have done this thing. 7 Then let your hands be strong, and have no fear: though Saul your lord is dead, the people of Judah have made me their king.

Bible Verse Review
  from Treasury of Scripure Knowledge

1 Samuel 25:42, 1 Samuel 25:43, 1 Samuel 30:5, Luke 22:28, Luke 22:29

Reciprocal: 2 Samuel 3:3 - Abigail 1 Chronicles 12:22 - day by day

Cross-References

Genesis 1:31
And God saw everything which he had made and it was very good. And there was evening and there was morning, the sixth day.
Genesis 2:8
And the Lord God made a garden in the east, in Eden; and there he put the man whom he had made.
Genesis 2:11
The name of the first is Pishon, which goes round about all the land of Havilah where there is gold.
Exodus 23:12
For six days do your work, and on the seventh day keep the Sabbath; so that your ox and your ass may have rest, together with the son of your servant and the man from a strange land living among you.
Exodus 31:17
It is a sign between me and the children of Israel for ever; because in six days the Lord made heaven and earth, and on the seventh day he took his rest and had pleasure in it.
Deuteronomy 5:14
But the seventh day is a Sabbath to the Lord your God; on that day do no work, you or your son or your daughter, or your man-servant or your woman-servant, or your ox or your ass or any of your cattle, or the man from a strange country who is living among you; so that your man-servant and your woman-servant may have rest as well as you.
Isaiah 58:13
If you keep the Sabbath with care, not doing your business on my holy day; and if the Sabbath seems to you a delight, and the new moon of the Lord a thing to be honoured; and if you give respect to him by not doing your business, or going after your pleasure, or saying unholy words;
John 5:17
But his answer was: My Father is still working even now, and so I am working.
Hebrews 4:4
For in one place he has said of the seventh day, And God had rest from all his works on the seventh day;

Gill's Notes on the Bible

So David went up thither,.... From Ziklag to Hebron, which was sixteen miles according to Bunting y

and his two wives also, Ahinoam the Jezreelitess, and Abigail, Nabal's wife, the Carmelite; who were beloved by him, and who had shared with him in his troubles, and which he took with him to partake of his honour and grandeur, wealth and riches; in which he was now a type of Christ. See Romans 8:17.

y Ut supra, (Travels &c.) p. 137.


 
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