Reference: Abigail,
Hastings
1. Wife of Nabal (1Sa 25:14). She dissuaded David from avenging himself on the surly farmer, and soon after the latter's death married David (1Sa 25:39-42), and accompanied him to Gath and Ziklag (1Sa 27:3; 30:5,18). At Hebron she bore him a son, whose name may have been Chileab (2Sa 3:3), or Daniel (1Ch 3:1), or Dodiel (the Septuagint at 2Sa 3:3 has Daluya). 2. Step-sister of David, mother of Amasa (2Sa 17:25; 1Ch 2:16 f.).
J. Taylor.
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And one boy of the boys announced to Abigail, Nabal's wife, saying, Behold, David sent messengers from the desert to bless my lord; and he will fly upon them.
And David will hear that Nabal died, and he will say, Blessed Jehovah who plead the cause of my reproach from the hand of Nabal, and held back his servant from evil: and the evil of Nabal Jehovah turned back upon his head. And David will send and will speak with Abigail to take her to him for wife. And David's servants will come to Abigail to Carmel and will speak to her, saying, David sent us to thee to take thee to him for a wife. read more. And she will rise and worship with the face to the earth, and say, Behold, thy servant for a servant to wash the feet of my lord's servants. And Abigail will hasten and rise, and ride upon the ass with five of her girls going at her feet; and she will go after David's messengers and she will be to him for a wife.
And David dwelt with Achish in Gath, he and his men, each in his house, David and his two wives, Ahinoam the Jezreelitess, and Abigail the wife of Nabal, the Carmelitess.
And the two wives of David were taken captive, Ahinoam the Jezreelitess, and Abigail, the wife of Nabal the Carmelite.
And David will deliver all that Amalek took: and David took away his two wives.
And his second, Chileab, to Abigail the wife of Nabal the Carmelite; and the third, Absalom, son of Maacah, daughter of Talmai, king of Geshur.
And his second, Chileab, to Abigail the wife of Nabal the Carmelite; and the third, Absalom, son of Maacah, daughter of Talmai, king of Geshur.
And Absalom set Amasa instead of Joab over the army: and Amasa a man's son, and his name Ithra, the Israelite, who went in to Abigail, daughter of Nahash, sister of Zeruiah, mother of Joab.
And these were the sons of David which were born to him in Hebron: the first-born Amnon to Ahinoam the Jezreelitess; the second, Daniel to Abigail the Carmelitess: