1 Samuel 25:40

Holy Bible: Easy-to-Read Version

His servants went to Carmel with this message, “David sent us to get you. He wants you to be his wife.”

Cross References

Genesis 24:51

Here is Rebekah. Take her and go. Let her marry your master’s son. This is what the Lord wants.”

1 Samuel 25:39

When David heard that Nabal was dead, he said, “Praise the Lord! He judged Nabal to be wrong for insulting me and kept me from doing something wrong. The Lord made Nabal pay for what he did.” Then David sent a message to Abigail and asked her to be his wife.

1 Samuel 25:41

Abigail bowed her face to the ground. She said, “I am willing to be your slave woman, even if it is only to wash the feet of my master’s servants.”

Proverbs 11:16

A kind and gentle woman gains respect, but violent men gain only wealth.