1 Samuel 25:40 - Christian Standard Bible Anglicised

⁴⁰ When David’s servants came to Abigail at Carmel, they said to her, ‘David sent us to bring you to him as a wife.’

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King James Version (Oxford) 1769

⁴⁰ And when the servants of David were come to Abigail to Carmel, they spake unto her, saying, David sent us unto thee, to take thee to him to wife.

Amplified Bible - Classic Edition

⁴⁰ And when the servants of David had come to Abigail at Carmel, they said to her, David sent us to you to take you to him to be his wife.

American Standard Version (1901)

⁴⁰ And when the servants of David were come to Abigail to Carmel, they spake unto her, saying, David hath sent us unto thee, to take thee to him to wife.

Common English Bible

⁴⁰ When David’s servants reached Abigail at Carmel, they said to her, “David has sent us to you so you can become his wife.”

Catholic Public Domain Version

⁴⁰ And David's servants went to Abigail at Carmel, and they spoke to her, saying, "David has sent us to you, so that he might take you to himself as wife."

Douay-Rheims version of The Bible - 1752 version

⁴⁰ And David's servants came to Abigail to Carmel, and spoke to her, saying: David hath sent us to thee, to take thee to himself for a wife.

1 Samuel 25:40 Tagairtí Cros

Genesis 24:51

Rebekah is here in front of you. Take her and go, and let her be a wife for your master’s son, just as the Lord has spoken.’

Proverbs 11:16

A gracious woman gains honour, but violent  people gain only riches.

1 Samuel 25:39

When David heard that Nabal was dead, he said, ‘Blessed be the Lord who championed my cause against Nabal’s insults  and restrained his servant from doing evil.  The Lord brought Nabal’s evil deeds back on his own head.’ Then David sent messengers to speak to Abigail about marrying him.

1 Samuel 25:41

She stood up, paid homage with her face to the ground,  and said, ‘Here I am, your servant, a slave to wash the feet of my lord’s servants.’