Abigail in 1 Samuel 25:3

The wife of the churlish Nabal, who dwelt in the district of Carmel (1 Sam. 25:3). She showed great prudence and delicate management at a critical period of her husband’s life. She was “a woman of good understanding, and of a beautiful countenance.” After Nabal’s death she became the wife of David (1 Sam. 25:14-42), and was his companion in all his future fortunes (1 Sam. 27:3; 30:5; 2 Sam. 2:2). By her David had a son called Chileab (2 Sam. 3:3), elsewhere called Daniel (1 Chr. 3:1).

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Recorded scripture occurrences (14)

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Show passage in OET: SA1 25:3

OET-RV SA1 25:3

3 The man’s name was Naval, and his wife was Avigayil. The wife was wise and very good-looking, whereas the man (who was a Kalevi) was harsh and cruel.

OET-LV SA1 25:3

3 And_name _of the_man was_Nāⱱāl and_name _of his/its_wife/woman was_ʼAⱱīgayil and_the_woman was_good _of insight and_beautiful _of form and_the_man was_hard and_evil _of deeds and_he mmm.

Show passage in OET: SA1 25:14

OET-RV SA1 25:14

14 Meanwhile, Naval’s wife Avigayil had been informed by a servant, “Listen, David sent messengers from the wilderness to greet our master, but he yelled at them.

OET-LV SA1 25:14

14 And_to_ʼAⱱīgayil the _wife _of Nāⱱāl a _young _man one of_the _young_men he _told to_say THERE Dāvid he _sent messengers from_the_wilderness to_bless DOM master(s)_of_our and_he _shouted at_them.

Show passage in OET: SA1 25:18

OET-RV SA1 25:18

18 So Avigayil quickly collected two hundred loaves of bread, two skins of wine, five butchered sheep, a large basket of roasted grain, a hundred bunches of raisins, and two hundred cakes of figs. She loaded it all on donkeys

OET-LV SA1 25:18

18 And_she _made _haste ʼAⱱīgayil and_she/it _took two _hundred bread[s] and_two jars _of wine and_five sheep prepared and_five seahs roasted _grain and_a _hundred bunches _of _raisins and_two _hundreds fig _cakes and_she _put_them on the_donkeys.

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