2 Samuel 2:2
New International Version
So David went up there with his two wives, Ahinoam of Jezreel and Abigail, the widow of Nabal of Carmel.

New Living Translation
David’s two wives were Ahinoam from Jezreel and Abigail, the widow of Nabal from Carmel. So David and his wives

English Standard Version
So David went up there, and his two wives also, Ahinoam of Jezreel and Abigail the widow of Nabal of Carmel.

Berean Standard Bible
So David went there with his two wives, Ahinoam of Jezreel and Abigail the widow of Nabal of Carmel.

King James Bible
So David went up thither, and his two wives also, Ahinoam the Jezreelitess, and Abigail Nabal's wife 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 American Standard Bible
So David went up there, and his two wives also, Ahinoam the Jezreelitess and Abigail the widow of Nabal the Carmelite.

NASB 1995
So David went up there, and his two wives also, Ahinoam the Jezreelitess and Abigail the widow of Nabal the Carmelite.

NASB 1977
So David went up there, and his two wives also, Ahinoam the Jezreelitess and Abigail the widow of Nabal 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.

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].

Christian Standard Bible
So David went there with his two wives, Ahinoam the Jezreelite and Abigail, the widow of Nabal the Carmelite.

Holman Christian Standard Bible
So David went there with his two wives, Ahinoam the Jezreelite and Abigail, the widow of Nabal the Carmelite.

American Standard Version
So David went up thither, and his two wives also, Ahinoam the Jezreelitess, and Abigail the wife of Nabal the Carmelite.

Aramaic Bible in Plain English
And David went up there and also his two wives, Akhinam who was from Yizrael, and Abigal the wife of Nabal the Karmelite

Brenton Septuagint Translation
And David went up thither to Chebron, he and both his wives, Achinaam the Jezraelitess, and Abigaia 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.

Douay-Rheims Bible
So David went up, and his two wives, Achinoam the Jezrahelitess, and Abigail the wife of Nabal of Carmel:

English Revised Version
So David went up thither, and his two wives also, Ahinoam the Jezreelitess, and Abigail the wife of Nabal the Carmelite.

GOD'S WORD® Translation
David went there with his two wives, Ahinoam from Jezreel and Abigail (who had been Nabal's wife) from Carmel.

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.

International Standard Version
So David went there, along with his two wives Ahinoam from Jezreel and Abigail, widow of Nabal from Carmel.

JPS Tanakh 1917
So David went up thither, and his two wives also, Ahinoam the Jezreelitess, and Abigail the wife of Nabal the Carmelite.

Literal Standard Version
And David goes up there, and also his two wives, Ahinoam the Jezreelitess, and Abigail wife of Nabal the Carmelite;

Majority Standard Bible
So David went there with his two wives, Ahinoam of Jezreel and Abigail the widow of Nabal of Carmel.

New American Bible
So David went up there, with his two wives, Ahinoam of Jezreel and Abigail, the wife of Nabal of Carmel.

NET Bible
So David went up, along with his two wives, Ahinoam the Jezreelite and Abigail, formerly the wife of Nabal the Carmelite.

New Revised Standard Version
So David went up there, along with his two wives, Ahinoam of Jezreel, and Abigail the widow of Nabal of Carmel.

New Heart English Bible
So David went up there, and his two wives also, Ahinoam the Jezreelite, 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 with his two wives, Ahinoam the Jezreelitess, and Abigail the wife of Nabal the Carmelite.

Young's Literal Translation
And David goeth up thither, and also his two wives, Ahinoam the Jezreelitess, and Abigail wife of Nabal the Carmelite;

Additional Translations ...
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Context
David Anointed King of Judah
1Some time later, David inquired of the LORD, “Should I go up to one of the towns of Judah?” “Go up,” the LORD answered. Then David asked, “Where should I go?” “To Hebron,” replied the LORD. 2So David went there with his two wives, Ahinoam of Jezreel and Abigail the widow of Nabal of Carmel. 3David also took the men who were with him, each with his household, and they settled in the towns near Hebron.…

Cross References
1 Samuel 25:42
So Abigail hurried and got on a donkey, and attended by five of her maidens, she followed David's messengers and became his wife.

1 Samuel 25:43
David had also married Ahinoam of Jezreel. So she and Abigail were both his wives.

1 Samuel 27:3
David and his men settled in Gath with Achish. Each man had his family with him, and David had his two wives: Ahinoam of Jezreel and Abigail of Carmel, the widow of Nabal.

1 Samuel 30:5
David's two wives, Ahinoam of Jezreel and Abigail the widow of Nabal of Carmel, had been taken captive.


Treasury of Scripture

So David went up thither, and his two wives also, Ahinoam the Jezreelitess, and Abigail Nabal's wife the Carmelite.

1 Samuel 25:42,43
And Abigail hasted, and arose, and rode upon an ass, with five damsels of hers that went after her; and she went after the messengers of David, and became his wife…

1 Samuel 30:5
And David's two wives were taken captives, Ahinoam the Jezreelitess, and Abigail the wife of Nabal the Carmelite.

Luke 22:28,29
Ye are they which have continued with me in my temptations…

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2 Samuel 2
1. David, by God's direction, with his company goes up to Hebron
4. where he is made king of Judah
5. He commends them of Jabesh Gilead for their king of Israel
8. Abner makes Ishbosheth king of Israel
12. A mortal skirmish between twelve of Abner's and twelve of Joab's men.
18. Asahel is slain
25. At Abner's motion, Joab sounds a retreat
32. Asahel's burial














(2) His two wives.--See 1Samuel 25:42-43.



Parallel Commentaries ...


Hebrew
So David
דָּוִ֔ד (dā·wiḏ)
Noun - proper - masculine singular
Strong's 1732: David -- perhaps 'beloved one', a son of Jesse

went
וַיַּ֤עַל (way·ya·‘al)
Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular
Strong's 5927: To ascend, in, actively

there
שָׁם֙ (šām)
Adverb
Strong's 8033: There, then, thither

with his two
שְׁתֵּ֣י (šə·tê)
Number - fdc
Strong's 8147: Two (a cardinal number)

wives,
נָשָׁ֑יו (nā·šāw)
Noun - feminine plural construct | third person masculine singular
Strong's 802: Woman, wife, female

Ahinoam
אֲחִינֹ֙עַם֙ (’ă·ḥî·nō·‘am)
Noun - proper - feminine singular
Strong's 293: Ahinoam -- 'my brother is delight', two Israelite women

of Jezreel
הַיִּזְרְעֵלִ֔ית (hay·yiz·rə·‘ê·lîṯ)
Article | Noun - proper - feminine singular
Strong's 3159: A Jezreelitess

and Abigail,
וַאֲבִיגַ֕יִל (wa·’ă·ḇî·ḡa·yil)
Conjunctive waw | Noun - proper - feminine singular
Strong's 26: Abigail -- 'my father is joy', two Israelite women

the widow
אֵ֖שֶׁת (’ê·šeṯ)
Noun - feminine singular construct
Strong's 802: Woman, wife, female

of Nabal
נָבָ֥ל (nā·ḇāl)
Noun - proper - masculine singular
Strong's 5037: Nabal -- a man of Carmel

of Carmel.
הַֽכַּרְמְלִֽי׃ (hak·kar·mə·lî)
Article | Noun - proper - masculine singular
Strong's 3761: Carmelite -- inhabitant of Carmel


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