“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 25:42 (BSB)
Context Reading
40When his servants came to Abigail at Carmel, they said, “David has sent us to take you as his wife.” 41She arose, bowed facedown, and said, “Here is your servant, ready to serve and to wash the feet of my lord’s servants.” 42So Abigail hurried and got on a donkey, and attended by five of her maidens, she followed David’s messengers and became his wife. 43David had also married Ahinoam of Jezreel. So she and Abigail were both his wives. 44But Saul had given his daughter Michal, David’s wife, to Palti son of Laish, who was from Gallim.