In a subtle twist, she simultaneously saves her household and allies herself with David, eventually in matrimony when she is fortuitously widowed. Altogether, scripture records that David had 19 sons by various women, and one daughter, Tamar. The child eventually died (2 Samuel 12:15-23). WebAbigail was married at the time to Nabal - a wealthy but cruel man & distant cousin of David's. Why did Jesus call people fools and yet condemn others for doing the same thing? 2 Samuel 5:13-16 (NASB). (Q), 14One of the servants told Abigail, Nabals wife, David sent messengers from the wilderness to give our master his greetings,(R) but he hurled insults at them. New York and London: T&T Clark, 2010. Learn Religions, Sep. 8, 2021, learnreligions.com/abigail-and-david-116669. 3 And David dwelleth with Achish in Gath, he and his men, each one with his household, [even] David and his two wives, Ahinoam the Jezreelitess, and Abigail wife of Nabal the Carmelitess. Then David took more wives at Jerusalem, and David became the father of more sons and daughters. This reveals that sometime after Uriah died, David and Bathsheba were married. This may have been divine punishment for despising her husband, since David was the servant of the Lord. Night and day they were a wall around us the whole time we were herding our sheep near them. Cynthia B. Astle is an award-winning journalist who covered religion for 25 years. Now Michal, Sauls daughter, loved David. She has authored a number of books on faith and religion. Nahash, a name that means serpent, is shared by possibly as many as four Ammonite individuals.However, it could also be the name of only one king. (Viewed on May 1, 2023)