And sons were born to David in Hebron: and his firstborn was Ammon the son of Ahinoam the Jezreelitess.

And the fourth [was] Adonijah, the son of Haggith, and the fifth [was] Shephatiah, the son of Abital.

And it happened after this that Absalom the son of David had a very beautiful sister, and her name [was] Tamar; and Amnon the son of David loved her.

And the servants of Absalom did to Amnon as Absalom commanded them. And all the sons of the king rose up, and they mounted every man his mule, and fled.

And Abigail arose and mounted her donkey, and five maidens followed her. And she went after the servants of David, and became his wife.

And David took Ahinoam out of Jezreel, and they were both his wives.

And David dwelt with Achish, he and his men, each with his family; and David and both his wives, Ahinoam the Jezreelitess, and Abigail the wife of Nabal the Carmelite.

Jezreel, Jokdeam, Zanoah,

And his second son [was] Daluia, the son of Abigail the Carmelitess; and the third, Absalom the son of Maacah the daughter of Talmai the king of Geshur.

And David heard it and said, Blessed be the Lord, who has judged the cause of my reproach at the hand of Nabal, and has delivered his servant from the power of evil; and the Lord has returned the mischief of Nabal upon his own head. And David sent and spoke concerning Abigail, to take her to himself for a wife.

And she arose, and bowed down with her face to the earth, and said, Behold, your servant is for a handmaid, to wash the feet of your servants.