40. His servants went to Carmel and said to Abigail, “David has sent us to you to take you to become his wife.”
41. She bowed down with her face to the ground and said, “I am your servant and am ready to serve you and wash the feet of my lord’s servants.”
42. Abigail quickly got on a donkey and, attended by her five female servants, went with David’s messengers and became his wife.
43. David had also married Ahinoam of Jezreel, and they both were his wives.
44. But Saul had given his daughter Michal, David’s wife, to Paltiel son of Laish, who was from Gallim.