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And David stayed with Achish in Gath, he and his men, each man with his household, even David with his two wives, the Jezreelite Ahinoam [1 Sam. 25:43] and Abigail [short form of Abigail], the Carmelite wife of Naval [1 Sam. 25:1–42].
David's two wives were also taken captive—Ahinoam of Jezreel [1 Sam. 25:43] and Abigail, the wife of Nabal of Carmel. [1 Sam. 25:3, 39] [The grief and bitterness of the people soon turned to anger and found a focus in David. After all, it was his fault that this had happened. In verse 3, wives, sons, and daughters are all written in the plural. In verse 6, son is in the singular and daughters in the plural. Perhaps this emphasizes the thoughts and fears of how the youngest son of the men and their daughters who had remained at home were now being treated by the Amalekites. David, who was grieving himself, but now also facing death threats, did as he usually did and sought strength from the Lord, see 1 Sam. 23:16.]
And David had sons born to him in Hebron (Hebr. Chevrón) [six sons, all by different mothers]: His firstborn [son] was Amnon, [born] to Ahinoam the Jezreelite;
