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1 Samuel 25:42

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And Abigail hasted, and arose, and rode upon an ass, with five damsels of hers that went after her; and she went after the messengers of David, and became his wife.
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  1. Genesis 24:61–67Rank 1 from verse 42
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    61¶ And Rebekah arose, and her damsels, and they rode upon the camels, and followed the man: and the servant took Rebekah, and went his way.

    62And Isaac came from the way of the well Lahai-roi; for he dwelt in the south country.

    63And Isaac went out to meditate in the field at the eventide: and he lifted up his eyes, and saw, and, behold, the camels were coming.

    64And Rebekah lifted up her eyes, and when she saw Isaac, she lighted off the camel.

    65For she had said unto the servant, What man is this that walketh in the field to meet us? And the servant had said, It is my master: therefore she took a vail, and covered herself.

    66And the servant told Isaac all things that he had done.

    67And Isaac brought her into his mother Sarah’s tent, and took Rebekah, and she became his wife; and he loved her: and Isaac was comforted after his mother’s death.

  2. Psalms 45:10–11Rank 2 from verse 42
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    10Hearken, O daughter, and consider, and incline thine ear; forget also thine own people, and thy father’s house;

    11So shall the king greatly desire thy beauty: for he is thy Lord; and worship thou him.

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1 Samuel 25:42

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hasted

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1. Moved or acted quickly or without delay. 2. Urged or caused another to hurry.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references · Webster 1828

COMBINED MEANING

arose

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1. Rose, stood up, got up, or moved upward from a lower, lying, seated, fallen, or inactive position. 2. Began, emerged, appeared, came into being, or came forward. 3. Took action, intervened, or undertook the stated work. 4. Rose from death; returned to life.

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rode

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Past-tense or past-participial form of ride (to be carried or travel upon an animal, chariot, or other mount).

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references · Webster 1828

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upon

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1. Marks the person, place, thing, or basis to which something is related: on or onto; above or over; toward or against as the target of action, speech, thought, attention, or force; resting on, assigned to, or affecting as a state, gift, burden, duty, guilt, or judgment; supported by or based on; or one placed, added, or repeated on or after another. 2. With a stated time or occasion, or a preceding event, at that time or point, or at or after that event: on, at, when, then, or following it.

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after

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1. Later than or following in time or order. 2. Behind. 3. In pursuit of.

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messengers

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Persons who bear messages or errands; bearers of spoken or written communications or dispatches.

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41And she arose, and bowed herself on her face to the earth, and said, Behold, let thine handmaid be a servant to wash the feet of the servants of my lord.

42And Abigail hasted, and arose, and rode upon an ass, with five damsels of hers that went after her; and she went after the messengers of David, and became his wife.

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43David also took Ahinoam of Jezreel; and they were also both of them his wives.

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