Ahinoam of Jezreel — David’s Third Wife. King David’s third wife was Ahinoam of Jezreel. We first encounter Ahinoam in Scripture in 1 Samuel 25:43 immediately after David marries Abigail. David had also taken Ahinoam of Jezreel, and they both became his wives. 1 Samuel 25:43 (NASB) The other wife that verse 43 refers to is Abigail.

I Samuel 14:50 gives her name as Ahinoam, the daughter of Ahimaaz. 1 Chronicles 8:33 and 1 Chronicles 9:39 state that Jonathan, Malchi-shua, Abinadab and Eshbaal were sons of Saul. 2 Samuel 2-4 gives the account of another son of Saul named Ish-Bosheth, who ruled over Israel for two years following Saul’s death.

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When David and his men came to the city, behold, it was burned with fire, and their wives and their sons and their daughters had been taken captive. Then David and the people who were with him lifted their voices and wept . . . Now David’s two wives had been taken captive, Ahinoam the Jezreelitess and Abigail the widow of Nabal the Carmelite