 The term "your master's wives" would actually imply that David inherited Saul's harems, as was common among ancient kings.Adherents of source criticism suggest that references to a woman called "Ahinoam" being Saul's wife belong to the account of the "republican source" of the Books of Samuel, while in the passages ascribed to the "monarchial source", the only mention of a woman called "Ahinoam" is the description of her as a wife of David.Since Ahinoam's name usually precedes that of Abigail, it has been suggested that David married Ahinoam before he married Abigail.