12 (A)May the Lord judge between [a]you and me, and may the Lord take vengeance on you for me; but my hand shall not be against you.

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  1. 1 Samuel 24:12 Lit me and you

David Marries Abigail

39 When David heard that Nabal was dead, he said, “Blessed be the Lord, who has (A)pleaded the cause of the shame inflicted on me by the hand of Nabal, and (B)has kept back His servant from evil. The Lord has also returned the evildoing of Nabal on his own head.” Then David sent [a](C)a proposal to Abigail, to take her as his wife.

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  1. 1 Samuel 25:39 Lit and spoke

Then they brought the head of Ish-bosheth to David at Hebron, and said to the king, “Behold, the head of Ish-bosheth (A)the son of Saul, your enemy, who sought your life; so the Lord has given my lord the king vengeance this day on Saul and his [a]descendants.”

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  1. 2 Samuel 4:8 Lit seed

The Lord Implored to Avenge His People.

94 Lord, God of [a](A)vengeance,
God of [b]vengeance, [c](B)shine forth!

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  1. Psalm 94:1 Or avenging acts
  2. Psalm 94:1 Or avenging acts
  3. Psalm 94:1 Or has shone forth

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