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1 Samuel 25:24-33
New American Standard Bible
1 Samuel 25:24-33
New American Standard Bible
24 She fell at his feet and said, “On me [a]alone, my lord, be the blame. And please let your slave speak [b]to you, and listen to the words of your slave. 25 Please do not let my lord [c]pay attention to this [d]worthless man, Nabal, for as his name is, so is he. [e]Nabal is his name, and stupidity is with him; but I your slave did not see the young men of my lord whom you sent.
26 “Now then, my lord, as the Lord lives, and as your soul lives, since the Lord has restrained you from [f]shedding blood, and (A)from [g]avenging yourself by your own hand, now then, (B)may your enemies and those who seek evil against my lord, be like Nabal. 27 And now let (C)this [h]gift which your servant has brought to my lord be given to the young men who [i]accompany my lord. 28 Please forgive (D)the offense of your slave; for (E)the Lord will certainly make for my lord an [j]enduring house, because my lord is (F)fighting the battles of the Lord, and (G)evil will not be found in you all your days. 29 Should anyone rise up to pursue you and to seek your [k]life, then the [l]life of my lord shall be bound in the bundle of the living with the Lord your God; but the [m]lives of your enemies (H)He will sling out [n]as from the hollow of a sling. 30 And when the Lord does for my lord in accordance with all the good that He has spoken concerning you, and (I)appoints you ruler over Israel, 31 this will not become an obstacle to you, or a [o]troubled heart to my lord, both by having shed blood without cause and by my lord’s having [p]avenged himself. (J)When the Lord deals well with my lord, then remember your slave.”
32 Then David said to Abigail, “(K)Blessed be the Lord God of Israel, who sent you this day to meet me, 33 and blessed be your discernment, and blessed be you, (L)who have kept me this day from [q]bloodshed and from [r]avenging myself by my own hand.
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- 1 Samuel 25:24 Lit myself
- 1 Samuel 25:24 Lit in your ears
- 1 Samuel 25:25 Lit set his heart to
- 1 Samuel 25:25 Lit man of Belial
- 1 Samuel 25:25 I.e., fool
- 1 Samuel 25:26 Lit coming in with blood
- 1 Samuel 25:26 Lit helping
- 1 Samuel 25:27 Lit blessing
- 1 Samuel 25:27 Lit walk at the feet of
- 1 Samuel 25:28 Or permanent
- 1 Samuel 25:29 Lit soul
- 1 Samuel 25:29 Lit soul
- 1 Samuel 25:29 Lit soul
- 1 Samuel 25:29 Lit in the midst of
- 1 Samuel 25:31 Lit stumbling of heart
- 1 Samuel 25:31 Lit helped
- 1 Samuel 25:33 Lit coming into blood
- 1 Samuel 25:33 Lit helping
1 Samuel 25:24-33
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1 Samuel 25:24-33
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24 She fell at his feet and said: “Pardon your servant, my lord,(A) and let me speak to you; hear what your servant has to say. 25 Please pay no attention, my lord, to that wicked man Nabal. He is just like his name—his name means Fool(B),(C) and folly goes with him. And as for me, your servant, I did not see the men my lord sent. 26 And now, my lord, as surely as the Lord your God lives and as you live, since the Lord has kept you from bloodshed(D) and from avenging(E) yourself with your own hands, may your enemies and all who are intent on harming my lord be like Nabal.(F) 27 And let this gift,(G) which your servant has brought to my lord, be given to the men who follow you.
28 “Please forgive(H) your servant’s presumption. The Lord your God will certainly make a lasting(I) dynasty for my lord, because you fight the Lord’s battles,(J) and no wrongdoing(K) will be found in you as long as you live. 29 Even though someone is pursuing you to take your life,(L) the life of my lord will be bound securely in the bundle of the living by the Lord your God, but the lives of your enemies he will hurl(M) away as from the pocket of a sling.(N) 30 When the Lord has fulfilled for my lord every good thing he promised concerning him and has appointed him ruler(O) over Israel, 31 my lord will not have on his conscience the staggering burden of needless bloodshed or of having avenged himself. And when the Lord your God has brought my lord success, remember(P) your servant.”(Q)
32 David said to Abigail, “Praise(R) be to the Lord, the God of Israel, who has sent you today to meet me. 33 May you be blessed for your good judgment and for keeping me from bloodshed(S) this day and from avenging myself with my own hands.
Proverbs 25:15
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Proverbs 25:15
New American Standard Bible
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- Proverbs 25:15 Lit length of anger
Proverbs 25:15
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Proverbs 25:15
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