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36 Then Abigail went to Nabal, and look, he was holding a feast[a] in his house like the feast of the king. Nabal was enjoying himself,[b] and he was very drunk, so she did not tell him a thing, nothing at all,[c] until the light of morning. 37 And then[d] in the morning when the wine had gone out of Nabal, his wife told him these words. Then his heart died within him,[e] and he became like a stone. 38 And then,[f] about ten days later, Yahweh struck Nabal and he died.

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Footnotes

  1. 1 Samuel 25:36 Literally “a feast was for him”
  2. 1 Samuel 25:36 Literally “the heart of Nabal was good on him”
  3. 1 Samuel 25:36 Literally “small or large”
  4. 1 Samuel 25:37 Literally “And it happened”
  5. 1 Samuel 25:37 Literally “in his midst”
  6. 1 Samuel 25:38 Literally “And it happened”

36 When Abigail went to Nabal, he was in the house holding a banquet like that of a king. He was in high(A) spirits and very drunk.(B) So she told(C) him nothing at all until daybreak. 37 Then in the morning, when Nabal was sober, his wife told him all these things, and his heart failed him and he became like a stone.(D) 38 About ten days later, the Lord struck(E) Nabal and he died.

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