Verse 22

1 Samuel 25:22

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22 May God (Elohim) punish me very severely if I leave even a single one of his men alive by morning!”

Original Language Text

hebrew

כֹּה יַעֲשֶׂ֧ה אֱלֹהִ֛ים לְ/אֹיְבֵ֥י דָוִ֖ד וְ/כֹ֣ה יֹסִ֑יף אִם אַשְׁאִ֧יר מִ/כָּל אֲשֶׁר ל֛/וֹ עַד הַ/בֹּ֖קֶר מַשְׁתִּ֥ין בְּ/קִֽיר

English Translation

Thus God will do to the enemies of David, and thus He will add if I leave of all that is his until the morning, anything that urinates against the wall.

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Chapter 25 Context

1 Samuel died. Everyone in Israel gathered to mourn for him, and they buried him at his home in Ramah.... Focus ↗

2 A man from Maon was very wealthy. He had property in Carmel and owned one thousand goats and three t... Focus ↗

3 The man's name was Nabal, and his wife's name was Abigail. She was a wise and beautiful woman, but h... Focus ↗

4 David was in the wilderness, and he heard that Nabal was shearing sheep. Focus ↗

5 So David sent ten of his young men and told them, “Go and see Nabal at Carmel. Greet him in my name,... Focus ↗

6 Tell him, ‘I wish you a long life! Peace to you and your family, and may everything you do prosper. Focus ↗

7 Now I've heard that you are busy shearing. When your shepherds were with us, we didn't mistreat them... Focus ↗

8 Check with your men and they'll confirm it. Please be kind to my men, especially since we've come on... Focus ↗

9 David's young men arrived, gave Nabal this message from David, and waited for his reply. Focus ↗

10 “Who does this ‘David, son of Jesse’ think he is?” Nabal replied. “Nowadays there are many servants... Focus ↗

11 Why should I take the bread and water I've supplied, and the meat I've slaughtered for my shearers,... Focus ↗

12 So David's men turned around and went back the way they came. When they got back they told David eve... Focus ↗

13 “Everyone, put on your swords!” David ordered. They all put on their swords, and David did too. Abou... Focus ↗

14 In the meantime one of Nabal's men told Abigail, Nabal's wife, “David sent some messengers from the... Focus ↗

15 David's men were always very good to us and they never mistreated us. All the time we were out in th... Focus ↗

16 They were like a protective wall to us, both day and night, during the whole time we were with them... Focus ↗

17 You should know what happened and consider what you should do about it. Disaster is about to strike... Focus ↗

18 Abigail quickly gathered together two hundred loaves of bread, two skins of wine, five sheep already... Focus ↗

19 She told her men, “Go on ahead. I'll follow you.” But she didn't say anything to her husband Nabal. Focus ↗

20 As Abigail was riding her donkey through a mountain valley, she saw David and his men descending tow... Focus ↗

21 David had just been complaining, “So much for my protecting everything that belonged to this man in... Focus ↗

22 May God (Elohim) punish me very severely if I leave even a single one of his men alive by morning!”

23 When Abigail saw David, she quickly got off the donkey, and bowed before him, her face to the ground... Focus ↗

24 Falling at his feet in respect, she said, “Sir, I accept full responsibility for what's happened. Pl... Focus ↗

25 Please don't concern yourself with this worthless man Nabal. His name means ‘fool,’ and he is really... Focus ↗

26 Now, sir, as the Lord lives and as you live, the Lord has kept you from shedding blood and from taki... Focus ↗

27 Please accept this present that I, your servant, have brought to you, sir, and give it to your men. Focus ↗

28 Please forgive any offense that I, your servant, have committed, for the Lord is sure to set up a dy... Focus ↗

29 If anyone pursues you and tries to kill you, then your life will remain bound up with those the Lord... Focus ↗

30 So when the Lord has done for you, sir, everything good he promised, and has made you ruler over Isr... Focus ↗

31 you won't have feelings of remorse or a guilty conscience over unnecessary bloodshed or of taking yo... Focus ↗

32 Then David said to Abigail, “Praise the Lord, the God (Elohim) of Israel, who sent you to meet me to... Focus ↗

33 May you be rewarded for your wise decisions, for preventing me from shedding blood today and taking... Focus ↗

34 On the contrary, as the Lord, the God (Elohim) of Israel, lives, who has kept me from harming you, i... Focus ↗

35 David accepted from Abigail what she had brought him, and told her, “You may go home in peace, becau... Focus ↗

36 When Abigail got back home to Nabal, he was in the house, partying like a king. He was feeling very... Focus ↗

37 When Nabal had sobered up the next morning, his wife told him what had happened. When he heard what... Focus ↗

38 When David heard that Nabal was dead, he said, “Praise the Lord who has supported me against Nabal's... Focus ↗

39 When David's men arrived at Carmel, they said to Abigail, “David has sent us to you to bring you bac... Focus ↗

40 She stood up, then bowed down low, and said, “I am David's maidservant. I am prepared to serve and t... Focus ↗

41 Abigail quickly got on a donkey and, with her five female servants, went back with David's men and b... Focus ↗

42 David had also married Ahinoam of Jezreel. So they both were his wives. Focus ↗

43 However, Saul had given his daughter Michal, David's wife, to Paltiel, son of Laish. He was from Gal... Focus ↗

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Book: 1 Samuel
Chapter: Chapter 25 (43 verses)
Version: Free Bible Version

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