Verse 31

1 Samuel 25:31

Geneva Bible

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31 Then shall it be no griefe vnto thee, nor offence of minde vnto my lord, that he hath not shed blood causelesse, nor that my lorde hath not preserued him selfe: and when the Lord shall haue dealt well with my lorde, remember thine handmaide.

Original Language Text

hebrew

וְ/לֹ֣א תִהְיֶ֣ה זֹ֣את לְ/ךָ֡ לְ/פוּקָה֩ וּ/לְ/מִכְשׁ֨וֹל לֵ֜ב לַ/אדֹנִ֗/י וְ/לִ/שְׁפָּךְ דָּם֙ חִנָּ֔ם וּ/לְ/הוֹשִׁ֥יעַ אֲדֹנִ֖/י ל֑/וֹ וְ/הֵיטִ֤ב יְהוָה֙ לַֽ/אדֹנִ֔/י וְ/זָכַרְתָּ֖ אֶת אֲמָתֶֽ/ךָ

English Translation

And this shall not be a snare and a stumbling block to your lord and to shed innocent blood and to save your lord, and the Lord will deal well with your lord, and you shall remember your maidservant.

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Chapter 25 Context

1 Then Samuel dyed, and all Israel assembled, and mourned for him, and buried him in his owne house at... Focus ↗

2 Now in Maon was a man, who had his possessio in Carmel, and the man was exceeding mightie and had th... Focus ↗

3 The name also of the man was Nabal, and the name of his wife Abigail, and she was a woman of singula... Focus ↗

4 And Dauid heard in the wildernesse, that Nabal did shere his sheepe. Focus ↗

5 Therefore Dauid sent tenne yong men, and Dauid said vnto the yong men, Go vp to Carmel, and go to Na... Focus ↗

6 And thus shall ye say for salutation, Both thou, and thine house, and all that thou hast, be in peac... Focus ↗

7 Behold, I haue heard, that thou hast sherers: now thy shepherds were with vs, and we did the no hurt... Focus ↗

8 Aske thy seruants and they wil shew thee. Wherefore let these yong men finde fauour in thine eyes: (... Focus ↗

9 And when Dauids yong men came, they tolde Nabal all those wordes in the name of Dauid, and helde the... Focus ↗

10 Then Nabal answered Dauids seruantes, and sayd, Who is Dauid? and who is the sonne of Ishai? there b... Focus ↗

11 Shall I then take my bread, and my water, and my flesh that I haue killed for my sherers, and giue i... Focus ↗

12 So Dauids seruants turned their way, and went againe, and came, and tolde him all those things. Focus ↗

13 And Dauid said vnto his men, Girde euery man his sword about him. And they girded euery man his swor... Focus ↗

14 Nowe one of the seruantes tolde Abigail Nabals wife, saying, Beholde, Dauid sent messengers out of t... Focus ↗

15 Notwithstanding the men were very good vnto vs, and we had no displeasure, neither missed we any thi... Focus ↗

16 They were as a wall vnto vs both by night and by day, all the while we were with them keeping sheepe... Focus ↗

17 Nowe therefore take heede, and see what thou shalt doe: for euill will surely come vpon our master,... Focus ↗

18 Then Abigail made haste, and tooke two hundreth cakes, and two bottels of wine, and fiue sheepe read... Focus ↗

19 Then she said vnto her seruants, Go ye before me: beholde, I will come after you: yet she tolde not... Focus ↗

20 And as shee rode on her asse, shee came downe by a secret place of the mountaine, and beholde, Dauid... Focus ↗

21 And Dauid said, In deede I haue kept all in vaine that this fellow had in the wildernesse, so that n... Focus ↗

22 So and more also doe God (Elohim) vnto the enemies of Dauid: for surely I will not leaue of all that... Focus ↗

23 And when Abigail sawe Dauid, she hasted and lighted off her asse, and fell before Dauid on her face,... Focus ↗

24 And fel at his feete, and sayd, Oh, my lord, I haue committed the iniquitie, and I pray thee, let th... Focus ↗

25 Let not my lorde, I pray thee, regard this wicked man Nabal: for as his name is, so is he: Nabal is... Focus ↗

26 Now therefore my lord, as the Lord liueth, and as thy soule liueth (the Lord, I say, that hath withh... Focus ↗

27 And now, this blessing which thine handmaid hath brought vnto my lorde, let it be giuen vnto the yon... Focus ↗

28 I pray thee, forgiue the trespasse of thine handmaide: for the Lord will make my lorde a sure house,... Focus ↗

29 Yet a man hath risen vp to persecute thee, and to seeke thy soule, but the soule of my lorde shall b... Focus ↗

30 And when the Lord shall haue done to my lord al the good that he hath promised thee, and shall haue... Focus ↗

31 Then shall it be no griefe vnto thee, nor offence of minde vnto my lord, that he hath not shed blood...

32 Then Dauid said to Abigail, Blessed be the Lord God (Elohim) of Israel, which sent thee this day to... Focus ↗

33 And blessed be thy counsel, and blessed be thou, which hast kept me this day from comming to shed bl... Focus ↗

34 For in deede, as the Lord God (Elohim) of Israel liueth, who hath kept me backe from hurting thee, e... Focus ↗

35 Then Dauid receiued of her hande that which she had brought him, and said to her, Goe vp in peace to... Focus ↗

36 So Abigail came to Nabal, and behold, he made a feast in his house, like the feast of a King, and Na... Focus ↗

37 Then in the morning when the wine was gone out of Nabal, his wife tolde him those wordes, and his he... Focus ↗

38 And about ten dayes after, the Lord smote Nabal, that he dyed. Focus ↗

39 Now when Dauid heard, that Nabal was dead, he said, Blessed be the Lord that hath iudged the cause o... Focus ↗

40 And whe the seruants of Dauid were come to Abigail to Carmel, they spake vnto her, saying, Dauid sen... Focus ↗

41 And she arose, and bowed her selfe on her face to the earth, and said, Behold, let thine handmayde b... Focus ↗

42 And Abigail hasted, and arose, and rode vpon an asse, and her fiue maides folowed her, and she went... Focus ↗

43 Dauid also tooke Ahinoam of Izreel, and they were both his wiues. Focus ↗

44 Now Saul had giuen Michal his daughter Dauids wife to Phalti the sonne of Laish, which was of Gallim... Focus ↗

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Book: 1 Samuel
Chapter: Chapter 25 (44 verses)
Version: Geneva Bible

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