1 Samuel 25:36

And Abigail came to Nabal: and, behold, he had a banquet in his house, as the banquet of a king, and the heart of Nabal was merry within him, and he was very drunken: and she told him nothing great or small till the morning light.

Updated Brenton Septuagint

In The King James Version

And Abigail came to Nabal; and, behold, he held a feast in his house, like the feast of a king; and Nabal’s heart was merry within him, for he was very drunken: wherefore she told him nothing, less or more, until the morning light.

In Context

35And David took of her hand all that she brought to him, and said to her, Go in peace to thy house: see, I have hearkened to thy voice, and accepted thy petition.

37And it came to pass in the morning, when Nabal recovered from his wine, his wife told him these words; and his heart died within him, and he became as a stone.

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Cross References

2 Samuel 3:20And Abner came to David to Hebron, and with him twenty men: and David made for Abner and his men with him a banquet of wine.

2 Samuel 13:28And Absalom charged his servants, saying, Mark when the heart of Amnon shall be merry with wine, and I shall say to you, Smite Amnon, and slay him: fear not; for is it not I that command you? Be courageous, and be valiant.

Proverbs 20:1Wine is an intemperate thing, and strong drink full of violence: 1 But every fool is entangled with them. 1

Proverbs 23:34And thou shalt lie as in the midst of the sea, 1 And as a pilot in a great storm. 1

Ecclesiastes 10:19Men prepare bread for laughter, 1 And wine and oil that the living should rejoice: 1 But to money all things will humbly yield obedience. 1

Matthew Henry on 1 Samuel 25:33-36

David Blesses Abigail. ( b. c. 1057.) 32 And David said to Abigail, Blessed be the Lord God of Israel, which sent thee this day to meet me: 33 And blessed be thy advice, and blessed be thou, which hast kept me this day from coming to shed blood, and from avenging myself with mine own hand. 34 For in very deed, as the Lord God of Israel liveth, which hath kept me back from hurting thee, except thou hadst hasted and come to meet me, surely there had not been left unto Nabal by the morning light any that pisseth… Read the whole commentary →

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