1 Samuel 25:21

Now, David, had said—Surely, in vain, did I guard all that pertained to this man in the wilderness, so that there was, nothing, missed of all that he had,—seeing he hath returned to me evil for good.

The Emphasised Bible by J. B. Rotherham

In The King James Version

Now David had said, Surely in vain have I kept all that this fellow hath in the wilderness, so that nothing was missed of all that pertained unto him: and he hath requited me evil for good.

In Context

20And so it was, as she was riding on her ass, and descending within the covert of the hill, lo! David and his men, descending over against her,—so she met them.

22So may God do to David and so may he add, if I leave remaining, of all that he hath, until the morning,—so much as a little boy.

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Cross References

Genesis 44:4They themselves, had gone out of the city—they had not gone far, when Joseph said to him who was over his house, Rise chase after the men,—so shalt thou overtake them and shalt say unto them, Wherefore have ye requited evil for good?

Job 30:8Sons of the base, yea sons of the nameless, they were scourged out of the land.

Psalms 37:8Cease from anger, and forsake wrath, Burn not with vexation—[it would be] only to do evil;

Psalms 109:3And, with words of hatred, have they surrounded me, and have made war upon me without cause:

Jeremiah 18:20Shall, evil, be recompensed for good? For they have digged a pit for my life,—Remember how I stood before thee To speak in their behalf what was good! To turn back thine indignation from them.

Ephesians 4:26Be ye angry, and not committing sin, let not the sun be going down upon your angry mood,

Matthew Henry on 1 Samuel 25:19-32

Abigail Meets David. ( b. c. 1057.) 18 Then Abigail made haste, and took two hundred loaves, and two bottles of wine, and five sheep ready dressed, and five measures of parched corn, and a hundred clusters of raisins, and two hundred cakes of figs, and laid them on asses. 19 And she said unto her servants, Go on before me; behold, I come after you. But she told not her husband Nabal. 20 And it was so, as she rode on the ass, that she came down by the covert of the hill, and, behold, David and his men came down… Read the whole commentary →

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