1 Samuel 25:39

And, when David heard that Nabal was dead, he said—Blessed, be Yahweh, who hath maintained the plea of my reproach, at the hand of Nabal, and hath restrained, his servant, from wrong, yea, the wrong of Nabal, hath Yahweh turned back on his own head. Then sent David, and spake with Abigail, to take her to himself wife.

The Emphasised Bible by J. B. Rotherham

In The King James Version

And when David heard that Nabal was dead, he said, Blessed be the LORD, that hath pleaded the cause of my reproach from the hand of Nabal, and hath kept his servant from evil: for the LORD hath returned the wickedness of Nabal upon his own head. And David sent and communed with Abigail, to take her to him to wife.

In Context

38And it came to pass, in about ten days, that Yahweh smote Nabal, that he died.

40And the servants of David came unto Abigail the Carmelitess,—and spake unto her, saying, David, hath sent us unto thee, to take thee to himself to wife.

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Cross References

Judges 5:2For the leadership of leaders in Israel, For the volunteering of the people,—Bless ye Yahweh!

1 Samuel 25:26Now, therefore, my lord—By the life of Yahweh, and by the life of thine own soul,—seeing Yahweh hath withholden thee from coming in with bloodshed, and from saving thyself, with thine own hand, now, therefore, like Nabal, be thine enemies, and they who are making search for my lord, wrongfully.

1 Samuel 25:34Nevertheless, by the life of Yahweh, God of Israel, who hath restrained me from harming, thee, surely, except thou hadst hastened and come to meet me, there had not been left unto Nabal, by the light of the morning, so much as a little boy.

2 Samuel 1:16And David said unto him, Thy blood, be upon thine own head,—for, thine own mouth, hath testified against thee, saying, I myself, put to death the Anointed of Yahweh.

2 Samuel 22:47Yahweh liveth, and blessed be my rock,—and exalted be the God (of the rock) of my salvation:—

Esther 7:10So they hanged Haman on the gallows which he had prepared for Mordecai,—and, the wrath of the king, was appeased.

Matthew Henry on 1 Samuel 25:37-44

David Marries Abigail. ( b. c. 1057.) 36 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. 37 But it came to pass in the morning, when the wine was gone out of Nabal, and his wife had told him these things, that his heart died within him, and he became as a stone. 38 And it came to pass about ten days after, that the Lord smote Nabal,… Read the whole commentary →

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