1 Samuel 25

1 ♥ 📝 A nd Samuel^H8050 died;^H4191 and all Israel^H3478 gathered themselves together,^H6908 and lamented^H5594 him, and buried^H6912 him in his house^H1004 at Ramah.^H7414 And David^H1732 arose,^H6965 and went down^H3381 to the wilderness^H4057 of Paran.^H6290

2 ♥ 📝 And there was a man^H376 in Maon,^H4584 whose possessions^H4639 were in Carmel;^H3760 and the man^H376 was very^H3966 great,^H1419 and he had three^H7969 thousand^H505 sheep,^H6629 and a thousand^H505 goats:^H5795 and he was shearing^H1494 his sheep^H6629 in Carmel.^H3760

3 ♥ 📝 Now the name^H8034 of the man^H376 was Nabal;^H5037 and the name^H8034 of his wife^H802 Abigail;^H26 and the woman^H802 was of good^H2896 understanding,^H7922 and of a beautiful^H3303 countenance:^H8389 but the man^H376 was churlish^H7186 and evil^H7451 in his doings;^H4611 and he was of the house of Caleb.^H3614

4 ♥ 📝 And David^H1732 heard^H8085 in the wilderness^H4057 that Nabal^H5037 was shearing^H1494 his sheep.^H6629

5 ♥ 📝 And David^H1732 sent^H7971 ten^H6235 young men,^H5288 and David^H1732 said^H559 unto the young men,^H5288 Get you up^H5927 to Carmel,^H3760 and go^H935 to Nabal,^H5037 and greet^H7592 him in my name:^H8034

6 ♥ 📝 and thus shall ye say^H559 to him that liveth^H2416 [in prosperity], Peace^H7965 be unto thee, and peace^H7965 be to thy house,^H1004 and peace^H7965 be unto all that thou hast.

7 ♥ 📝 And now I have heard^H8085 that thou hast shearers:^H1494 thy shepherds^H7462 have now been with us, and we did them no hurt,^H3637 neither was there aught^H3972 missing^H6485 unto them, all the while^H3117 they were in Carmel.^H3760

8 ♥ 📝 Ask^H7592 thy young men,^H5288 and they will tell^H5046 thee: wherefore let the young men^H5288 find^H4672 favor^H2580 in thine eyes;^H5869 for we come^H935 in a good^H2896 day:^H3117 give,^H5414 I pray thee, whatsoever cometh^H4672 to thy hand,^H3027 unto thy servants,^H5650 and to thy son^H1121 David.^H1732

9 ♥ 📝 And when David's^H1732 young men^H5288 came,^H935 they spake^H1696 to Nabal^H5037 according to all those words^H1697 in the name^H8034 of David,^H1732 and ceased.^H5117

10 ♥ 📝 And Nabal^H5037 answered^H6030 David's^H1732 servants,^H5650 and said,^H559 Who is David?^H1732 and who is the son^H1121 of Jesse?^H3448 there are many^H7231 servants^H5650 now-a-days^H3117 that break away^H6555 every man^H376 from^H6440 his master.^H113

11 ♥ 📝 Shall I then take^H3947 my bread,^H3899 and my water,^H4325 and my flesh^H2878 that I have killed^H2873 for my shearers,^H1494 and give^H5414 it unto men^H582 of whom I know^H3045 not whence they are?

12 ♥ 📝 So David's^H1732 young men^H5288 turned^H2015 on their way,^H1870 and went back,^H7725 and came^H935 and told^H5046 him according to all these words.^H1697

13 ♥ 📝 And David^H1732 said^H559 unto his men,^H582 Gird ye on^H2296 every man^H376 his sword.^H2719 And they girded on^H2296 every man^H376 his sword;^H2719 and David^H1732 also girded on^H2296 his sword:^H2719 and there went up^H5927 after^H310 David^H1732 about four^H702 hundred^H3967 men;^H376 and two hundred^H3967 abode^H3427 by the baggage.^H3627

14 ♥ 📝 But one^H259 of the young men^H5288 told^H5046 Abigail,^H26 Nabal's^H5037 wife,^H802 saying,^H559 Behold, David^H1732 sent^H7971 messengers^H4397 out of the wilderness^H4057 to salute^H1288 our master;^H113 and he railed^H5860 at them.

15 ♥ 📝 But the men^H582 were very^H3966 good^H2896 unto us, and we were not hurt,^H3637 neither missed^H6485 we anything,^H3972 as long as^H3117 we went^H1980 with them, when we were in the fields:^H7704

16 ♥ 📝 they were a wall^H2346 unto us both by night^H3915 and by day,^H3119 all the while^H3117 we were with them keeping^H7462 the sheep.^H6629

17 ♥ 📝 Now therefore know^H3045 and consider^H7200 what thou wilt do;^H6213 for evil^H7451 is determined^H3615 against our master,^H113 and against all his house:^H1004 for he is such a worthless^H1100 fellow,^H1121 that one cannot speak^H1696 to him.

18 ♥ 📝 Then Abigail^H26 made haste,^H4116 and took^H3947 two hundred^H3967 loaves,^H3899 and two^H8147 bottles^H5035 of wine,^H3196 and five^H2568 sheep^H6629 ready dressed,^H6213 and five^H2568 measures^H5429 of parched^H7039 grain, and a hundred^H3967 clusters of raisins,^H6778 and two hundred^H3967 cakes^H1690 of figs, and laid^H7760 them on asses.^H2543

19 ♥ 📝 And she said^H559 unto her young men,^H5288 Go on^H5674 before^H6440 me; behold, I come^H935 after^H310 you. But she told^H5046 not her husband^H376 Nabal.^H5037

20 ♥ 📝 And it was so, as she rode^H7392 on her ass,^H2543 and came down^H3381 by the covert^H5643 of the mountain,^H2022 that, behold, David^H1732 and his men^H582 came down^H3381 toward^H7125 her; and she met^H6298 them.

21 ♥ 📝 Now David^H1732 had said,^H559 Surely in vain^H8267 have I kept^H8104 all that this^H2088 fellow hath in the wilderness,^H4057 so that nothing^H3972 was missed^H6485 of all that pertained unto him: and he hath returned^H7725 me evil^H7451 for good.^H2896

22 ♥ 📝 God^H430 do^H6213 so^H3541 unto the enemies^H341 of David,^H1732 and more^H3254 also, if I leave^H7604 of all that pertain to him by^H5704 the morning^H1242 light^H216 so much as one ^H8366 man-child.^H7023

23 ♥ 📝 And when Abigail^H26 saw^H7200 David,^H1732 she hasted,^H4116 and alighted^H3381 from her ass,^H2543 and fell^H5307 before^H639 David^H1732 on her face,^H6440 and bowed^H7812 herself to the ground.^H776

24 ♥ 📝 And she fell^H5307 at his feet,^H7272 and said,^H559 Upon me, my lord,^H113 upon me be the iniquity;^H5771 and let thy handmaid,^H519 I pray thee, speak^H1696 in thine ears,^H241 and hear^H8085 thou the words^H1697 of thy handmaid.^H589

25 ♥ 📝 Let^H7760 not my lord,^H113 I pray thee, regard^H3820 this worthless^H1100 fellow,^H376 even Nabal;^H5037 for as his name^H8034 is, so is he; Nabal^H5037 is his name,^H8034 and folly^H5039 is with him: but I thy handmaid^H519 saw^H7200 not the young men^H5288 of my lord,^H113 whom thou didst send.^H7971

26 ♥ 📝 Now therefore, my lord,^H113 as Jehovah^H3068 liveth,^H2416 and as thy soul^H5315 liveth,^H2416 seeing Jehovah^H3068 hath withholden^H4513 thee from^H935 bloodguiltiness,^H1818 and from avenging^H3467 thyself with thine own hand,^H3027 now therefore let thine enemies,^H341 and them that seek^H1245 evil^H7451 to my lord,^H113 be as Nabal.^H5037

27 ♥ 📝 And now this present^H1293 which thy servant^H8198 hath brought^H935 unto my lord,^H113 let it be given^H5414 unto the young men^H5288 that follow^H1980 my lord.^H113

28 ♥ 📝 Forgive,^H5375 I pray thee, the trespass^H6588 of thy handmaid:^H519 for Jehovah^H3068 will certainly^H6213 make^H6213 my lord^H3068 a sure^H539 house,^H1004 because my lord^H113 fighteth^H3898 the battles^H4421 of Jehovah;^H113 and evil^H7451 shall not be found^H4672 in thee all thy days.^H3117

29 ♥ 📝 And though men^H120 be risen^H6965 up to pursue^H7291 thee, and to seek^H1245 thy soul,^H5315 yet the soul^H5315 of my lord^H113 shall be bound^H6887 in the bundle^H6872 of life^H2416 with Jehovah^H3068 thy God;^H430 and the souls^H5315 of thine enemies,^H341 them shall he sling out,^H7049 as from the hollow^H8432 of a sling.^H7050

30 ♥ 📝 And it shall come to pass, when Jehovah^H3068 shall have done^H6213 to my lord^H3068 according to all the good^H2896 that he hath spoken^H1696 concerning thee, and shall have appointed^H6680 thee prince^H5057 over Israel,^H3478

31 ♥ 📝 that this shall be no grief^H6330 unto thee, nor offence^H4383 of heart^H3820 unto my lord,^H113 either that thou hast shed^H8210 blood^H1818 without cause,^H2600 or that my lord^H113 hath avenged^H3467 himself. And when Jehovah^H3068 shall have dealt well^H3190 with my lord,^H113 then remember^H2142 thy handmaid.^H519

32 ♥ 📝 And David^H1732 said^H559 to Abigail,^H26 Blessed^H1288 be Jehovah,^H3068 the God^H430 of Israel,^H3478 who sent^H7971 thee this day^H3117 to meet^H7125 me:

33 ♥ 📝 and blessed^H1288 be thy discretion,^H2940 and blessed^H1288 be thou, that hast kept^H3607 me this day^H3117 from^H935 bloodguiltiness,^H1818 and from avenging^H3467 myself with mine own hand.^H3027

34 ♥ 📝 For in very deed,^H199 as Jehovah,^H3068 the God^H430 of Israel,^H3478 liveth,^H2416 who hath withholden^H4513 me from hurting^H7489 thee, except^H3884 thou hadst hasted^H4116 and come^H935 to meet^H7125 me, surely there had not been left^H3498 unto Nabal^H5037 by the morning^H1242 light^H216 so much as one ^H8366 man-child.^H7023

35 ♥ 📝 So David^H1732 received^H3947 of her hand^H3027 that which she had brought^H935 him: and he said^H559 unto her, Go up^H5927 in peace^H7965 to thy house;^H1004 see,^H7200 I have hearkened^H8085 to thy voice,^H6963 and have accepted^H5375 thy person.^H6440

36 ♥ 📝 And Abigail^H26 came^H935 to Nabal;^H5037 and, behold, he held a feast^H4960 in his house,^H1004 like the feast^H4960 of a king;^H4428 and Nabal's^H5037 heart^H3820 was merry^H2896 within him, for he was very^H3966 drunken:^H7910 wherefore she told^H5046 him nothing,^H1697 less^H6996 or more,^H1419 until the morning^H1242 light.^H216

37 ♥ 📝 And it came to pass in the morning,^H1242 when the wine^H3196 was gone out^H3318 of Nabal,^H5037 that his wife^H802 told^H5046 him these things,^H1697 and his heart^H3820 died^H4191 within^H7130 him, and he became as a stone.^H68

38 ♥ 📝 And it came to pass about ten^H6235 days^H3117 after, that Jehovah^H3068 smote^H5062 Nabal,^H5037 so that he died.^H4191

39 ♥ 📝 And when David^H1732 heard^H8085 that Nabal^H5037 was dead,^H4191 he said,^H559 Blessed^H1288 be Jehovah,^H3068 that hath pleaded^H7378 the cause^H7379 of my reproach^H2781 from the hand^H3027 of Nabal,^H5037 and hath kept^H2820 back his servant^H5650 from evil:^H7451 and the evil-doing^H7451 of Nabal^H5037 hath Jehovah^H3068 returned^H7725 upon his own head.^H7218 And David^H1732 sent^H7971 and spake^H1696 concerning Abigail,^H26 to take^H3947 her to him to wife.^H802

40 ♥ 📝 And when the servants^H5650 of David^H1732 were come^H935 to Abigail^H26 to Carmel,^H3760 they spake^H1696 unto her, saying,^H559 David^H1732 hath sent^H7971 us unto thee, to take^H3947 thee to him to wife.^H802

41 ♥ 📝 And she arose,^H6965 and bowed^H7812 herself with her face^H639 to the earth,^H776 and said,^H559 Behold, thy handmaid^H519 is a servant^H8198 to wash^H7364 the feet^H7272 of the servants^H8198 of my lord.^H113

42 ♥ 📝 And Abigail^H26 hasted,^H4116 and arose,^H6965 and rode^H7392 upon an ass,^H2543 with five^H2568 damsels^H5291 of hers that^H1980 followed^H7272 her; and she went^H1980 after^H7272 the messengers^H4397 of David,^H1732 and became his wife.^H802

43 ♥ 📝 David^H1732 also took^H3947 Ahinoam^H293 of Jezreel;^H3157 and they became both^H8147 of them his wives.^H802

44 ♥ 📝 Now Saul^H7586 had given^H5414 Michal^H4324 his daughter,^H1323 David's^H1732 wife,^H802 to Palti^H6406 the son^H1121 of Laish,^H3919 who was of Gallim.^H1554