1 Samuel 25

1And 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. 2And 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. 3Now 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. 4And David^H1732 heard^H8085 in the wilderness^H4057 that Nabal^H5037 was shearing^H1494 his sheep^H6629. 5And 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: 6and 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. 7And 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. 8Ask^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. 9And 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. 10And 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. 11Shall 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? 12So 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. 13And 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. 14But 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. 15But 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: 16they 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. 17Now 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. 18Then 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. 19And 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. 20And 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. 21Now 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. 22God^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. 23And 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. 24And 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. 25Let^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. 26Now 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. 27And 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. 28Forgive^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. 29And 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. 30And 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, 31that 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. 32And 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: 33and 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. 34For 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. 35So 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. 36And 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. 37And 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. 38And it came to pass about ten^H6235 days^H3117 after, that Jehovah^H3068 smote^H5062 Nabal^H5037, so that he died^H4191. 39And 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. 40And 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. 41And 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. 42And 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. 43David^H1732 also took^H3947 Ahinoam^H293 of Jezreel^H3157; and they became both^H8147 of them his wives^H802. 44Now 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.