1 Samuel 25:26

Now therefore, my lord, as the LORD liveth, and as thy soul liveth, seeing the LORD hath withholden thee from coming to shed blood, and from avenging thyself with thine own hand, now let thine enemies, and they that seek evil to my lord, be as Nabal.

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Word by word — the Hebrew

Word	Hebrew	Strong’s	Meaning
lord	אֲדֹנִ֗י 'a.do.Ni	H113	sovereign · noun, common masculine singular construct + pronominal suffix
LORD	יְהוָ֤ה Yah.weh	H3068	Jehovah · proper noun, a title
liveth	חַי chai-	H2416	alive · adjective, masculine singular absolute
soul	נַפְשְׁךָ֙ naf.she.Kha	H5315	properly · noun, common feminine singular construct + pronominal suffix, 2nd person masculine singular
liveth	וְחֵֽי ve.chei-	H2416	alive · conjunction + adjective, masculine singular construct
LORD	יְהוָה֙ Yah.weh	H3068	Jehovah · proper noun, a title
withholden	מְנָעֲךָ֤ me.na.'a.Kha	H4513	to debar (negatively or positively) from benefit or inj… · verb, qal perfect, 3rd person masculine singular + pronominal suffix, 2nd person masculine singular
coming	מִבּ֣וֹא mi.Bo'	H935	to go or come (in a wide variety of applications) · preposition + verb, qal infinitive construct
blood	בְדָמִ֔ים ve.da.Mim	H1818	blood (as that which when shed causes death) of man or… · preposition + noun, common masculine plural absolute
avenging	וְהוֹשֵׁ֥עַ ve.ho.She.a'	H3467	properly · conjunction + verb, hiphil infinitive absolute
hand	יָדְךָ֖ ya.de.Kha	H3027	a hand (the open one (indicating power · noun, common both genders singular construct + pronominal suffix, 2nd person masculine singular
enemies	אֹיְבֶ֔יךָ 'o.ye.Vei.kha	H341	hating · verb, qal active participle, masculine plural construct + pronominal suffix, 2nd person masculine singular
seek	וְהַֽמְבַקְשִׁ֥ים ve.ham.vak.Shim	H1245	to search out (by any method · conjunction + definite article + verb, piel active participle, masculine plural absolute
evil	רָעָֽה ra.'Ah	H7451	bad or (as noun) evil (natural or moral) · noun, common feminine singular absolute
lord	אֲדֹנִ֖י 'a.do.Ni	H113	sovereign · noun, common masculine singular construct + pronominal suffix
Nabal	כְנָבָל֙ khe.na.Val	H5037	Nabal · preposition + proper noun, a man's name

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Cross-references

2 Samuel 18:32 And the king said unto Cushi, Is the young man Absalom safe? And Cushi answered, The enemies of my lord the king, and all that rise against…
Romans 12:19-20 Dearly beloved, avenge not yourselves, but rather give place unto wrath: for it is written, Vengeance is mine; I will repay, saith the Lord.
Genesis 20:6 And God said unto him in a dream, Yea, I know that thou didst this in the integrity of thy heart; for I also withheld thee from sinning agai…
1 Samuel 25:33-34 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 ow…
Psalms 18:47-48 It is God that avengeth me, and subdueth the people under me.
Daniel 4:19 Then Daniel, whose name was Belteshazzar, was astonied for one hour, and his thoughts troubled him. The king spake, and said, Belteshazzar,…
Hebrews 10:30 For we know him that hath said, Vengeance belongeth unto me, I will recompense, saith the Lord. And again, The Lord shall judge his people.
Psalms 44:3 For they got not the land in possession by their own sword, neither did their own arm save them: but thy right hand, and thine arm, and the…

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Commentary

Matthew Henry on 1 Samuel 25:18-31

We have here an account of Abigail's prudent management for the preserving of her husband and family from the destruction that was just coming upon them; and we find that she did her part admirably well and fully answered her character. The passion of fools often makes those breaches in a little time which the wise, with all their wisdom, have much ado to make up again. It is hard to say whether Abigail was more miserable in such a husband or Nabal happy in such a wife. A virtuous woman is a crown to her husband, to protect as well as adorn, and will do him good and not evil. Wisdom in such a case as this was better than weapons of war. 1. It was her wisdom that what she did she did quickly,…

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Jamieson-Fausset-Brown on 1 Samuel 25:26

let thine enemies . . . be as Nabal--be as foolish and contemptible as he.

Adam Clarke on 1 Samuel 25:22

So and more also do God - Nothing can justify this part of David's conduct. Whatever his provocation might have been, he had suffered, properly speaking, no wrongs; and his resolution to cut off a whole innocent family, because Nabal had acted ungenerously towards him, was abominable and cruel, not to say diabolic. He who attempts to vindicate this conduct of David is, at least constructively, a foe to God and truth. David himself condemns this most rash and unwarrantable conduct, and thanks God for having prevented him from doing this evil, Sa1 25:32, etc. Any that pisseth against the wall - This expression certainly means either men or dogs, and should be thus translated, if I leave, any m…

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John Gill on 1 Samuel 25:26

Now therefore, my lord, as the Lord liveth, and as thy soul liveth,.... Which is an oath, and respects either what goes before, that she never saw the young men that were sent to Nabal, or to what follows, the providence of God in preventing David from shedding blood, which she was sure of by an impulse on her own mind, and by observing a change in David's countenance: seeing the Lord hath withholden thee from coming to shed blood, and from avenging thyself with thine own hand; she does not impute this to her prudence, and the provision she made to appease David, and prevent him from shedding the blood he intended, and taking the vengeance he had resolved on; but to the Lord, and the interp…

Dictionary and topics

Abigail — Father (i.e., “leader”) of the dance, or “of joy.” (1.) The sister of David, and wife of Jether an Ishmaelite (1 Chr. 2:16, 17). She was the mother of Amasa (2 Sam. 17:25). (2.) The wife of the…
Booty — Captives or cattle or objects of value taken in war. In Canaan all that breathed were to be destroyed (Deut. 20: 16). The “pictures and images” of the Canaanites were to be destroyed also (Num.…
David — Beloved, the eighth and youngest son of Jesse, a citizen of Bethlehem. His father seems to have been a man in humble life. His mother’s name is not recorded. Some think she was the Nahash of 2 Sam.…
Nabal — Foolish, a descendant of Caleb who dwelt at Maon (1 Sam. 25), the modern Main, 7 miles south-east of Hebron. He was “very great, and he had 3,000 sheep and 1,000 goats...but the man was churlish and…
Diplomacy · .Of Abigail — .Of Abigail
Fig · General references — General references
Intercession · .Abigail for Nabal — .Abigail for Nabal
Nabal · History of — History of
Oaths · Expressions used as: As thy soul liveth — Expressions used as: As thy soul liveth
Obsequiousness · .Abigail — .Abigail
Prudence · .Abigail, in averting David’ s anger — .Abigail, in averting David’ s anger
Revenge · Keep others from taking — Keep others from taking

1 Samuel 25:26

Word by word — the Hebrew

Cross-references

Commentary

Matthew Henry on 1 Samuel 25:18-31

Jamieson-Fausset-Brown on 1 Samuel 25:26

Adam Clarke on 1 Samuel 25:22

John Gill on 1 Samuel 25:26

Dictionary and topics

1 Samuel 25:26

Word by word — the Hebrew

Cross-references

Commentary

Matthew Henry on 1 Samuel 25:18-31

Jamieson-Fausset-Brown on 1 Samuel 25:26

Adam Clarke on 1 Samuel 25:22

John Gill on 1 Samuel 25:26

Dictionary and topics

Keil & Delitzsch on 1 Samuel 25:2–end

Tyndale Open Study Notes on 1 Samuel 25:26

Rashi on 1 Samuel 25:26