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1 Samuel 25

Samuel's Death

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 aThen Samuelh8050 diedh4191; and allh3605 Israelh3478 gatheredh6908 together and  bmournedh5594 for him, and  cburiedh6912 him at his househ1004 in Ramahh7414. And Davidh1732 aroseh6965 and wenth3381 downh3381 to the  dwildernessh4057b of Paranh6290.

Nabal and Abigail

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Now there was a manh376 in  aMaonh4584 whose businessh4639 was in  bCarmelh3760; and the manh376 was veryh3966  1richh1419, and he had threeh7969 thousandh505 sheeph6629 and a thousandh505 goatsh5795. And it cameh1961 about while  che was shearingh1494 his sheeph6629 in Carmelh3760

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(now the man'sh376 nameh8034 was Nabalh5037, and his  awife'sh802 nameh8034 was Abigailh26. And the womanh802 was  1intelligenth2896ah7922 and beautifulh3303 in appearanceh8389, but the manh376 was harshh7186 and evilh7451b in his dealingsh4611, and he was  ba Calebiteh3614),

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that Davidh1732 heardh8085 in the wildernessh4057b that Nabalh5037 was shearingh1494 his sheeph6629.

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So Davidh1732 senth7971 tenh6235 youngh5288 menh5288; and Davidh1732 saidh559 to the youngh5288 menh5288, "Goh5927 up to Carmelh3760,  1visith935h413 Nabalh5037 and greeth7592h7965 him in my nameh8034;

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and thush3541 you shall sayh559, ` 1Have a long lifeh2416a,  apeaceh7965 be to you, and peaceh7965 be to your househ1004, and peaceh7965 be to allh3605 that you have.

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`Nowh6258 I have heardh8085  athat you have shearersh1494; nowh6258 your shepherdsh7462a have beenh1961 with us and we have not insultedh3637 them,  bnorh3808 have they missedh6485 anythingh3972 allh3605 the daysh3117 they were in Carmelh3760.

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`Askh7592 your youngh5288 menh5288 and they will tellh5046 you. Therefore let my youngh5288 menh5288 findh4672 favorh2580 in your eyesh5869, for we have comeh935 on  aa  1festiveh2896a dayh3117. Pleaseh4994 giveh5414 whateverh834 you findh4672 at handh3027 to your servantsh5650 and to your sonh1121 Davidh1732.' "

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When David'sh1732 youngh5288 menh5288 cameh935, they spokeh1696 to Nabalh5037 according to allh3605 theseh428 wordsh1697 in David'sh1732 nameh8034; then they waitedh5117.

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But Nabalh5037 answeredh6030a David'sh1732 servantsh5650 and saidh559, " aWhoh4310 is Davidh1732? And whoh4310 is the sonh1121 of Jesseh3448? There are manyh7231 servantsh5650 todayh3117 who are eachh376 breakingh6555 awayh6555 from his masterh113.

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"Shall I then  atakeh3947 my breadh3899 and my waterh4325 and my meath2878 that I have slaughteredh2873 for my shearersh1494, and giveh5414 it to menh376  1whoseh834 originh4480h2088h335 I do not knowh3045?"

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So David'sh1732 youngh5288 menh5288 retracedh2015 their wayh1870 and wenth7725 backh7725; and they cameh935 and toldh5046 him according to allh3605 theseh428 wordsh1697.

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Davidh1732 saidh559 to his menh376, "Eachh376 of you girdh2296 on his swordh2719." So eachh376 manh376 girdedh2296 on his swordh2719. And Davidh1732 alsoh1571 girdedh2296 on his swordh2719, and about  afourh702 hundredh3967 menh376 wenth5927 up behindh310 Davidh1732 while two hundredh3967  bstayedh3427 with the baggageh3627.

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But oneh259 of the youngh5288 menh5288 toldh5046 Abigailh26, Nabal'sh5037 wifeh802, sayingh559, "Beholdh2009, Davidh1732 senth7971 messengersh4397 from the wildernessh4057b to  1 agreeth1288 our masterh113, and he scornedh5860a them.

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"Yet the menh376 were veryh3966 goodh2896a to us, and we were not  ainsultedh3637, norh3808 did we missh6485 anythingh3972  1as longh3605h3117 as we wenth1980 about with them, while we were in the fieldsh7704.

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aThey were a wallh2346 to us bothh1571 by nighth3915 and by dayh3119, allh3605 the timeh3117 we were with them tendingh7462a the sheeph6629.

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"Nowh6258 therefore, knowh3045 and  1considerh7200 whath4100 you should doh6213a, for evilh7463a is plottedh3615 againsth413 our masterh113 and againsth5921 allh3605 his householdh1004; and he is such a  2worthlessh1100 manh1121 that noh4480 one can speakh1696 to him."

Abigail Intercedes

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Then Abigailh26 hurriedh4116 and  atookh3947 two hundredh3967 loaves of breadh3899 and twoh8147 jugsh5035a of wineh3196 and fiveh2568 sheeph6629 already preparedh6213a and fiveh2568 measuresh5429 of roastedh7039 grainh7039 and a hundredh3967 clustersh6778 of raisinsh6778 and two hundredh3967 cakesh1690 of figsh1690, and loadedh7760 them on donkeysh2543.

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She saidh559 to her youngh5288 menh5288, " aGoh5674a on beforeh6440 me; beholdh2009, I am comingh935 afterh310 you." But she did not tellh5046 her husbandh376 Nabalh5037.

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It cameh1961 about as she was ridingh7392 on her donkeyh2543 and comingh3381 downh3381 by the hiddenh5643a parth5643a of the mountainh2022, that beholdh2009, Davidh1732 and his menh376 were comingh3381 downh3381 towardh7122 her; so she meth6298 them.

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Now Davidh1732 had saidh559, "Surelyh389 in vainh8267 I have guardedh8104 allh3605 that thish2088 man has in the wildernessh4057b, so that nothingh3808h3972 was missedh6485 of allh3605 that belonged to him; and he has  areturnedh7725 me evilh7463a for goodh2899b.

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aMay Godh430 doh6213a soh3541 to the enemiesh340 of Davidh1732, and moreh3254 alsoh3541,  bifh518 by morningh1242 I leaveh7604 as much as one  1maleh8366h7023 of anyh3605 whoh834 belong to him."

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When Abigailh26 sawh7200 Davidh1732, she hurriedh4116 and dismountedh3381 from her donkeyh2543, and fellh5307 on her faceh6440 beforeh639 Davidh1732  aand bowedh7812 herself to the groundh776.

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She fellh5307 at his feeth7272 and saidh559, "On me  1aloneh589, my lordh113, be the blameh5771. And pleaseh4994 let your maidservanth519 speakh1696  2to you, and listenh8085 to the wordsh1697 of your maidservanth519.

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"Pleaseh4994 do not let my lordh113  1payh7760 attentionh3820 to thish2088  2worthlessh1100 manh376, Nabalh5037, for as his nameh8034 is, soh3651 is he.  3Nabalh5037 is his nameh8034 and follyh5039 is with him; but I your maidservanth519 did not seeh7200 the youngh5288 menh5288 of my lordh113 whomh834 you senth7971.

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"Nowh6258 therefore, my lordh113, as the LORDh3068 livesh2416a, and as your soulh5315 livesh2416a, sinceh834 the LORDh3068 has restrainedh4513 you from  1sheddingh935 bloodh1818, and  afrom  2avengingh3467 yourself by your own handh3027, nowh6258 then  blet your enemiesh340 and those who seekh1245 evilh7463a againsth413 my lordh113, be as Nabalh5037.

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"Nowh6258 let  athish2088  1gifth1293 whichh834 your maidservanth8198 has broughth935 to my lordh113 be givenh5414 to the youngh5288 menh5288 who  2accompanyh1980h7272 my lordh113.

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"Pleaseh4994 forgiveh5375  athe transgressionh6588 of your maidservanth519; for  bthe LORDh3068 will certainlyh6213a makeh6213a for my lordh113 an enduringh539 househ1004, becauseh3588 my lordh113 is  cfightingh3898a the battlesh4421 of the LORDh3068, and  devilh7463a will not be foundh4672 in you allh4480 your daysh3117.

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"Should anyoneh120 riseh6965 up to pursueh7291 you and to seekh1245 your  1lifeh5315, then the  1lifeh5315 of my lordh113 shall be boundh6887a in the bundleh6872a of the livingh2416a with the LORDh3068 your Godh430; but the  1livesh5315 of your enemiesh340  aHe will slingh7049a out  2as from the hollowh3709 of a slingh7050a.

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"And whenh3588 the LORDh3068 doesh6213a for my lordh3068 according to allh3605 the goodh2899b that He has spokenh1696 concerningh5921 you, and  aappointsh6680 you rulerh5057 overh5921 Israelh3478,

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thish2088 will not  1causeh1961 griefh6330 or a troubledh4383 hearth3820 to my lordh113, both by having shedh8210 bloodh1818 withouth2600 causeh2600 and by my lordh113 having  2avengedh3467 himself.  aWhen the LORDh3068 dealsh3190 wellh3190 with my lordh113, then rememberh2142 your maidservanth519."

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Then Davidh1732 saidh559 to Abigailh26, " aBlessedh1288 be the LORDh3068 Godh430 of Israelh3478, whoh834 senth7971 you thish2088 dayh3117 to meeth7122 me,

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and blessedh1288 be your discernmenth2940, and blessedh1288 be you,  awhoh834 have kepth3607 me thish2088 dayh3117 from  1bloodshedh1818 and from  2avengingh3467 myself by my own handh3027.

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"Neverthelessh199, as the LORDh3068 Godh430 of Israelh3478 livesh2416a,  awhoh834 has restrainedh4513 me from harmingh7489a you, unlessh3588h3884a you had comeh935 quicklyh4116 to meeth7122 me, surelyh3588h518 there would not have been lefth3498 to Nabalh5037 untilh5704 the morningh1242 lighth216 as much as one  1maleh8366h7023."

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So Davidh1732 receivedh3947 from her handh3027 whath834 she had broughth935 him and saidh559 to her, " aGoh5927 up to your househ1004 in peaceh7965. Seeh7200, I have listenedh8085 to  1you and  2 bgrantedh5375 your requesth6440."

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Then Abigailh26 cameh935 to Nabalh5037, and beholdh2009, he was holding  aa feasth4960 in his househ1004, like the feasth4960 of a kingh4428. And Nabal'sh5037 hearth3820 was merryh2895 withinh5921 him,  bfor he was veryh5704h3966 drunkh7910; so  cshe did not tellh5046 him anythingh1697  1at allh6996bh1419 untilh5704 the morningh1242 lighth216.

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But in the morningh1242, when the wineh3196 had goneh3318 out of Nabalh5037, his wifeh802 toldh5046 him theseh428 thingsh1697, and his hearth3820 diedh4191 withinh7130 him so that he becameh1961 as a stoneh68.

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About tenh6235 daysh3117 later,  athe LORDh3068 struckh5062 Nabalh5037 and he diedh4191.

David Marries Abigail

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When Davidh1732 heardh8085 that Nabalh5037 was deadh4191, he saidh559, "Blessedh1288 be the LORDh3068, whoh834 has  apleadedh7378 the causeh7379 of my reproachh2781 from the handh3027 of Nabalh5037 and  bhas kepth2820 backh2820 His servanth5650 from evilh7463a. The LORDh3068 has also returnedh7725 the evildoingh7463a of Nabalh5037 on his own headh7218." Then Davidh1732 senth7971  1 ca proposalh1696 to Abigailh26, to takeh3947 her as his wifeh802.

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When the servantsh5650 of Davidh1732 cameh935 to Abigailh26 at Carmelh3760, they spokeh1696 to her, sayingh559, "Davidh1732 has senth7971 us to you to takeh3947 you as his wifeh802."

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She aroseh6965  aand bowedh7812 with her faceh639 to the groundh776 and saidh559, "Beholdh2009, your maidservanth519 is a maidh8189  bto washh7364 the feeth7272 of my lord'sh113 servantsh5650."

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Then  aAbigailh26 quicklyh4116 aroseh6965, and rodeh7392 on a donkeyh2543, with her fiveh2568 maidensh5291 who  1attendedh1980h7272 her; and she followedh1980h310 the messengersh4397 of Davidh1732 and becameh1961 his wifeh802.

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Davidh1732 had also takenh3947 Ahinoamh293 of  aJezreelh3157, and  bthey bothh1571h8147 becameh1961 his wivesh802.

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Now Saulh7586 had givenh5414  aMichalh4324 his daughterh1323, David'sh1732 wifeh802, to Paltih6406 the sonh1121 of Laishh3919b, whoh834 was from  bGallimh1554.



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