1 Samuel 25:17

1 Samuel 25:17 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)Now therefore know and consider what thou wilt do; for evil is determined against our master, and against all his household: for he is such a son of Belial, that a man cannot speak to him.
• New International Version (NIV)Now think it over and see what you can do, because disaster is hanging over our master and his whole household. He is such a wicked man that no one can talk to him.”
• English Standard Version (ESV)Now therefore know this and consider what you should do, for harm is determined against our master and against all his house, and he is such a worthless man that one cannot speak to him."
• New King James Version (NKJV)Now therefore, know and consider what you will do, for harm is determined against our master and against all his household. For he is such a scoundrel that one cannot speak to him.”

Context of 1 Samuel 25:17

15David's men have been very kind to us. When we were with them in the fields, they did not hurt us. They did not take anything from us the whole time that we were there. 16They kept us safe while we took care of Nabal's sheep. They kept us safe all the time, during the day and at night. So please think carefully about this. Decide what you can do. If you do nothing, there will be great trouble for our master and all his family and servants. He is such a wicked man that he will not listen to anyone.’ 18Abigail quickly got some food. She got 200 loaves of bread, two leather bags of wine, five sheep that she had cooked, and five jars of grain that she had cooked. She also got 100 blocks of raisins and 200 blocks of dried figs. She put all these things on some donkeys. 19She said to her servants, ‘You go first and I will follow you.’ But she did not tell her husband Nabal what she was doing.

1 Samuel 25:17 word by word

וְעַתָּ֗ה דְּעִ֤י וּרְאִי֙ מַֽה־תַּעֲשִׂ֔י כִּֽי־כָלְתָ֧ה הָרָעָ֛ה אֶל־אֲדֹנֵ֖ינוּ וְעַ֣ל כָּל־בֵּית֑וֹ וְהוּא֙ בֶּן־בְּלִיַּ֔עַל מִדַּבֵּ֖ר אֵלָֽיו׃Read the interlinear

Words taken from the KJV.

• Now therefore knowיָדַעyâda‛ · to knowH3045
• and considerרָאָהrâ'âh · to see: examineH7200
• what thou wilt doעָשָׂה‛âώâh · to make: doH6213
• for evilרָעָהra‛ râ‛âh · distress: harmH7451
• is determinedכָּלָהkâlâh · to end: decidesH3615
• against our masterאָדוֹן'âdôn 'âdôn · lordH113
• and against all his householdבַּ֫יִתbayith · house: householdH1004
• a sonבֵּןbên · son: descendant/peopleH1121
• of Belialבְּלִיַּ֫עַלbelîya‛al · BelialH1100
• cannot speakדָבַרdâbar · to speak: speakH1696

Cross-references for 1 Samuel 25:17

• 1 Samuel 20:7Your father may say, “That is good.” If he says that, I will know that I am safe. But if he becomes very angry, we will know that he has decided to hurt me.
• 2 Chronicles 25:16While the prophet was still speaking, the king said to him, ‘We did not choose you to be the king's advisor! If you do not stop speaking, my men will kill you.’ So the prophet stopped. But then he said, ‘I know what God has decided to do. He will destroy you because you have done these bad things and you have not listened to my advice.’
• Esther 7:7The king was very angry and he stood up. He left his wine and he went into the palace garden. Haman realized that the king wanted to destroy him. So he stayed with Queen Esther and he asked her to save his life.
• 1 Samuel 25:25Please sir, do not think about that wicked man Nabal. His name means “fool” and he really is a fool. But as for me, I did not see the young men that you sent.
• 1 Samuel 2:12Eli's sons were wicked men. They did not respect the Lord.
• Deuteronomy 13:13They may be turning the other people in their town away from the Lord. They may be saying, ‘We should worship other gods!’ Those are gods that you never knew about before.
• Judges 19:22They were enjoying their time together. Suddenly, some wicked men who lived in the city came to the house. They stood all around it and they hit the door hard. They shouted to the old man who lived there, ‘Bring out the man who came to visit you. We want to have sex with him.’
• 2 Samuel 23:6But God will remove all wicked people. He will throw them away like weeds. They are like thorn bushes that you cannot pull out with your hands.
• 1 Kings 21:10Put two wicked men in seats near him. Tell them to accuse Naboth that he has insulted God and the king. Then take him out. Throw stones at him until he is dead.’
• 2 Chronicles 13:7He took some wicked useless men to join his group. They made themselves strong against Solomon's son, Rehoboam. Rehoboam was young and he had not been king for very long. So he was not strong enough to stop them.
• 1 Samuel 20:32Jonathan said to his father, King Saul, ‘Why must David die? What wrong thing has he done?’
• 2 Kings 5:13But Naaman's servants went to him. One of them said, ‘My master, the prophet might have asked you to do something very difficult. Then you surely would have done it! Now he says to you, “Wash yourself! Then you will be clean.” That is much easier for you to do.’

Commentaries on 1 Samuel 25:17

• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary · v. 12-17Verses 12-17 God is kind to the evil and unthankful, and why may not we be so? David determined to destroy Nabal, and all that belonged to him. Is this thy voice, O David? Has he been so long in the school of affliction, where he should have learned patience, and yet is so passionate? He at other times was calm and considerate, but is put into such a heat by a few hard words, that he seeks to destroy a whole family. What are the best of men, when God…Read the comment
• Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 1-44This story about Nabal falls between two accounts in which Saul pursued David and David spared Saul’s life. Nabal was similar to Saul.Read the comment
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 14-1814-18. Then Abigail made haste--The prudence and address of Nabal's wife were the means of saving him and family from utter destruction. She acknowledged the demand of her formidable neighbors; but justly considering, that to atone for the insolence of her husband, a greater degree of liberality had become necessary, she collected a large amount of food, accompanying it with the most valued products of the country. bottles--goatskins, capable of holding a…Read the comment

Topics related to 1 Samuel 25:17

• Decision
• Inhospitableness
• Nabal
• Servant
• Wife

In the dictionaries

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Commentaries on 1 Samuel 25

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible
• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary
• Tyndale Open Study Notes
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary
• Rashi on Tanakh
• Keil & Delitzsch Commentary
• John Wesley’s Notes
• Darby Translation Notes
• Geneva Bible Translation Notes
• Kingcomments
• Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary
• Matthew Henry’s Modern English Commentary
• Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary
• EGW Writings