1 Samuel 25:24-33

24She fellH5307 at his feetH7272 and saidH559, “On me 1aloneH589, my lordH113, be the blameH5771. And pleaseH4994 let your slaveH519 speakH1696 2to you, and listenH8085 to the wordsH1697 of your slaveH519. 25PleaseH4994 do not let my lordH113 3payH7760 attentionH3820 to thisH2088 4worthlessH1100 manH376, NabalH5037, for as his nameH8034 is, soH3651 is he. 5NabalH5037 is his nameH8034, and stupidityH5039 is with him; but I your slaveH519 did not seeH7200 the youngH5288 menH5288 of my lordH113 whomH834 you sentH7971.

26“NowH6258 then, my lordH113, as the LordH3068 livesH2416, and as your soulH5315 livesH2416, sinceH834 the LordH3068 has restrainedH4513 you from 6sheddingH935 bloodH1818, and 7from 8avengingH3467 yourself by your own handH3027, nowH6258 then, 9may your enemiesH340 and those who seekH1245 evilH7463 againstH413 my lordH113, be like NabalH5037. 27And nowH6258 let 10thisH2088 11giftH1293 whichH834 your servantH8198 has broughtH935 to my lordH113 be givenH5414 to the youngH5288 menH5288 who 12accompanyH1980H7272 my lordH113. 28PleaseH4994 forgiveH5375 13the offenseH6588 of your slaveH519; for 14the LordH3068 will certainlyH6213 makeH6213 for my lordH113 an 15enduringH539 houseH1004, becauseH3588 my lordH113 is 16fightingH3898 the battlesH4421 of the LordH3068, and 17evilH7463 will not be foundH4672 in you allH4480 your daysH3117. 29Should anyoneH120 riseH6965 upH6965 to pursueH7291 you and to seekH1245 your 18lifeH5315, then the 19lifeH5315 of my lordH113 shall be boundH6887 in the bundleH6872 of the livingH2416 with the LordH3068 your GodH430; but the 20livesH5315 of your enemiesH340 21He will slingH7049 outH7049 22as from the hollowH3709 of a slingH7050. 30And whenH3588 the LordH3068 doesH6213 for my lordH3068 in accordance with allH3605 the goodH2899 that He has spokenH1696 concerningH5921 you, and 23appointsH6680 you rulerH5057 overH5921 IsraelH3478, 31thisH2088 will not become an obstacleH6330 to you, or a 24troubledH4383 heartH3820 to my lordH113, both by having shedH8210 bloodH1818 withoutH2600 causeH2600 and by my lord’sH113 having 25avengedH3467 himself. 26When the LordH3068 dealsH3190 wellH3190 with my lordH113, then rememberH2142 your slaveH519.”

32Then DavidH1732 saidH559 to AbigailH26, “27BlessedH1288 be the LordH3068 GodH430 of IsraelH3478, whoH834 sentH7971 you thisH2088 dayH3117 to meetH7122 me, 33and blessedH1288 be your discernmentH2940, and blessedH1288 be you, 28whoH834 have keptH3607 me thisH2088 dayH3117 from 29bloodshedH935H1818 and from 30avengingH3467 myself by my own handH3027.