1 Samuel 25:28

1 Samuel 25:28 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)I pray thee, forgive the trespass of thine handmaid: for the Lord will certainly make my lord a sure house; because my lord fighteth the battles of the Lord, and evil hath not been found in thee all thy days.
• New International Version (NIV)“Please forgive your servant’s presumption. The Lord your God will certainly make a lasting dynasty for my lord, because you fight the Lord’s battles, and no wrongdoing will be found in you as long as you live.
• English Standard Version (ESV)Please forgive the trespass of your servant. For the Lord will certainly make my lord a sure house, because my lord is fighting the battles of the Lord, and evil shall not be found in you so long as you live.
• New King James Version (NKJV)Please forgive the trespass of your maidservant. For the Lord will certainly make for my lord an enduring house, because my lord fights the battles of the Lord, and evil is not found in you throughout your days.

Context of 1 Samuel 25:28

26“Now, my lord, as surely as the Lord lives and as surely as you live, it is the Lord who has kept you from shedding blood and taking matters into your own hands. Now may your enemies and those who seek to harm my lord be like Nabal. 27Now let this present that your servant has brought to my lord be given to the servants who follow my lord. Please forgive the sin of your servant, for the Lord will certainly establish the house of my lord, because my lord fights the battles of the Lord. May no evil be found in you all your days! 29When someone sets out to chase you and to take your life, the life of my lord will be wrapped securely in the bag of the living by the Lord your God. But he will sling away the lives of your enemies from the sling’s pocket! 30The Lord will do for my lord everything that he promised you, and he will make you a leader over Israel.

1 Samuel 25:28 word by word

שָׂ֥א נָ֖א לְפֶ֣שַׁע אֲמָתֶ֑ךָ כִּ֣י עָשֹֽׂה־יַעֲשֶׂה֩ יְהוָ֨ה לַֽאדֹנִ֜י בַּ֣יִת נֶאֱמָ֗ן כִּי־מִלְחֲמ֤וֹת יְהוָה֙ אֲדֹנִ֣י נִלְחָ֔ם וְרָעָ֛ה לֹא־תִמָּצֵ֥א בְךָ֖ מִיָּמֶֽיךָ׃Read the interlinear

Words taken from the KJV.

• I pray thee, forgiveנָשָׂאnâώâ' nâsâh · to lift: forgiveH5375
• the trespassפֶּ֫שַׁעpesha‛ · transgressionH6588
• of thine handmaidאָמָה'âmâh · maidservantH519
• for the Lordיְהֹוָהyehôvâh · LORDH3068
• will certainlyעָשָׂה‛âώâh · to makeH6213
• my lordאָדוֹן'âdôn 'âdôn · lordH113
• a sureאָמַן'âman · be faithfulH539
• houseבַּ֫יִתbayith · house: householdH1004
• fightethלָחַםlâcham · to fightH3898
• the battlesמִלְחָמָהmilchâmâh · battleH4421
• and evilרָעָהra‛ râ‛âh · distress: evilH7451
• hath not been foundמָצָאmâtsâ' · to findH4672
• thy daysיוֹםyôm · dayH3117

Cross-references for 1 Samuel 25:28

• 1 Samuel 25:24Falling at his feet, she said, “My lord, I accept all the guilt! But please let your female servant speak with my lord! Please listen to the words of your servant!
• 1 Samuel 15:28Samuel said to him, “The Lord has torn the kingdom of Israel from you this day and has given it to one of your colleagues who is better than you!
• 2 Samuel 7:11and during the time when I appointed judges to lead my people Israel. Instead, I will give you relief from all your enemies. The Lord declares to you that he himself will build a dynastic house for you.
• 1 Kings 9:5Then I will allow your dynasty to rule over Israel permanently, just as I promised your father David, ‘You will not fail to have a successor on the throne of Israel.’
• 1 Chronicles 17:10and during the time when I appointed judges to lead my people Israel. I will subdue all your enemies. “‘“I declare to you that the Lord will build a dynastic house for you!
• Psalms 89:29I will give him an eternal dynasty, and make his throne as enduring as the skies above.
• 1 Samuel 17:47and all this assembly will know that it is not by sword or spear that the Lord saves! For the battle is the Lord’s, and he will deliver you into our hand.”
• 1 Samuel 18:17Then Saul said to David, “Here’s my oldest daughter, Merab. I want to give her to you in marriage. Only be a brave warrior for me and fight the battles of the Lord.” For Saul thought, “There’s no need for me to raise my hand against him. Let it be the hand of the Philistines!”
• 2 Samuel 5:2In the past, when Saul was our king, you were the real leader in Israel. The Lord said to you, ‘You will shepherd my people Israel; you will rule over Israel.’”
• 2 Chronicles 20:15He said: “Pay attention, all you people of Judah, residents of Jerusalem, and King Jehoshaphat! This is what the Lord says to you: ‘Don’t be afraid and don’t panic because of this huge army! For the battle is not yours, but God’s.
• Ephesians 6:10Finally, be strengthened in the Lord and in the strength of his power.
• 1 Samuel 24:6He said to his men, “May the Lord keep me far away from doing such a thing to my lord, who is the Lord’s chosen one, by extending my hand against him. After all, he is the Lord’s chosen one.”
• 1 Kings 15:5He did this because David had done what he approved and had not disregarded any of his commandments his entire lifetime, except for the incident involving Uriah the Hittite.
• Psalms 119:1How blessed are those whose actions are blameless, who obey the law of the Lord.
• Matthew 5:16In the same way, let your light shine before people, so that they can see your good deeds and give honor to your Father in heaven.
• Luke 23:41And we rightly so, for we are getting what we deserve for what we did, but this man has done nothing wrong.”

Commentaries on 1 Samuel 25:28

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 28And evil hath not been found in thee - Thou hast not committed any act of this kind hitherto.Read the comment
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 28For the Lord will make … a sure house - Compare 1 Samuel 2:35, and 2 Samuel 7:16; 1 Kings 11:38. Abigail‘s firm persuasion of David‘s kingdom stands upon the same footing as Rahab‘s conviction of God‘s gift of Canaan to the Israelites Joshua 2:9-13. Both testified to God‘s revelation and their own faith. This is doubtless the reason why Abigail‘s speech is recorded.Read the comment
• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary · v. 18-31Verses 18-31 By a present Abigail atoned for Nabal's denial of David's request. Her behaviour was very submissive. Yielding pacifies great offences. She puts herself in the place of a penitent, and of a petitioner. She could not excuse her husband's conduct. She depends not upon her own reasonings, but on God's grace, to soften David, and expects that grace would work powerfully. She says that it was below him to take vengeance on so weak and despicable…Read the comment
• Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 28a lasting dynasty: God promised David that his family line would continue (see 2 Samuel 7). fights the LORD’s battles: David was famous and admired for defeating Israel’s enemies (1 Samuel 18:7, 13, 16). no evil be found in you: This does not mean that David was without sin. It means that he was innocent in the way he pursued the throne. He did not try to seize it by violence, as 1 Samuel 25:29–31 makes clear.Read the comment

Topics related to 1 Samuel 25:28

• Decision
• Diplomacy
• Fig
• Intercession
• Nabal
• Obedience
• Obsequiousness
• Prudence
• Tact
• Wife

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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