New International Version
1 Samuel 25:29
29Even though someone is pursuing you to take your life, the life of my lord will be bound securely in the bundle of the living by the Lord your God, but the lives of your enemies he will hurl away as from the pocket of a sling.
1 Samuel 25:29 in other versions
- King James Version (KJV)Yet a man is risen to pursue thee, and to seek thy soul: but the soul of my lord shall be bound in the bundle of life with the Lord thy God; and the souls of thine enemies, them shall he sling out, as out of the middle of a sling.
- English Standard Version (ESV)If men rise up to pursue you and to seek your life, the life of my lord shall be bound in the bundle of the living in the care of the Lord your God. And the lives of your enemies he shall sling out as from the hollow of a sling.
- New King James Version (NKJV)Yet a man has risen to pursue you and seek your life, but the life of my lord shall be bound in the bundle of the living with the Lord your God; and the lives of your enemies He shall sling out, as from the pocket of a sling.
- New Living Translation (NLT)“Even when you are chased by those who seek to kill you, your life is safe in the care of the Lord your God, secure in his treasure pouch! But the lives of your enemies will disappear like stones shot from a sling!
Context of 1 Samuel 25:29
27And let this gift, which your servant has brought to my lord, be given to the men who follow you. 28“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. Even though someone is pursuing you to take your life, the life of my lord will be bound securely in the bundle of the living by the Lord your God, but the lives of your enemies he will hurl away as from the pocket of a sling. 30When the Lord has fulfilled for my lord every good thing he promised concerning him and has appointed him ruler over Israel, 31my lord will not have on his conscience the staggering burden of needless bloodshed or of having avenged himself. And when the Lord your God has brought my lord success, remember your servant.”
Read all of 1 Samuel 251 Samuel 25:29 word by word
וַיָּ֤קָם אָדָם֙ לִרְדָפְךָ֔ וּלְבַקֵּ֖שׁ אֶת־נַפְשֶׁ֑ךָ וְֽהָיְתָה֩ נֶ֨פֶשׁ אֲדֹנִ֜י צְרוּרָ֣ה׀ בִּצְר֣וֹר הַחַיִּ֗ים אֵ֚ת יְהוָ֣ה אֱלֹהֶ֔יךָ וְאֵ֨ת נֶ֤פֶשׁ אֹיְבֶ֙יךָ֙ יְקַלְּעֶ֔נָּה בְּת֖וֹךְ כַּ֥ף הַקָּֽלַע׃Read the interlinear
Words taken from the KJV.
- Yet a manאָדָם'âdâm · manH120
- is risenקוּםqûm · to arise: riseH6965
- to pursueרָדַףrâdaph · to pursueH7291
- thee, and to seekבָּקַשׁbâqash · to seekH1245
- thy soulנֶ֫פֶשׁnephesh · soul: lifeH5315
- of my lordאָדוֹן'âdôn 'âdôn · lordH113
- shall be boundצָרַרtsârar · to constrainH6887
- in the bundleצְרוֹרtserôr tserôr · bundleH6872
- of lifeחַיchay · aliveH2416
- with the Lordיְהֹוָהyehôvâh · LORDH3068
- thy Godאֱלֹהִים'ĕlôhîym · GodH430
- of thine enemiesאֹיֵב'ôyêb 'ôyêb · enemyH341
- them shall he sling outקָלַעqâla‛ · to slingH7049
- of the middleכַּףkaph · palm: dishH3709
- of the middleתָּ֫וֶךְtâvek · midstH8432
- of a slingקֶ֫לַעqela‛ · slingH7050
Cross-references for 1 Samuel 25:29
- 1 Samuel 2:9He will guard the feet of his faithful servants, but the wicked will be silenced in the place of darkness. “It is not by strength that one prevails;
- Genesis 15:1After this, the word of the Lord came to Abram in a vision: “Do not be afraid, Abram. I am your shield, your very great reward.”
- Deuteronomy 33:19They will summon peoples to the mountain and there offer the sacrifices of the righteous; they will feast on the abundance of the seas, on the treasures hidden in the sand.”
- Psalms 66:9he has preserved our lives and kept our feet from slipping.
- Psalms 116:15Precious in the sight of the Lord is the death of his faithful servants.
- Malachi 3:17“On the day when I act,” says the Lord Almighty, “they will be my treasured possession. I will spare them, just as a father has compassion and spares his son who serves him.
- Matthew 10:29Are not two sparrows sold for a penny? Yet not one of them will fall to the ground outside your Father’s care.
- John 10:27My sheep listen to my voice; I know them, and they follow me.
- John 14:19Before long, the world will not see me anymore, but you will see me. Because I live, you also will live.
- John 17:21that all of them may be one, Father, just as you are in me and I am in you. May they also be in us so that the world may believe that you have sent me.
- Colossians 3:3For you died, and your life is now hidden with Christ in God.
- 1 Peter 1:5who through faith are shielded by God’s power until the coming of the salvation that is ready to be revealed in the last time.
- Jeremiah 10:18For this is what the Lord says: “At this time I will hurl out those who live in this land; I will bring distress on them so that they may be captured.”
Commentaries on 1 Samuel 25:29
- Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 29Shall be bound in the bundle of life - Thy life shall be precious in the sight of the Lord: it shall be found in the bundle of life; it shall be supported by Him who is the Spring and Fountain of life, and ever be found united to those who are most favored by the Almighty. Them shall he sling out - Far from being bound and kept together in union with the Fountain of life, he will cast them off from himself as a stone is cast out from a sling. This…Read the comment
- Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 29In the bundle - Rather, “the bag,” in which anything precious, or important to be preserved, was put, and the bag was then tied up (compare Genesis 42:35). The souls shall he sling out - The comparison is especially appropriate as addressed to David, whose feat with his sling was so celebrated 1 Samuel 17:49.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. 29The phrase like stones from a sling fits David well. David famously defeated Goliath by striking him with a stone from a sling (1 Samuel 17:32–51). The image reminds listeners of that event and highlights David’s strength and skill.Read the comment
- Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 2929. the soul of my lord shall be bound in the bundle of life with the Lord thy God--An Orientalism, expressing the perfect security of David's life from all the assaults of his enemies, under the protecting shield of Providence, who had destined him for high things.Read the comment
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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
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