1 Samuel 25:31

1 Samuel 25:31 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)That this shall be no grief unto thee, nor offence of heart unto my lord, either that thou hast shed blood causeless, or that my lord hath avenged himself: but when the Lord shall have dealt well with my lord, then remember thine handmaid.
• New International Version (NIV)my 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.”
• English Standard Version (ESV)my lord shall have no cause of grief or pangs of conscience for having shed blood without cause or for my lord working salvation himself. And when the Lord has dealt well with my lord, then remember your servant."
• New King James Version (NKJV)that this will be no grief to you, nor offense of heart to my lord, either that you have shed blood without cause, or that my lord has avenged himself. But when the Lord has dealt well with my lord, then remember your maidservant.”

Context of 1 Samuel 25:31

29If anyone rises to pursue you and seek your life, then let my lord’s life be bound up in the bundle of the living—with Adonai your God. But let the soul of your enemies be hurled away as from the hollow of a sling. 30“So when Adonai has fulfilled for my lord all the good things that He had spoken concerning you, and has appointed you ruler over Israel, then this will not be a stumbling-block for you, or offense of heart to my lord, or needless bloodshed by my lord avenging himself. So when Adonai has dealt graciously with my lord, then remember your handmaid.” 32Then David said to Abigail, “Blessed be Adonai God of Israel, who sent you to meet me this day! 33Blessed be your discernment, and may you be blessed for keeping me this day from shedding blood, from avenging myself with my own hand.

1 Samuel 25:31 word by word

וְלֹ֣א תִהְיֶ֣ה זֹ֣את׀ לְךָ֡ לְפוּקָה֩ וּלְמִכְשׁ֨וֹל לֵ֜ב לַאדֹנִ֗י וְלִשְׁפָּךְ־דָּם֙ חִנָּ֔ם וּלְהוֹשִׁ֥יעַ אֲדֹנִ֖י ל֑וֹ וְהֵיטִ֤ב יְהוָה֙ לַֽאדֹנִ֔י וְזָכַרְתָּ֖ אֶת־אֲמָתֶֽךָ׃ סRead the interlinear

Words taken from the KJV.

• That this shall be no griefפּוּקָהpûqâh · staggeringH6330
• unto thee, nor offenceמִכְשׁוֹלmikshôl mikshôl · stumblingH4383
• of heartלֵבlêb · heartH3820
• unto my lordאָדוֹן'âdôn 'âdôn · lordH113
• either that thou hast shedשָׁפַךְshâphak · to pour: killH8210
• bloodדָּםdâm · bloodH1818
• causelessחִנָּםchinnâm · for nothingH2600
• hath avengedיָשַׁעyâsha‛ · to saveH3467
• himself: but when the Lordיְהֹוָהyehôvâh · LORDH3068
• shall have dealt wellיָטַבyâţab · be goodH3190
• then rememberזָכַרzâkar · to rememberH2142
• thine handmaidאָמָה'âmâh · maidservantH519

Cross-references for 1 Samuel 25:31

• Proverbs 5:12and you will say, “How I hated discipline! How my heart spurned reproof!
• Romans 14:21It is good not to eat meat or drink wine or do anything by which your brother stumbles.
• 2 Corinthians 1:12For our reason for boasting is this: the testimony of our conscience, that we behaved in the world, and most especially toward you, with simplicity and godly sincerity—not by human wisdom but by the grace of God.
• 1 Samuel 25:33Blessed be your discernment, and may you be blessed for keeping me this day from shedding blood, from avenging myself with my own hand.
• 1 Samuel 24:15May Adonai be judge and decide between me and you! And may He see and plead my cause and vindicate me against you.”
• 1 Samuel 26:23Adonai will repay everyone his righteousness and his faithfulness. For Adonai gave you into my hand today, but I refused to lay my hand on Adonai’s anointed.
• 2 Samuel 22:48God—He gives me vengeance and brings down peoples under me.
• Psalms 94:1God of vengeance, Adonai, God of vengeance, shine forth!
• Romans 12:19Never take your own revenge, loved ones, but give room for God’s wrath—for it is written, “Vengeance is Mine; I will repay,” says Adonai.
• 1 Samuel 25:40When David’s servants came to Abigail at Carmel, they told her, “David has sent us to you, to take you as his wife.”
• Genesis 40:14But if you remember me, that I was with you, when it goes well with you, please show me kindness and mention me to Pharaoh and get me out of this house.
• Luke 23:42And he said, “Yeshua, remember me when You come into Your kingdom.”

Commentaries on 1 Samuel 25:31

• 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. 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

Topics related to 1 Samuel 25:31

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

In the dictionaries

• Abigail
• Conversant
• Covert
• David
• Die
• Miss
• Nabal
• Offence
• Requite
• Sure

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