1 Samuel 25:36

36 Then Abigail came to Nabal, and behold, he was holding 1a feast in his house, like the feast of a king. And Nabal's heart was merry within him, 2for he was very * drunk; so 3she did not tell him anything at all * until the morning light.

1 Samuel 25:36 In-Context

34 "Nevertheless, as the LORD God of Israel lives, who has restrained me from harming you, unless you had come quickly to meet me, surely there would not have been left to Nabal until the morning light as much as one male ."
35 So David received from her hand what she had brought him and said to her, "Go up to your house in peace. See, I have listened to you and granted your request."
36 Then Abigail came to Nabal, and behold, he was holding a feast in his house, like the feast of a king. And Nabal's heart was merry within him, for he was very drunk; so she did not tell him anything at all until the morning light.
37 But in the morning, when the wine had gone out of Nabal, his wife told him these things, and his heart died within him so that he became as a stone.
38 About ten days later, the LORD struck Nabal and he died.

Cross References 3

  • 1. 2 Samuel 13:28
  • 2. Proverbs 20:1; Isaiah 5:11; Hosea 4:11
  • 3. 1 Samuel 25:19

Footnotes 1

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