1 Samuel 25:39

David Marries Abigail

39 When David heard that Nabal was dead, he said, "Blessed be the LORD, who has 1pleaded the cause of my reproach from the hand of Nabal and 2has kept back His servant from evil. The LORD has also returned the evildoing of Nabal on his own head." Then David sent 3a proposal to Abigail, to take her as his wife.

1 Samuel 25:39 In-Context

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.
39 When David heard that Nabal was dead, he said, "Blessed be the LORD , who has pleaded the cause of my reproach from the hand of Nabal and has kept back His servant from evil. The LORD has also returned the evildoing of Nabal on his own head." Then David sent a proposal to Abigail, to take her as his wife.
40 When the servants of David came to Abigail at Carmel, they spoke to her, saying, "David has sent us to you to take you as his wife."
41 She arose and bowed with her face to the ground and said, "Behold, your maidservant is a maid to wash the feet of my lord's servants."

Cross References 3

  • 1. 1 Samuel 24:15; Proverbs 22:23
  • 2. 1 Samuel 25:26, 34
  • 3. Song of Songs 8:8

Footnotes 1

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