Then God said to Abimelech in a dream, “Yes, I know that you are innocent. And I know that you did not know what you were doing. I saved you. I did not allow you to sin against me. I was the One who did not allow you to sleep with her.
The Lord is our protector and glorious king. {\cf2\super [491]} \par God blesses us with kindness and glory.\par The Lord gives every good thing\par to people who follow and obey him.\par
But if a person planned to kill another person because he is angry or hates him, then that killer must be punished. Take him away from my altar [134] and kill him.
“It may happen that the whole nation of Israel sins without knowing it. They might have done any of the things that the Lord has commanded them not to do. If this happens, they will become guilty.
“Tell the people of Israel: If any person sins by accident and does any of the things the Lord said must not be done, then that person must do these things:
That punishment is for those people who live by doing the bad things their sinful selves want, and it is for people who hate the Lord’s authority (power).
David heard that Nabal was dead. David said, “Praise the Lord! Nabal said bad things about me, but the Lord supported me. The Lord kept me from doing wrong. And the Lord caused Nabal to die because he did wrong.”