1 Samuel 25:39

New American Bible - revised edition

Hearing that Nabal was dead, David said: “Blessed be the Lord, who has defended my cause against the insult from Nabal, and who restrained his servant from doing evil, but has repaid Nabal for his evil deeds.” David Marries Abigail and Ahinoam. David then sent a proposal of marriage to Abigail.

Cross References

2 Samuel 1:16

David said to him, “Your blood is on your head, for you testified against yourself when you said, ‘I put the Lord’s anointed to death.’” Lament for Saul and Jonathan.

1 Kings 2:44

And the king said to Shimei: “In your heart you know very well the evil that you did to David my father. Now the Lord is bringing your own evil upon your head.

Psalm 7:16

He digs a hole and bores it deep, but he falls into the pit he has made.

Psalm 9:5

For you upheld my right and my cause, seated on your throne, judging justly.

Proverbs 18:22

To find a wife is to find happiness, a favor granted by the Lord.

Proverbs 19:14

Home and possessions are an inheritance from parents, but a prudent wife is from the Lord.

Proverbs 22:23

For the Lord will defend their cause, and will plunder those who plunder them.

Proverbs 31:10

Who can find a woman of worth? Far beyond jewels is her value.

Proverbs 31:30

Charm is deceptive and beauty fleeting; the woman who fears the Lord is to be praised.

Song of Solomon 8:8

W “We have a little sister; she has no breasts as yet. What shall we do for our sister on the day she is spoken for?

Micah 7:9

I will endure the wrath of the Lord because I have sinned against him, Until he pleads my case, and establishes my right. He will bring me forth to the light; I will see his righteousness.

2 Corinthians 13:7

But we pray to God that you may not do evil, not that we may appear to have passed the test but that you may do what is right, even though we may seem to have failed.

1 Thessalonians 5:23

May the God of peace himself make you perfectly holy and may you entirely, spirit, soul, and body, be preserved blameless for the coming of our Lord Jesus Christ.

2 Timothy 4:18

The Lord will rescue me from every evil threat and will bring me safe to his heavenly kingdom. To him be glory forever and ever. Amen. Final Greeting.

Judges 5:2

When uprising broke out in Israel, when the people rallied for duty—bless the Lord!

1 Samuel 24:15

What is the king of Israel attacking? What are you pursuing? A dead dog! A single flea!

1 Samuel 25:26

Now, therefore, my lord, as the Lord lives, and as you live, the Lord has kept you from shedding blood and from avenging yourself by your own hand. May your enemies and those who seek to harm my lord become as Nabal!

1 Samuel 25:32

David said to Abigail: “Blessed is the Lord, the God of Israel, who sent you to meet me today.

1 Samuel 25:34

Otherwise, as the Lord, the God of Israel, lives, who has kept me from harming you, if you had not come so promptly to meet me, by dawn Nabal would not have had so much as one male left alive.”

1 Samuel 25:40

When David’s servants came to Abigail in Carmel, they said to her, “David has sent us to make his proposal of marriage to you.”

1 Samuel 26:10

As the Lord lives,” David declared, “only the Lord can strike him: either when the time comes for him to die, or when he goes out and perishes in battle.