Then David got up from the floor. He washed himself. He changed his clothes and got dressed. Then he went into the Lord’s house to worship. Then he went home and asked for something to eat. His servants gave him some food, and he ate.
Luke 7:46 - Easy To Read Version You did not honor me with oil for my head, but she rubbed my feet with her sweet-smelling oil. Tuilleadh leaganachaKing James Version (Oxford) 1769 My head with oil thou didst not anoint: but this woman hath anointed my feet with ointment. Amplified Bible - Classic Edition You did not anoint My head with [cheap, ordinary] oil, but she has anointed My feet with [costly, rare] perfume. American Standard Version (1901) My head with oil thou didst not anoint: but she hath anointed my feet with ointment. Common English Bible You didn’t anoint my head with oil, but she has poured perfumed oil on my feet. Catholic Public Domain Version You did not anoint my head with oil. But she has anointed my feet with ointment. Douay-Rheims version of The Bible - 1752 version My head with oil thou didst not anoint; but she with ointment hath anointed my feet. |
Then David got up from the floor. He washed himself. He changed his clothes and got dressed. Then he went into the Lord’s house to worship. Then he went home and asked for something to eat. His servants gave him some food, and he ate.
So Joab sent {messengers} to Tekoa to bring a wise woman from there. Joab said to this wise woman, “Please pretend to be very sad. Put on clothes of sadness. Don’t dress up. Act like a woman who has been crying many days for someone that died.
God gives us\par the wine that makes us happy,\par the oil that makes our skin soft, {\cf2\super [544]} \par and the food that makes us strong.\par
Lord, you prepared my table\par in front of my enemies.\par You poured oil on my head. {\cf2\super [142]} \par My cup is full and spilling over.\par
During those three weeks, I didn’t eat any fancy food. I didn’t eat any meat. I didn’t drink any wine. I didn’t put any oil on my head. I didn’t do any of these things for three weeks.
You drink wine in fancy cups. {\cf2\super [79]} \par You use the best perfumes.\par And you are not even upset that Joseph’s family is being destroyed.\par
You will plant your seeds,\par but you will not gather food.\par You will try to squeeze oil from your olives,\par but you will not get any oil.\par You will crush your grapes,\par but you will not get enough juice\par to have wine to drink.\par
I tell you that her many sins are forgiven. This is clear, because she showed great love. But the person that feels only a little need to be forgiven will feel only a little love when he is forgiven.”
Go wash and get dressed. Put on a nice dress, and go down to the threshing floor. But don’t let Boaz see you until he has finished eating supper.