Old Testament · SCRIPTURE
1 Samuel 25:22
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May God punish David, and ever so severely, if I let one male belonging to Nabal survive until morning.”
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So and more also do God unto the enemies of David, if I leave of all that [pertain] to him by the morning light any that pisseth against the wall.
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God do so to the enemies of David, and more also, if I leave of all that belongs to him by the morning light so much as one who urinates on a wall.”
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ASVAmerican Standard Version
God do so unto the enemies of David, and more also, if I leave of all that pertain to him by the morning light so much as one man-child.
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1 Samuel 25
20 As Abigail came riding her donkey into a mountain ravine, she saw David and his men coming down toward her, and she met them.
21 Now David had just said, “In vain I have protected all that belonged to this man in the wilderness. Nothing that belongs to him has gone missing, yet he has paid me back evil for good.
22 May God punish David, and ever so severely, if I let one male belonging to Nabal survive until morning.”
23 When Abigail saw David, she quickly got off the donkey, fell facedown, and bowed before him.
24 She fell at his feet and said, “My lord, may the blame be on me alone, but please let your servant speak to you; hear the words of your servant.
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