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16 They were a wall for us both by night and day all the while we were with them keeping the sheep.

17 Now therefore, know and consider what thou wilt do, for evil is determined against our master and against all his household. For he is such a son of Belial, that a man cannot speak to him.”

18 Then Abigail made haste, and took two hundred loaves and two bottles of wine, and five sheep ready dressed, and five measures of parched corn, and a hundred clusters of raisins, and two hundred cakes of figs, and laid them on asses.

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16 Night and day they were a wall(A) around us the whole time we were herding our sheep near them. 17 Now think it over and see what you can do, because disaster is hanging over our master and his whole household. He is such a wicked(B) man that no one can talk to him.”

18 Abigail acted quickly. She took two hundred loaves of bread, two skins of wine, five dressed sheep, five seahs[a] of roasted grain,(C) a hundred cakes of raisins(D) and two hundred cakes of pressed figs, and loaded them on donkeys.(E)

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Footnotes

  1. 1 Samuel 25:18 That is, probably about 60 pounds or about 27 kilograms