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1 Samuel 25:37-39
New American Standard Bible
1 Samuel 25:37-39
New American Standard Bible
37 But in the morning, when the wine had gone out of Nabal, his wife told him these things, and his heart died within him so that he became like a stone. 38 About ten days later, (A)the Lord struck Nabal and he died.
David Marries Abigail
39 When David heard that Nabal was dead, he said, “Blessed be the Lord, who has (B)pleaded the cause of the shame inflicted on me by the hand of Nabal, and (C)has kept back His servant from evil. The Lord has also returned the evildoing of Nabal on his own head.” Then David sent [a](D)a proposal to Abigail, to take her as his wife.
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1 Samuel 25:37-39
New International Version
1 Samuel 25:37-39
New International Version
37 Then in the morning, when Nabal was sober, his wife told him all these things, and his heart failed him and he became like a stone.(A) 38 About ten days later, the Lord struck(B) Nabal and he died.
39 When David heard that Nabal was dead, he said, “Praise be to the Lord, who has upheld my cause against Nabal for treating me with contempt. He has kept his servant from doing wrong and has brought Nabal’s wrongdoing down on his own head.”
Then David sent word to Abigail, asking her to become his wife.
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