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1 Samuel 25:38 KJV
1 Samuel · chapter 25 · verse 38 · King James Version
And it came to pass about ten days after, that the LORD smote Nabal, that he died.1 Samuel 25:38 · King James Version
1 Samuel 25:38 in context
36And Abigail came to Nabal; and, behold, he held a feast in his house, like the feast of a king; and Nabal’s heart was merry within him, for he was very drunken: wherefore she told him nothing, less or more, until the morning light.
37But it came to pass in the morning, when the wine was gone out of Nabal, and his wife had told him these things, that his heart died within him, and he became as a stone.
38And it came to pass about ten days after, that the LORD smote Nabal, that he died.
39And when David heard that Nabal was dead, he said, Blessed be the LORD, that hath pleaded the cause of my reproach from the hand of Nabal, and hath kept his servant from evil: for the LORD hath returned the wickedness of Nabal upon his own head. And David sent and communed with Abigail, to take her to him to wife.
40And when the servants of David were come to Abigail to Carmel, they spake unto her, saying, David sent us unto thee, to take thee to him to wife.
Key words (Strong's)
- smotenâgaphto push, gore, defeat, stub , inflictH5062 →
- NabalNâbâlNabal, an IsraeliteH5037 →
- daysyôwma day , whether literal , or figurativeH3117 →
- LORDYᵉhôvâhJehovah, Jewish national name of GodH3068 →
- diedmûwthto dieH4191 →
- tenʻesertenH6235 →
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