nkjv 1Samuel:25:21-33 SEEK
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Now David had said , "
Surely in vain I have protected all that this fellow has in the wilderness ,
so that nothing was missed of all that belongs to him .
And he has repaid me evil for good .
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May God do so ,
and more also ,
to the enemies of David ,
if I leave one male of all who belong to him by morning light ."
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Now when Abigail saw David ,
she dismounted quickly from the donkey ,
fell on her face before David ,
and bowed down to the ground .
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So she fell at his feet and said : "
On me ,
my lord ,
on me let this iniquity be !
And please let your maidservant speak in your ears ,
and hear the words of your maidservant .
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Please ,
let not my lord regard this scoundrel Nabal .
For as his name is ,
so is he :
Nabal is his name ,
and folly is with him !
But I ,
your maidservant ,
did not see the young men of my lord whom you sent .
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Now therefore ,
my lord ,
as the LORD lives and as your soul lives ,
since the LORD has held you back from coming to bloodshed and from avenging yourself with your own hand ,
now then ,
let your enemies and those who seek harm for my lord be as Nabal .
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And now this present which your maidservant has brought to my lord ,
let it be given to the young men who follow my lord .
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Please forgive the trespass of your maidservant .
For the LORD will certainly make for my lord an enduring house ,
because my lord fights the battles of the LORD ,
and evil is not found in you throughout your days .
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Yet a man has risen to pursue you and seek your life ,
but the life of my lord shall be bound in the bundle of the living with the LORD your God ;
and the lives of your enemies He shall sling out ,
as from the pocket of a sling .
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And it shall come to pass ,
when the LORD has done for my lord according to all the good that He has spoken concerning you ,
and has appointed you ruler over Israel ,
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that this will be no grief to you ,
nor offense of heart to my lord ,
either that you have shed blood without cause ,
or that my lord has avenged himself .
But when the LORD has dealt well with my lord ,
then remember your maidservant ."
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Then David said to Abigail : "
Blessed is the LORD God of Israel ,
who sent you this day to meet me !
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And blessed is your advice and blessed are you ,
because you have kept me this day from coming to bloodshed and from avenging myself with my own hand .