Strong's Hebrew English Morphology 8085 [e] וַיִּשְׁמַ֣ע way-yiš-ma‘ So when heard Conj-w | V-Qal-ConsecImperf-3ms 1732 [e] דָּוִד֮ dā-wiḏ David N-proper-ms 3588 [e] כִּ֣י kî that Conj 4191 [e] מֵ֣ת mêṯ was dead V-Qal-Perf-3ms 5037 [e] נָבָל֒ nā-ḇāl Nabal N-proper-ms 559 [e] וַיֹּ֡אמֶר way-yō-mer and he said Conj-w | V-Qal-ConsecImperf-3ms 1288 [e] בָּר֣וּךְ bā-rūḵ Blessed [be] V-Qal-QalPassPrtcpl-ms 3068 [e] יְהוָ֡ה Yah-weh Yahweh N-proper-ms 834 [e] אֲשֶׁ֣ר ’ă-šer who Pro-r 7378 [e] רָב֩ rāḇ has pleaded V-Qal-Perf-3ms 853 [e] אֶת־ ’eṯ- - DirObjM 7379 [e] רִ֨יב rîḇ the cause of N-msc 2781 [e] חֶרְפָּתִ֜י ḥer-pā-ṯî my reproach N-fsc | 1cs 3027 [e] מִיַּ֣ד mî-yaḏ from the hand Prep-m | N-fsc 5037 [e] נָבָ֗ל nā-ḇāl, of Nabal N-proper-ms 853 [e] וְאֶת־ wə-’eṯ- and Conj-w | DirObjM 5650 [e] עַבְדּוֹ֙ ‘aḇ-dōw His servant N-msc | 3ms 2820 [e] חָשַׂ֣ךְ ḥā-śaḵ has kept V-Qal-Perf-3ms 7451 [e] מֵֽרָעָ֔ה mê-rā-‘āh, from evil Prep-m | Adj-fs 853 [e] וְאֵת֙ wə-’êṯ for Conj-w | DirObjM 7451 [e] רָעַ֣ת rā-‘aṯ the wickedness N-fsc 5037 [e] נָבָ֔ל nā-ḇāl, of Nabal N-proper-ms 7725 [e] הֵשִׁ֥יב hê-šîḇ has returned V-Hifil-Perf-3ms 3068 [e] יְהוָ֖ה Yah-weh Yahweh N-proper-ms 7218 [e] בְּרֹאשׁ֑וֹ bə-rō-šōw; on his own head Prep-b | N-msc | 3ms 7971 [e] וַיִּשְׁלַ֤ח way-yiš-laḥ And sent Conj-w | V-Qal-ConsecImperf-3ms 1732 [e] דָּוִד֙ dā-wiḏ David N-proper-ms 1696 [e] וַיְדַבֵּ֣ר way-ḏab-bêr and proposed Conj-w | V-Piel-ConsecImperf-3ms 26 [e] בַּאֲבִיגַ֔יִל ba-’ă-ḇî-ḡa-yil, to Abigail Prep-b | N-proper-fs 3947 [e] לְקַחְתָּ֥הּ lə-qaḥ-tāh to take her Prep-l | V-Qal-Inf | 3fs   ל֖וֹ lōw to her Prep | 3ms 802 [e] לְאִשָּֽׁה׃ lə-’iš-šāh. as his wife Prep-l | N-fs

New American Standard Bible
When David heard that Nabal was dead, he said, "Blessed be the LORD, who has pleaded the cause of my reproach from the hand of Nabal and has kept back His servant from evil. The LORD has also returned the evildoing of Nabal on his own head." Then David sent a proposal to Abigail, to take her as his wife.

King James Bible
And 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.

Holman Christian Standard Bible
When David heard that Nabal was dead, he said, "Praise the LORD who championed my cause against Nabal's insults and restrained His servant from doing evil. The LORD brought Nabal's evil deeds back on his own head." Then David sent messengers to speak to Abigail about marrying him.

Blessed

1 Samuel 25:32 And David said to Abigail, Blessed be the LORD God of Israel, which …

Judges 5:2 Praise you the LORD for the avenging of Israel, when the people willingly …

2 Samuel 22:47-49 The LORD lives; and blessed be my rock; and exalted be the God of …

Psalm 58:10,11 The righteous shall rejoice when he sees the vengeance: he shall …

Revelation 19:1-4 And after these things I heard a great voice of much people in heaven, …

pleaded

Proverbs 22:23 For the LORD will plead their cause, and spoil the soul of those …

Lamentations 3:58-60 O LORD, you have pleaded the causes of my soul; you have redeemed my life…

Micah 7:9 I will bear the indignation of the LORD, because I have sinned against …

kept his servant

1 Samuel 25:26,34 Now therefore, my lord, as the LORD lives, and as your soul lives, …

Hosea 2:6,7 Therefore, behold, I will hedge up your way with thorns, and make …

2 Corinthians 13:7 Now I pray to God that you do no evil; not that we should appear …

1 Thessalonians 5:23 And the very God of peace sanctify you wholly…

2 Timothy 4:18 And the Lord shall deliver me from every evil work, and will preserve …

hath returned

2 Samuel 3:28,29 And afterward when David heard it, he said…

1 Kings 2:44 The king said moreover to Shimei, You know all the wickedness which …

Esther 7:10 So they hanged Haman on the gallows that he had prepared for Mordecai. …

Psalm 7:16 His mischief shall return on his own head, and his violent dealing …

to take her It is probable that David had heard that Saul, to cut off his pretensions to the throne, had married Michal to Phalti; and this justified him in taking Abigail, it not being then unlawful for a man to have several wives. This conduct of David's corresponds with the manner in which the oriental princes generally form their matrimonial alliances. `The king of Abyssinia,' says Mr. Bruce, `sends an officer to the house where the lady lives, who announces to her that it is the king's pleasure she should remove instantly to the palace. She then dresses herself in the best manner, and immediately obeys. Thenceforward he assigns her an apartment in the palace, and gives her a house in any part she chooses.'

Proverbs 18:22 Whoever finds a wife finds a good thing, and obtains favor of the LORD.

Proverbs 19:14 House and riches are the inheritance of fathers: and a prudent wife …

Proverbs 31:10,30 Who can find a virtuous woman? for her price is far above rubies…

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