1 Samuel 25:31
in 1 Samuel 25then my lord will have no remorse or guilt of conscience over needless bloodshed and revenge. And when the LORD has dealt well with my lord, may you remember your maidservant.”
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ASV
that this shall be no grief unto thee, nor offence of heart unto my lord, either that thou hast shed blood without cause, or that my lord hath avenged himself. And when Jehovah shall have dealt well with my lord, then remember thy handmaid.
KJV
That this shall be no grief unto thee, nor offence of heart unto my lord, either that thou hast shed blood causeless, or that my lord hath avenged himself: but when the Lord shall have dealt well with my lord, then remember thine handmaid.
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This verse in 1 Samuel 25
Commentary
4 notes on this verseThis site's exposition
appointed thee ruler over Israel
on 1 Samuel 25:30-31
Abigail speaks of David's kingdom as already settled fact, when the Lord shall have appointed thee ruler over Israel, though he was anointed at 16:13 and enthroned nowhere yet. John Gill reads her confidence as common knowledge in Israel by this point, Samuel's anointing and the Lord's favor toward David already the talk of the people even while Saul still holds the throne. Her closing plea looks past the crisis of the day to the memory a king will carry, no needless bloodshed to grieve over, and a request simply to be remembered once the Lord has dealt well with her lord.
The record, by era
The Medieval Church1 voice
And when the Lord has done good to my lord, etc. When God the Father has made all your enemies a footstool for your feet, and you have entered the kingdom with your elect forever; I beseech you, establishing me at the right hand of …
The Puritans and the Awakening2 voices
This shall be no grief unto thee, nor offence of heart unto my lord,....
The sweetness of revenge is soon turned into bitterness. (2.) She is confident that if he pass by the offence it will afterwards by no grief to him; but, on the contrary, it would yield him unspeakable satisfaction that his wisdom and grace had got the better of his passion. Note, When we are tempted to sin we should consider how it will appear in the reflection.
The words behind it
20 Hebrew wordsEvery Hebrew word of this verse in the order it stands, with what it means and the door to its own study. The last column counts the times a word stands in the whole Bible: the rarer the word, the more the places it appears belong together.
| Hebrew | Sound | Meaning | Word study | In the Bible |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| וְלֹ֣א | velo' | and not | H3808 → | 5168 times |
| תִהְיֶ֣ה | tihyeh | it will become | H1961 → | 3559 times |
| זֹ֣את׀ | zot | this | H2063 → | 603 times |
| לְךָ֡ | lekha | for <the> you | ||
| לְפוּקָה֩ | lefukah | <into> staggering | H6330 → | |
| וּלְמִכְשׁ֨וֹל | ulemikhshol | and <into> stumbling of | H4383 → | |
| לֵ֜ב | lev | heart | H3820 → | 595 times |
| לַאדֹנִ֗י | ladoni | for lord my | H113 → | 333 times |
| וְלִשְׁפָּךְ־ | velishpokh- | and <into> pouring out of | H8210 → | 114 times |
| דָּם֙ | dam | blood | H1818 → | 360 times |
| חִנָּ֔ם | chinam | without cause | H2600 → | |
| וּלְהוֹשִׁ֥יעַ | ulehoshia' | and to deliver | H3467 → | 206 times |
| אֲדֹנִ֖י | ʾadoni | lord my | H113 → | 333 times |
| ל֑וֹ | lo | <to> <the> himself | ||
| וְהֵיטִ֤ב | veheitiv | and he will do good | H3190 → | 117 times |
| יְהוָה֙ | yahweh | Yahweh | H3068 → | 6520 times |
| לַֽאדֹנִ֔י | ladoni | to lord my | H113 → | 333 times |
| וְזָכַרְתָּ֖ | vezakharta | and you will remember | H2142 → | 230 times |
| אֶת־ | ʾet- | <obj.> | H853 → | 10935 times |
| אֲמָתֶֽךָ׃ ס | ʾamatekha | maidservant your | H519 → | 56 times |
וְלֹ֣אand not
velo'H3808 →5168 times
תִהְיֶ֣הit will become
tihyehH1961 →3559 times
זֹ֣את׀this
zotH2063 →603 times
לְךָ֡for <the> you
lekha
לְפוּקָה֩<into> staggering
lefukahH6330 →
וּלְמִכְשׁ֨וֹלand <into> stumbling of
ulemikhsholH4383 →
לֵ֜בheart
levH3820 →595 times
לַאדֹנִ֗יfor lord my
ladoniH113 →333 times
וְלִשְׁפָּךְ־and <into> pouring out of
velishpokh-H8210 →114 times
דָּם֙blood
damH1818 →360 times
חִנָּ֔םwithout cause
chinamH2600 →
וּלְהוֹשִׁ֥יעַand to deliver
ulehoshia'H3467 →206 times
אֲדֹנִ֖יlord my
ʾadoniH113 →333 times
ל֑וֹ<to> <the> himself
lo
וְהֵיטִ֤בand he will do good
veheitivH3190 →117 times
יְהוָה֙Yahweh
yahwehH3068 →6520 times
לַֽאדֹנִ֔יto lord my
ladoniH113 →333 times
וְזָכַרְתָּ֖and you will remember
vezakhartaH2142 →230 times
אֶת־<obj.>
ʾet-H853 →10935 times
אֲמָתֶֽךָ׃ סmaidservant your
ʾamatekhaH519 →56 times
A shaded row is a word that stands 400 times or fewer in the Bible.
The walk
8 stopsEach card is a verse this one points to, and under it the verses that one points to in turn. Where several paths arrive at the same place, that place is listed first: the text keeps returning to it.
Through
Romans 12:19Do not avenge yourselves, beloved, but leave room for God’s wrath. For it is written: “Vengeance is Mine; I will repay, says the Lord.”
it leads to
- Deuteronomy 32:35
Vengeance is Mine; I will repay. In due time their foot will slip; for their day of disaster is near, and their doom is coming quickly.”
- Hebrews 10:30
For we know Him who said, “Vengeance is Mine; I will repay,” and again, “The Lord will judge His people.”
- Proverbs 24:29
Do not say, “I will do to him as he has done to me; I will repay the man according to his work.”
- Proverbs 20:22
Do not say, “I will avenge this evil!” Wait on the LORD, and He will save you.
- Romans 12:17
Do not repay anyone evil for evil. Carefully consider what is right in the eyes of everybody.
- Deuteronomy 32:35
Through
Romans 14:21It is better not to eat meat or drink wine or to do anything to cause your brother to stumble.
it leads to
- 1 Corinthians 8:13
Therefore, if what I eat causes my brother to stumble, I will never eat meat again, so that I will not cause him to stumble.
- Romans 14:13
Therefore let us stop judging one another. Instead, make up your mind not to put any stumbling block or obstacle in your brother’s way.
- 1 Corinthians 8:13
Through
1 Samuel 25:33Blessed is your discernment, and blessed are you, because today you kept me from bloodshed and from avenging myself by my own hand.
it leads to
- 1 Samuel 25:26
Now, my lord, as surely as the LORD lives and you yourself live, the LORD has held you back from coming to bloodshed and avenging yourself with your own hand. May your enemies and…
- 1 Samuel 25:26
Where this verse is studied
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About 1 Samuel
This page draws on Bede, Commentary on Samuel; John Gill, Exposition of the Old Testament; John Gill, Exposition of the Old Testament (1748-1763) and Matthew Henry, Commentary on the Whole Bible.