1 Samuel 25:35
in 1 Samuel 25Then David accepted from her hand what she had brought him, and he said to her, “Go home in peace. See, I have heeded your voice and granted your request.”
BSB
The same verse in ASV and KJV ▾
ASV
So David received of her hand that which she had brought him: and he said unto her, Go up in peace to thy house; see, I have hearkened to thy voice, and have accepted thy person.
KJV
So David received of her hand that which she had brought him, and said unto her, Go up in peace to thine house; see, I have hearkened to thy voice, and have accepted thy person.
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This verse in 1 Samuel 25
Commentary
6 notes on this verseFurther, we are taught at considerable length by other texts of Scripture, too, that we neither should nor can fulfill everything that we decide upon whether with tranquil or upset mind. In them we frequently read that holy men or angels or even almighty God himself altered the things that they had promised. For blessed David determined with the promise of an oath and said, "May God do this and add more to the enemies of David if, of all that belongs to Nabal, I leave one male until morning."
This site's exposition
Go up in peace to thine house
David receives what Abigail brought and sends her home in peace, the same word of peace his own men had carried to Nabal at the start of the chapter, now returned in fact rather than merely spoken. Matthew Henry reads David's readiness to be persuaded by a woman's reasoning, though his oath and his anger were already up, as itself the mark of a wise and good man, since oaths cannot bind anyone to a sin.
The record, by era
The Medieval Church1 voice
David then took from her hand everything she had brought him. The Lord accepted the devotion of all believers, which the hand, that is, the work of the Synagogue preaching, had brought to Him on behalf of her children. He kindly advised that after receiving …
The Puritans and the Awakening2 voices
Wise and good men will hear reason, and let that rule them, though it come from those that are every way their inferiors, and though their passions are up and their spirits provoked. Oaths cannot, bind us to that which is sinful.
So David received of her hand that which she had brought him,....
The Nineteenth Century1 voice
A commentator
Jamieson, Fausset & Brown1802–1910
Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible (1871)
proposed
At all events, it was the means of opening his eyes to the moral character of the course on which he had been impetuously rushing; and in accepting her present, he speaks with lively satisfaction as well as gratitude to Abigail, for having relieved him from bloodshed.
The words behind it
17 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| וַיִּקַּ֤ח | vaiyikach | and he took | H3947 → | 966 times |
| דָּוִד֙ | david | David | H1732 → | 999 times |
| מִיָּדָ֔הּ | miyadah | from hand her | H3027 → | 1618 times |
| אֵ֥ת | ʾet | <obj.> | H853 → | 10935 times |
| אֲשֶׁר־ | ʾasher- | [that] which | H834 → | 5497 times |
| הֵבִ֖יאָה | heviah | she had brought | H935 → | 2568 times |
| ל֑וֹ | lo | to <the> him | ||
| וְלָ֣הּ | velah | and to <the> her | ||
| אָמַ֗ר | ʾamar | he said | H559 → | 5305 times |
| עֲלִ֤י | ʾali | go up | H5927 → | 890 times |
| לְשָׁלוֹם֙ | leshalom | to peace | H7965 → | 236 times |
| לְבֵיתֵ֔ךְ | leveitekh | to house your | H1004 → | 2046 times |
| רְאִי֙ | rei | see | H7200 → | 1300 times |
| שָׁמַ֣עְתִּי | shama'ti | I have listened | H8085 → | 1159 times |
| בְקוֹלֵ֔ךְ | vekolekh | to voice your | H6963 → | 506 times |
| וָאֶשָּׂ֖א | vaesa' | and I have lifted up | H5375 → | 656 times |
| פָּנָֽיִךְ׃ | panayikh | face your | H6440 → | 2123 times |
וַיִּקַּ֤חand he took
vaiyikachH3947 →966 times
דָּוִד֙David
davidH1732 →999 times
מִיָּדָ֔הּfrom hand her
miyadahH3027 →1618 times
אֵ֥ת<obj.>
ʾetH853 →10935 times
אֲשֶׁר־[that] which
ʾasher-H834 →5497 times
הֵבִ֖יאָהshe had brought
heviahH935 →2568 times
ל֑וֹto <the> him
lo
וְלָ֣הּand to <the> her
velah
אָמַ֗רhe said
ʾamarH559 →5305 times
עֲלִ֤יgo up
ʾaliH5927 →890 times
לְשָׁלוֹם֙to peace
leshalomH7965 →236 times
לְבֵיתֵ֔ךְto house your
leveitekhH1004 →2046 times
רְאִי֙see
reiH7200 →1300 times
שָׁמַ֣עְתִּיI have listened
shama'tiH8085 →1159 times
בְקוֹלֵ֔ךְto voice your
vekolekhH6963 →506 times
וָאֶשָּׂ֖אand I have lifted up
vaesa'H5375 →656 times
פָּנָֽיִךְ׃face your
panayikhH6440 →2123 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
2 Kings 5:19“Go in peace,” said Elisha. But after Naaman had traveled a short distance,
it leads to
- 1 Samuel 1:17
“Go in peace,” Eli replied, “and may the God of Israel grant the petition you have asked of Him.”
Reached by 2 separate paths from here.
- 1 Samuel 1:17
Through
Job 34:19who is not partial to princes and does not favor rich over poor? For they are all the work of His hands.
it leads to
- Deuteronomy 10:17
For the LORD your God is God of gods and Lord of lords, the great, mighty, and awesome God, showing no partiality and accepting no bribe.
- James 2:5
Listen, my beloved brothers: Has not God chosen the poor of this world to be rich in faith and to inherit the kingdom He promised those who love Him?
- Acts 10:34
Then Peter began to speak: “I now truly understand that God does not show favoritism,
- Romans 2:11
For God does not show favoritism.
- Colossians 3:25
Whoever does wrong will be repaid for his wrong, and there is no favoritism.
- Deuteronomy 10:17
Through
Genesis 19:21“Very well,” he answered, “I will grant this request as well, and will not demolish the town you indicate.
it leads to
- Psalms 145:19
He fulfills the desires of those who fear Him; He hears their cry and saves them.
- Psalms 102:17
He will turn toward the prayer of the destitute; He will not despise their prayer.
- Psalms 145:19
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This page draws on Albert Barnes, Notes on the Old Testament; Bede, Commentary on Samuel; Jamieson, Fausset & Brown, Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible; John Cassian, CONFERENCE 17.25.5-6; John Gill, Exposition of the Old Testament (1748-1763) and Matthew Henry, Commentary on the Whole Bible.