1 Samuel 25:39
King James Version
8 Jun 2026
“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.”
חָשַׂךְ
To spare, to withhold, to keep back. Chasak. One who withholds unduly comes to poverty. Holding back what God intends to flow through you stops the blessing.
דָּוִד
David
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דָּוִד
David. Beloved. The shepherd boy who became king. A man after God's own heart. God chooses the surrendered heart not the impressive resume.
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רַע
the evil of
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רַע
Evil, wicked, bad. Ra. The LORD will keep you from all evil. Not just some evil or most evil. All evil. His protection matches His power.
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עֶבֶד
servant/ his
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עֶבֶד
Servant, slave. Ebed. Moses was called the servant of the LORD, the highest honour. The greatest in God's kingdom is the servant of all.
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מוּת
he had died
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מוּת
To die, to be put to death. Muth. The sting of death is sin. But death has been swallowed up in victory. Jesus holds the keys of death.
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שׁוּב
he has turned back
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שׁוּב
To return, to turn back. Shuwb. The Hebrew word behind both repentance and restoration. Return to Me and I will return to you.
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רִיב
he has conducted
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רִיב
properly, to toss, i.e. grapple; mostly figuratively, to wrangle, i.e. hold a controversy; (by implication) to defend
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יְהֹוָה
Yahweh
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יְהֹוָה
LORD. Yahweh. The covenant name of God. I AM WHO I AM. The self-existent eternal One who was is and always will be.
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בָרַךְ
be blessed
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בָרַךְ
To bless, to kneel. Barak. God blessed creation. He blesses His people. Every blessing flows from His hand.
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חֶרְפָּה
disgrace/ my
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חֶרְפָּה
contumely, disgrace, the pudenda
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רִיב
the case of
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רִיב
a contest (personal or legal)
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נָבָל
Nabal
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נָבָל
Nabal, an Israelite
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