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1 Samuel 25:32

New American Standard Bible (NASB ©1995) [2]
— Then David said to Abigail, “Blessed be the LORD God of Israel, who sent you this day to meet me,
King James Version (KJV 1769) [2]
— And David said to Abigail, Blessed [be] the LORD God of Israel, which sent thee this day to meet me:
English Revised Version (ERV 1885)
— And David said to Abigail, Blessed be the LORD, the God of Israel, which sent thee this day to meet me:
American Standard Version (ASV 1901) [2]
— And David said to Abigail, Blessed be Jehovah, the God of Israel, who sent thee this day to meet me:
Webster's Revision of the KJB (WEB 1833)
— And David said to Abigail, Blessed [be] the LORD God of Israel, who sent thee this day to meet me:
Darby's Translation (DBY 1890)
— And David said to Abigail, Blessed be Jehovah, the God of Israel, who sent thee this day to meet me.
Rotherham's Emphasized Bible (EBR 1902)
— Then said David unto Abigail,—Blessed, be Yahweh, the God of Israel, who hath sent thee this day, to meet me;
Young's Literal Translation (YLT 1898)
— And David saith to Abigail, 'Blessed [is] Jehovah, God of Israel, who hath sent thee this day to meet me,
Douay-Rheims Challoner Revision (DR 1750)
— And David said to Abigail: Blessed be the Lord the God of Israel, who sent thee this day to meet me, and blessed be thy speech:
Geneva Bible (GNV 1560)
— Then Dauid said to Abigail, Blessed be the Lorde God of Israel, which sent thee this day to meete me.
Original King James Bible (AV 1611) [2]
— And Dauid sayd to Abigail, Blessed [be] the LORD God of Israel, which sent thee this day to meet me.
Lamsa Bible (1957)
— And David said to Abigail, Blessed be the LORD God of Israel who sent you this day to meet me;
Brenton Greek Septuagint (LXX, Restored Names)
— And David said to Abigail{gr.Abigaia}, Blessed [be] the Lord God of Israel, who sent thee this very day to meet me:
Full Hebrew Names / Holy Name KJV (2008) [2] [3]
— And Dawid said to Avigayil, Blessed [be] Yahweh Elohim of Yisrael, which sent thee this day to meet me:

Strong's Numbers & Hebrew NamesHebrew Old TestamentColor-Code/Key Word Studies
And Däwiđ דָּוִד 1732
{1732} Prime
דָּוִד
David
{daw-veed'}
From the same as H1730; loving; David, the youngest son of Jesse.
said 559
{0559} Prime
אָמַר
'amar
{aw-mar'}
A primitive root; to say (used with great latitude).
z8799
<8799> Grammar
Stem - Qal (See H8851)
Mood - Imperfect (See H8811)
Count - 19885
to ´Áviqäyil אֲבִגָיִל, 26
{0026} Prime
אֲבִיגַיִל
'Abiygayil
{ab-ee-gah'-yil}
From H0001 and H1524; father (that is source) of joy; Abigail or Abigal, the name of two Israelitesses.
Blessed 1288
{1288} Prime
בּרךְ
barak
{baw-rak'}
A primitive root; to kneel; by implication to bless God (as an act of adoration), and (vice-versa) man (as a benefit); also (by euphemism) to curse (God or the king, as treason).
z8803
<8803> Grammar
Stem - Qal (See H8851)
Mood - Participle Passive (See H8815)
Count - 1415
[be] Yähwè יָהוֶה 3068
{3068} Prime
יְהֹוָה
Y@hovah
{yeh-ho-vaw'}
From H1961; (the) self Existent or eternal; Jehovah, Jewish national name of God.
´Élöhîm אֱלֹהִים 430
{0430} Prime
אֱלֹהִים
'elohiym
{el-o-heem'}
Plural of H0433; gods in the ordinary sense; but specifically used (in the plural thus, especially with the article) of the supreme God; occasionally applied by way of deference to magistrates; and sometimes as a superlative.
of Yiŝrä´ël יִשׂרָאֵל, 3478
{3478} Prime
יִשְׂרָאֵל
Yisra'el
{yis-raw-ale'}
From H8280 and H0410; he will rule as God; Jisrael, a symbolical name of Jacob; also (typically) of his posterity.
which x834
(0834) Complement
אֲשֶׁר
'asher
{ash-er'}
A primitive relative pronoun (of every gender and number); who, which, what, that; also (as adverb and conjunction) when, where, how, because, in order that, etc.
sent 7971
{7971} Prime
שָׁלַח
shalach
{shaw-lakh'}
A primitive root; to send away, for, or out (in a great variety of applications).
z8804
<8804> Grammar
Stem - Qal (See H8851)
Mood - Perfect (See H8816)
Count - 12562
thee this x2088
(2088) Complement
זֶה
zeh
{zeh}
A primitive word; the masculine demonstrative pronoun, this or that.
day 3117
{3117} Prime
יוֹם
yowm
{yome}
From an unused root meaning to be hot; a day (as the warm hours), whether literally (from sunrise to sunset, or from one sunset to the next), or figuratively (a space of time defined by an associated term), (often used adverbially).
to meet 7125
{7125} Prime
קִרָא
qir'ah
{keer-aw'}
From H7122; an encountering, accidental, friendly or hostile (also adverbially opposite).
z8800
<8800> Grammar
Stem - Qal (See H8851)
Mood - Infinitive (See H8812)
Count - 4888
me:
Jamieson-Fausset-Brown Commentary

1 Samuel 25:32-35

_ _ David said to Abigail, Blessed be the Lord — Transported by passion and blinded by revenge, he was on the eve of perpetrating a great injury. Doubtless, the timely appearance and prudent address of Abigail were greatly instrumental in changing his purpose. 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.

Matthew Henry's Commentary

1 Samuel 25:32-35

_ _ As an ear-ring of gold, and an ornament of fine gold, so is a wise reprover upon an obedient ear, Proverbs 25:12. Abigail was a wise reprover of David's passion, and he gave an obedient ear to the reproof, according to his own principle (Psalms 141:5): Let the righteous smite me, it shall be a kindness. Never was such an admonition either better given or better taken.

_ _ I. David gives God thanks for sending him this happy check to a sinful way (1 Samuel 25:32): Blessed be the Lord God of Israel, who sent thee this day to meet me. Note, 1. God is to be acknowledged in all the kindnesses that our friends do us either for soul or body. Whoever meet us with counsel, direction, comfort, caution, or seasonable reproof, we must see God sending them. 2. We ought to be very thankful for those happy providences which are means of preventing sin.

_ _ II. He gives Abigail thanks for interposing so opportunely between him and the mischief he was about to do: Blessed be thy advice, and blessed be thou, 1 Samuel 25:33. Most people think it enough if they take a reproof patiently, but we meet with few that will take it thankfully and will commend those that give it to them and accept it as a favour. Abigail did not rejoice more that she had been instrumental to save her husband and family from death than David did that Abigail had been instrumental to save him and his men from sin.

_ _ III. He seems very apprehensive of the great danger he was in, which magnified the mercy of his deliverance. 1. He speaks of the sin as very great. He was coming to shed blood, a sin of which when in his right mind he had a great horror, witness his prayer, Deliver me from blood-guiltiness. He was coming to avenge himself with his own hand, and that would be stepping into the throne of God, who has said, Vengeance is mine; I will repay. The more heinous any sin is the greater mercy it is to be kept from it. He seems to aggravate the evil of his design with this, that it would have been an injury to so wise and good a woman as Abigail: God has kept me back from hurting thee, 1 Samuel 25:34. Or perhaps, at the first sight of Abigail, he was conscious of a thought to do her a mischief for offering to oppose him, and therefore reckons it a great mercy that God gave him patience to hear her speak. 2. He speaks of the danger of his falling into it as very imminent: “Except thou hadst hasted, the bloody execution had been done.” The nearer we were to the commission of sin the greater was the mercy of a seasonable restraint — Almost gone (Psalms 73:2) and yet upheld.

_ _ IV. He dismissed her with an answer of peace, 1 Samuel 25:35. He does, in effect, own himself overcome by her eloquence: “I have hearkened to thy voice, and will not prosecute the intended revenge, for I have accepted thy person, am well pleased with thee and what thou hast said.” Note, 1. 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. 2. Oaths cannot, bind us to that which is sinful. David had solemnly vowed the death of Nabal. He did evil to make such a vow, but he would have done worse if he had performed it. 3. A wise and faithful reproof is often better taken, and speeds better, than we expected, such is the hold God has of men's consciences. See Proverbs 28:23.

John Wesley's Explanatory Notes

1 Samuel 25:32

The Lord — Who by his gracious providence so disposed matters, that thou shouldst come to me: He rightly begins at the fountain of his deliverance; and then proceeds to the instruments.

Geneva Bible Translation Notes

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Cross-Reference Topical ResearchStrong's Concordance
David overlooks the rich and seasonable present of Abigail, though pressed with hunger and wearied with travel; but her advice, which disarmed his rage, and calmed his revenge, draws forth these high and affectionate gratulations. These were his joyful and glorious trophies; not over his enemies, but over himself.
Genesis 24:27 And he said, Blessed [be] the LORD God of my master Abraham, who hath not left destitute my master of his mercy and his truth: I [being] in the way, the LORD led me to the house of my master's brethren.
Exodus 18:10 And Jethro said, Blessed [be] the LORD, who hath delivered you out of the hand of the Egyptians, and out of the hand of Pharaoh, who hath delivered the people from under the hand of the Egyptians.
Ezra 7:27 Blessed [be] the LORD God of our fathers, which hath put [such a thing] as this in the king's heart, to beautify the house of the LORD which [is] in Jerusalem:
Psalms 41:12-13 And as for me, thou upholdest me in mine integrity, and settest me before thy face for ever. ... Blessed [be] the LORD God of Israel from everlasting, and to everlasting. Amen, and Amen.
Psalms 72:18 Blessed [be] the LORD God, the God of Israel, who only doeth wondrous things.
Luke 1:68 Blessed [be] the Lord God of Israel; for he hath visited and redeemed his people,
2 Corinthians 8:16 But thanks [be] to God, which put the same earnest care into the heart of Titus for you.
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Gn 24:27. Ex 18:10. Ezr 7:27. Ps 41:12; 72:18. Lk 1:68. 2Co 8:16.

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