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Saturday, August 9th, 2025
the Week of Proper 13 / Ordinary 18
the Week of Proper 13 / Ordinary 18
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1 Samuel 25:22
May God punish me and do so severely if I let any of his males survive until morning.”
God do so to the enemies of David, and more also, if I leave of all that belongs to him by the morning light so much as one man-child.
So and more also do God unto the enemies of David, if I leave of all that pertain to him by the morning light any that pisseth against the wall.
May God severely punish the enemies of David and again do thus if I leave behind anything that is his until the morning, not even one male!"
God do so to the enemies of David and more also, if by morning I leave so much as one male of all who belong to him."
May God punish my enemies even more. I will not leave one of Nabal's men alive until morning."
God will severely punish David, if I leave alive until morning even one male from all those who belong to him!"
"May God do so to the enemies of David, and more also, if by morning I leave [alive] even one male of any who belong to him."
"May God do so to the enemies of David, and more so, if by morning I leave alive as much as one male of any who belong to him."
So and more also doe God vnto the enemies of Dauid: for surely I will not leaue of all that he hath, by the dawning of the day, any that pisseth against the wall.
May God do so to the enemies of David, and more also, if by morning I leave as much as one male of any who belong to him."
I swear that by morning, there won't be a man or boy left from his family or his servants' families. I pray that God will punish me if I don't do it!"
Then he swore, "May God do the same and more to David's enemies if I leave alive even one male of everything he owns."
So and more also do God to the enemies of David, if I leave of all that is his by the morning light any male.
I swear, I won't let even one man in Nabal's family live until tomorrow morning."
The LORD do so and more also to his servant David, if I leave of all that belongs to him by morning any mature male.
May God strike me dead if I don't kill every last one of those men before morning!"
So may God do to the enemies of David, and may He do more so, if I leave any of all that is to him to the light of the morning, of one who urinates against a wall.
God do this and yet more vnto the enemies of Dauid, yf vntyll tomorow in the mornynge I leaue this man (of all that he hath) so moch as one that maketh water agaynst ye wall.
God do so unto the enemies of David, and more also, if I leave of all that pertain to him by the morning light so much as one man-child.
May God's punishment be on David, if when morning comes there is so much as one male of his people still living.
So and more also do God vnto the enemies of Dauid, if I leaue of all that pertayne to him by the dawnyng of the day, any that pysseth against the wall.
God do so unto the enemies of David, and more also, if I leave of all that pertain to him by the morning light so much as one male.'--
So and more also doe God vnto the enemies of Dauid, if I leaue of all that pertaine to him by the morning light, any that pisseth against the wall.)
So God do to David and more also, if I leave one male of all that belong to Nabal until the morning.
God do so unto the enemies of David, and more also, if I leave of all that pertain to him by the morning light so much as one man child.
May God punish David, and ever so severely, if I let one of his men survive until morning."
The Lord do these thingis, and adde these thingis to the enemyes of Dauid, if Y schal leeue of alle thingis that perteynen to him til the morewe a pisser to the wal.
thus doth God do to the enemies of David, and thus He doth add, if I leave of all that he hath till the light of the morning -- of those sitting on the wall.'
God do so to David, and more also, if I leave of all that pertain to him by the morning light so much as one urinating against a wall.
So and more also do God to the enemies of David, if I leave of all that [pertain] to him by the morning light any male person.)
God do so to the enemies of David, and more also, if I leave of all that belongs to him by the morning light so much as one man-child.
May God do so, and more also, to the enemies of David, if I leave one male of all who belong to him by morning light."
May God strike me and kill me if even one man of his household is still alive tomorrow morning!"
May God do the same to David and more, if I leave until morning as much as one male alive of all who belong to him."
God do so to David and more also, if by morning I leave so much as one male of all who belong to him."
So may God do to David and so may he add, if I leave remaining, of all that he hath, until the morning, - so much as a little boy.
May God do so and so, and add more to the foes of David, if I leave of all that belong to him till the morning, any that pisseth against the wall.
God do so to David and more also, if by morning I leave so much as one male of all who belong to him."
thus God does to the enemies of David, and thus He adds, if I leave of all that he has until the morning light—of those sitting on the wall."
"May God do so to the enemies of David, and more also, if by morning I leave as much as one male of any who belong to him."
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Christian Standard Bible®
May God punish me and do so severely if I let any of his males survive until morning.”
May God punish me and do so severely if I let any of his males survive until morning.”
Hebrew Names Version
God do so to the enemies of David, and more also, if I leave of all that belongs to him by the morning light so much as one man-child.
God do so to the enemies of David, and more also, if I leave of all that belongs to him by the morning light so much as one man-child.
King James Version
So and more also do God unto the enemies of David, if I leave of all that pertain to him by the morning light any that pisseth against the wall.
So and more also do God unto the enemies of David, if I leave of all that pertain to him by the morning light any that pisseth against the wall.
Lexham English Bible
May God severely punish the enemies of David and again do thus if I leave behind anything that is his until the morning, not even one male!"
May God severely punish the enemies of David and again do thus if I leave behind anything that is his until the morning, not even one male!"
English Standard Version
God do so to the enemies of David and more also, if by morning I leave so much as one male of all who belong to him."
God do so to the enemies of David and more also, if by morning I leave so much as one male of all who belong to him."
New Century Version
May God punish my enemies even more. I will not leave one of Nabal's men alive until morning."
May God punish my enemies even more. I will not leave one of Nabal's men alive until morning."
New English Translation
God will severely punish David, if I leave alive until morning even one male from all those who belong to him!"
God will severely punish David, if I leave alive until morning even one male from all those who belong to him!"
Amplified Bible
"May God do so to the enemies of David, and more also, if by morning I leave [alive] even one male of any who belong to him."
"May God do so to the enemies of David, and more also, if by morning I leave [alive] even one male of any who belong to him."
New American Standard Bible
"May God do so to the enemies of David, and more so, if by morning I leave alive as much as one male of any who belong to him."
"May God do so to the enemies of David, and more so, if by morning I leave alive as much as one male of any who belong to him."
Geneva Bible (1587)
So and more also doe God vnto the enemies of Dauid: for surely I will not leaue of all that he hath, by the dawning of the day, any that pisseth against the wall.
So and more also doe God vnto the enemies of Dauid: for surely I will not leaue of all that he hath, by the dawning of the day, any that pisseth against the wall.
Legacy Standard Bible
May God do so to the enemies of David, and more also, if by morning I leave as much as one male of any who belong to him."
May God do so to the enemies of David, and more also, if by morning I leave as much as one male of any who belong to him."
Contemporary English Version
I swear that by morning, there won't be a man or boy left from his family or his servants' families. I pray that God will punish me if I don't do it!"
I swear that by morning, there won't be a man or boy left from his family or his servants' families. I pray that God will punish me if I don't do it!"
Complete Jewish Bible
Then he swore, "May God do the same and more to David's enemies if I leave alive even one male of everything he owns."
Then he swore, "May God do the same and more to David's enemies if I leave alive even one male of everything he owns."
Darby Translation
So and more also do God to the enemies of David, if I leave of all that is his by the morning light any male.
So and more also do God to the enemies of David, if I leave of all that is his by the morning light any male.
Easy-to-Read Version
I swear, I won't let even one man in Nabal's family live until tomorrow morning."
I swear, I won't let even one man in Nabal's family live until tomorrow morning."
George Lamsa Translation
The LORD do so and more also to his servant David, if I leave of all that belongs to him by morning any mature male.
The LORD do so and more also to his servant David, if I leave of all that belongs to him by morning any mature male.
Good News Translation
May God strike me dead if I don't kill every last one of those men before morning!"
May God strike me dead if I don't kill every last one of those men before morning!"
Literal Translation
So may God do to the enemies of David, and may He do more so, if I leave any of all that is to him to the light of the morning, of one who urinates against a wall.
So may God do to the enemies of David, and may He do more so, if I leave any of all that is to him to the light of the morning, of one who urinates against a wall.
Miles Coverdale Bible (1535)
God do this and yet more vnto the enemies of Dauid, yf vntyll tomorow in the mornynge I leaue this man (of all that he hath) so moch as one that maketh water agaynst ye wall.
God do this and yet more vnto the enemies of Dauid, yf vntyll tomorow in the mornynge I leaue this man (of all that he hath) so moch as one that maketh water agaynst ye wall.
American Standard Version
God do so unto the enemies of David, and more also, if I leave of all that pertain to him by the morning light so much as one man-child.
God do so unto the enemies of David, and more also, if I leave of all that pertain to him by the morning light so much as one man-child.
Bible in Basic English
May God's punishment be on David, if when morning comes there is so much as one male of his people still living.
May God's punishment be on David, if when morning comes there is so much as one male of his people still living.
Bishop's Bible (1568)
So and more also do God vnto the enemies of Dauid, if I leaue of all that pertayne to him by the dawnyng of the day, any that pysseth against the wall.
So and more also do God vnto the enemies of Dauid, if I leaue of all that pertayne to him by the dawnyng of the day, any that pysseth against the wall.
JPS Old Testament (1917)
God do so unto the enemies of David, and more also, if I leave of all that pertain to him by the morning light so much as one male.'--
God do so unto the enemies of David, and more also, if I leave of all that pertain to him by the morning light so much as one male.'--
King James Version (1611)
So and more also doe God vnto the enemies of Dauid, if I leaue of all that pertaine to him by the morning light, any that pisseth against the wall.)
So and more also doe God vnto the enemies of Dauid, if I leaue of all that pertaine to him by the morning light, any that pisseth against the wall.)
Brenton's Septuagint (LXX)
So God do to David and more also, if I leave one male of all that belong to Nabal until the morning.
So God do to David and more also, if I leave one male of all that belong to Nabal until the morning.
English Revised Version
God do so unto the enemies of David, and more also, if I leave of all that pertain to him by the morning light so much as one man child.
God do so unto the enemies of David, and more also, if I leave of all that pertain to him by the morning light so much as one man child.
Berean Standard Bible
May God punish David, and ever so severely, if I let one of his men survive until morning."
May God punish David, and ever so severely, if I let one of his men survive until morning."
Wycliffe Bible (1395)
The Lord do these thingis, and adde these thingis to the enemyes of Dauid, if Y schal leeue of alle thingis that perteynen to him til the morewe a pisser to the wal.
The Lord do these thingis, and adde these thingis to the enemyes of Dauid, if Y schal leeue of alle thingis that perteynen to him til the morewe a pisser to the wal.
Young's Literal Translation
thus doth God do to the enemies of David, and thus He doth add, if I leave of all that he hath till the light of the morning -- of those sitting on the wall.'
thus doth God do to the enemies of David, and thus He doth add, if I leave of all that he hath till the light of the morning -- of those sitting on the wall.'
Update Bible Version
God do so to David, and more also, if I leave of all that pertain to him by the morning light so much as one urinating against a wall.
God do so to David, and more also, if I leave of all that pertain to him by the morning light so much as one urinating against a wall.
Webster's Bible Translation
So and more also do God to the enemies of David, if I leave of all that [pertain] to him by the morning light any male person.)
So and more also do God to the enemies of David, if I leave of all that [pertain] to him by the morning light any male person.)
World English Bible
God do so to the enemies of David, and more also, if I leave of all that belongs to him by the morning light so much as one man-child.
God do so to the enemies of David, and more also, if I leave of all that belongs to him by the morning light so much as one man-child.
New King James Version
May God do so, and more also, to the enemies of David, if I leave one male of all who belong to him by morning light."
May God do so, and more also, to the enemies of David, if I leave one male of all who belong to him by morning light."
New Living Translation
May God strike me and kill me if even one man of his household is still alive tomorrow morning!"
May God strike me and kill me if even one man of his household is still alive tomorrow morning!"
New Life Bible
May God do the same to David and more, if I leave until morning as much as one male alive of all who belong to him."
May God do the same to David and more, if I leave until morning as much as one male alive of all who belong to him."
New Revised Standard
God do so to David and more also, if by morning I leave so much as one male of all who belong to him."
God do so to David and more also, if by morning I leave so much as one male of all who belong to him."
J.B. Rotherham Emphasized Bible
So may God do to David and so may he add, if I leave remaining, of all that he hath, until the morning, - so much as a little boy.
So may God do to David and so may he add, if I leave remaining, of all that he hath, until the morning, - so much as a little boy.
Douay-Rheims Bible
May God do so and so, and add more to the foes of David, if I leave of all that belong to him till the morning, any that pisseth against the wall.
May God do so and so, and add more to the foes of David, if I leave of all that belong to him till the morning, any that pisseth against the wall.
Revised Standard Version
God do so to David and more also, if by morning I leave so much as one male of all who belong to him."
God do so to David and more also, if by morning I leave so much as one male of all who belong to him."
New American Standard Bible (1995)
"May God do so to the enemies of David, and more also, if by morning I leave as much as one male of any who belong to him."
"May God do so to the enemies of David, and more also, if by morning I leave as much as one male of any who belong to him."
Contextual Overview
18Abigail hurried, taking two hundred loaves of bread, two clay jars of wine, five butchered sheep, a bushel of roasted grain, one hundred clusters of raisins, and two hundred cakes of pressed figs, and loaded them on donkeys. 18 Then Avigayil made haste, and took two hundred loaves, and two bottles of wine, and five sheep ready dressed, and five measures of parched grain, and one hundred clusters of raisins, and two hundred cakes of figs, and laid them on donkeys. 18 Then Abigail made haste, and took two hundred loaves, and two bottles of wine, and five sheep ready dressed, and five measures of parched corn, and an hundred clusters of raisins, and two hundred cakes of figs, and laid them on asses. 18 Then Abigail quickly took two hundred loaves of bread, two skins of wine, five prepared sheep, five seahs of roasted grain, a hundred raisin cakes, and two hundred fig cakes, and she put them on the donkeys. 18 Then Abigail made haste and took two hundred loaves and two skins of wine and five sheep already prepared and five seahs of parched grain and a hundred clusters of raisins and two hundred cakes of figs, and laid them on donkeys. 18 Abigail hurried. She took two hundred loaves of bread, two leather bags full of wine, five cooked sheep, a bushel of cooked grain, a hundred cakes of raisins, and two hundred cakes of pressed figs and put all these on donkeys. 18 So Abigail quickly took two hundred loaves of bread, two containers of wine, five prepared sheep, five seahs of roasted grain, a hundred bunches of raisins, and two hundred lumps of pressed figs. She loaded them on donkeys 18Then Abigail hurried and took two hundred loaves of bread, two jugs of wine, five sheep already prepared [for roasting], five measures of roasted grain, a hundred clusters of raisins, and two hundred cakes of figs, and loaded them on donkeys. 18 Then Abigail hurried and took two hundred loaves of bread and two jugs of wine, and five sheep already prepared and five measures of roasted grain, and a hundred cakes of raisins and two hundred cakes of figs, and she loaded them on donkeys. 18 Then Abigail made haste, & tooke two hundreth cakes, & two bottels of wine, & fiue sheepe ready dressed, & fiue measures of parched corne, and an hundreth frailes of raisins, & two hundreth of figs, and laded them on asses.
Bible Verse Review
from Treasury of Scripure Knowledge
So and more: Nothing can justify this conduct of David, which was rash, unjust, and cruel in the extreme. David himself condemns it, and thanks God for being prevented from executing this evil - 1 Samuel 25:32-34. 1 Samuel 3:17, 1 Samuel 14:44, 1 Samuel 20:13, 1 Samuel 20:16, Ruth 1:17
if I leave: 1 Samuel 25:34
any that pisseth: etc. This seems to have been a proverbial expression among the Israelites; and may with the utmost propriety be read "any male." 1 Kings 14:10, 1 Kings 16:11, 1 Kings 21:21, 2 Kings 9:8
Reciprocal: Leviticus 5:4 - to do evil 1 Samuel 25:37 - had told him 2 Samuel 3:9 - So do God 2 Samuel 12:5 - David's 2 Kings 6:31 - God do so Proverbs 15:1 - grievous Ecclesiastes 7:9 - hasty Matthew 14:9 - the oath's 1 Corinthians 13:4 - vaunteth not itself
Cross-References
1 Samuel 9:9
Formerly in Israel, a man who was going to inquire of God would say, “Come, let’s go to the seer,” for the prophet of today was formerly called the seer.
Formerly in Israel, a man who was going to inquire of God would say, “Come, let’s go to the seer,” for the prophet of today was formerly called the seer.
1 Samuel 9:9
(In earlier times in Yisra'el, when a man went to inquire of God, thus he said, Come, and let us go to the seer; for he who is now called a Prophet was before called a Seer.)
(In earlier times in Yisra'el, when a man went to inquire of God, thus he said, Come, and let us go to the seer; for he who is now called a Prophet was before called a Seer.)
1 Samuel 9:9
(Beforetime in Israel, when a man went to enquire of God, thus he spake, Come, and let us go to the seer: for he that is now called a Prophet was beforetime called a Seer.)
(Beforetime in Israel, when a man went to enquire of God, thus he spake, Come, and let us go to the seer: for he that is now called a Prophet was beforetime called a Seer.)
1 Samuel 9:9
(Formerly in Israel, when a man went to inquire of God, he would say: "Come, let us go up to the seer." For the prophet of today was formerly called a seer.)
(Formerly in Israel, when a man went to inquire of God, he would say: "Come, let us go up to the seer." For the prophet of today was formerly called a seer.)
1 Samuel 9:9
(Formerly in Israel, when a man went to inquire of God, he said, "Come, let us go to the seer," for today's "prophet" was formerly called a seer.)
(Formerly in Israel, when a man went to inquire of God, he said, "Come, let us go to the seer," for today's "prophet" was formerly called a seer.)
1 Samuel 9:9
(In the past, if someone in Israel wanted to ask something from God, he would say, "Let's go to the seer." We call the person a prophet today, but in the past he was called a seer.)
(In the past, if someone in Israel wanted to ask something from God, he would say, "Let's go to the seer." We call the person a prophet today, but in the past he was called a seer.)
1 Samuel 9:9
(Now it used to be in Israel that whenever someone went to inquire of God he would say, "Come on, let's go to the seer." For today's prophet used to be called a seer.)
(Now it used to be in Israel that whenever someone went to inquire of God he would say, "Come on, let's go to the seer." For today's prophet used to be called a seer.)
1 Samuel 9:9
(Formerly in Israel, when a man went to inquire of God, he would say, "Come, let us go to the seer"; for he who is called a prophet today was formerly called a seer.)
(Formerly in Israel, when a man went to inquire of God, he would say, "Come, let us go to the seer"; for he who is called a prophet today was formerly called a seer.)
1 Samuel 9:9
(Previously in Israel, when a man went to inquire of God, he used to say, "Come, and let's go to the seer"; for he who is called a prophet now was previously called a seer.)
(Previously in Israel, when a man went to inquire of God, he used to say, "Come, and let's go to the seer"; for he who is called a prophet now was previously called a seer.)
1 Samuel 9:9
(Beforetime in Israel when a man went to seeke an answere of God, thus he spake, Come, and let vs goe to the Seer: for he that is called nowe a Prophet, was in the olde time called a Seer)
(Beforetime in Israel when a man went to seeke an answere of God, thus he spake, Come, and let vs goe to the Seer: for he that is called nowe a Prophet, was in the olde time called a Seer)
Gill's Notes on the Bible
So and more also do God unto the enemies of David,.... Give them as much health and prosperity, as much wealth and riches, as Nabal has, and much more:
if I leave of all that [pertain] to him, by the morning light, any that pisseth against the wall; which is generally understood of a dog, that he, would not leave him so much as a dog: but it is better, with Ben Gersom, to interpret it of the males in his house, himself, his sons, and servants; and so the Targum paraphrases it of reasonable creatures, of such
"that know knowledge,''
or are knowing and understanding creatures; it seems to have been towards the evening; of the day when David was marching towards Nabal's house, designing to fall upon him and his, amidst their jollity that night, and cut them all off before morning. This must be imputed to the sudden and violent passion David was thrown into when off his guard, through the necessity he was in, the disappointment he met with, and the opprobrious language he was treated with; but in this his conduct was not as it used to be, and as it was towards Saul his enemy. Nor is his rage and passion to be vindicated, or the rash vow he made to destroy Nabal and his family; his crime, though great, yet not to be published with death; his ingratitude and insolence deserved resentment, but were not capital crimes worthy of death, and especially of the destruction of his whole family; the Jews indeed make him to be guilty of treason, in that he knew that David was anointed king, and yet both abused him, and disobeyed his commands, and therefore being guilty of overt acts of treason, he and his were deserving of death; but David was not yet king.
Barnes' Notes on the Bible
The concluding phrase denotes the utter destruction of a family, and is rightly explained to mean âevery male,â perhaps with the idea, âdown to the very meanest member of the household.â
Clarke's Notes on the Bible
Verse 1 Samuel 25:22. So and more also do God — Nothing can justify this part of David's conduct. Whatever his provocation might have been, he had suffered, properly speaking, no wrongs; and his resolution to cut off a whole innocent family, because Nabal had acted ungenerously towards him, was abominable and cruel, not to say diabolic. He who attempts to vindicate this conduct of David is, at least constructively, a foe to God and truth. David himself condemns this most rash and unwarrantable conduct, and thanks God for having prevented him from doing this evil, 1 Samuel 25:32, c.
Any that pisseth against the wall. — This expression certainly means either men or dogs, and should be thus translated, if I leave-any male and this will answer both to men and dogs, and the offensive mode of expression be avoided. I will not enter farther into the subject: Bochart and Calmet have done enough, and more than enough; and in the plainest language too.
