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34 Nevertheless, as Yahweh, the God of Israel, lives, (A)who has restrained me from harming you, unless you had hurried and come to meet me, surely there would not have been left to Nabal until the morning light as much as one [a]male.” 35 So David received from her hand what she had brought him and said to her, “(B)Go up to your house in peace. See, I have listened to your voice and [b](C)granted your request.”

36 Then Abigail came to Nabal, and behold, he was holding (D)a feast in his house, like the feast of a king. And Nabal’s heart was merry within him, (E)for he was very drunk; so (F)she did not tell him anything small or great until the morning light.

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Footnotes

  1. 1 Samuel 25:34 Lit who urinates against the wall, cf. 25:22; 1 Kin 14:10; 16:11; 21:21; 2 Kin 9:8
  2. 1 Samuel 25:35 Lit lifted up your face