26 Now then, my lord, (A)as the Lord lives, and as your soul lives, because (B)the Lord has restrained you from bloodguilt and from (C)saving with your own hand, now then (D)let your enemies and those who seek to do evil to my lord be as Nabal.

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26 And now, my lord, as surely as the Lord your God lives and as you live, since the Lord has kept you from bloodshed(A) and from avenging(B) yourself with your own hands, may your enemies and all who are intent on harming my lord be like Nabal.(C)

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32 The king said to the Cushite, (A)“Is it well with the young man Absalom?” And the Cushite answered, (B)“May the enemies of my lord the king and all who rise up against you for evil be like that young man.”

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32 The king asked the Cushite, “Is the young man Absalom safe?”

The Cushite replied, “May the enemies of my lord the king and all who rise up to harm you be like that young man.”(A)

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19 Beloved, (A)never avenge yourselves, but leave it[a] to the wrath of God, for it is written, (B)“Vengeance is mine, I will repay, says the Lord.” 20 To the contrary, (C)“if your enemy is hungry, feed him; if he is thirsty, give him something to drink; for by so doing you will heap burning coals on his head.”

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Footnotes

  1. Romans 12:19 Greek give place

19 Do not take revenge,(A) my dear friends, but leave room for God’s wrath, for it is written: “It is mine to avenge; I will repay,”[a](B) says the Lord. 20 On the contrary:

“If your enemy is hungry, feed him;
    if he is thirsty, give him something to drink.
In doing this, you will heap burning coals on his head.”[b](C)

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Footnotes

  1. Romans 12:19 Deut. 32:35
  2. Romans 12:20 Prov. 25:21,22

Then God said to him in the dream, “Yes, I know that you have done this in the integrity of your heart, and it was I who kept you from sinning (A)against me. Therefore I did not let you touch her.

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Then God said to him in the dream, “Yes, I know you did this with a clear conscience, and so I have kept(A) you from sinning against me.(B) That is why I did not let you touch her.

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30 For we know him who said, (A)“Vengeance is mine; I will repay.” And again, (B)“The Lord will judge his people.”

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30 For we know him who said, “It is mine to avenge; I will repay,”[a](A) and again, “The Lord will judge his people.”[b](B)

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Footnotes

  1. Hebrews 10:30 Deut. 32:35
  2. Hebrews 10:30 Deut. 32:36; Psalm 135:14

Daniel Interprets the Second Dream

19 Then Daniel, whose name was (A)Belteshazzar, was (B)dismayed for a while, and (C)his thoughts alarmed him. The king answered and said, “Belteshazzar, let not the dream or the interpretation alarm you.” Belteshazzar answered and said, “My lord, (D)may the dream be for those who hate you (E)and its interpretation for your enemies!

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Daniel Interprets the Dream

19 Then Daniel (also called Belteshazzar) was greatly perplexed for a time, and his thoughts terrified(A) him. So the king said, “Belteshazzar, do not let the dream or its meaning alarm you.”(B)

Belteshazzar answered, “My lord, if only the dream applied to your enemies and its meaning to your adversaries!

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47 the God who gave me vengeance
    and (A)subdued peoples under me,
48 who rescued me from my enemies;
    yes, you (B)exalted me above those who rose against me;
    you delivered me from (C)the man of violence.

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47 He is the God who avenges(A) me,
    who subdues nations(B) under me,
48     who saves(C) me from my enemies.(D)
You exalted me above my foes;
    from a violent man(E) you rescued me.

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33 Blessed be your discretion, and blessed be you, (A)who have kept me this day from bloodguilt (B)and from working salvation with my own hand! 34 For as surely (C)as the Lord, the God of Israel, lives, (D)who has restrained me from hurting you, unless you had hurried and come to meet me, truly by morning there had not been left to Nabal so much as one male.”

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33 May you be blessed for your good judgment and for keeping me from bloodshed(A) this day and from avenging myself with my own hands. 34 Otherwise, as surely as the Lord, the God of Israel, lives, who has kept me from harming you, if you had not come quickly to meet me, not one male belonging to Nabal(B) would have been left alive by daybreak.”

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for not (A)by their own sword did they win the land,
    nor did their own arm save them,
but your right hand and your arm,
    and (B)the light of your face,
    (C)for you delighted in them.

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It was not by their sword(A) that they won the land,
    nor did their arm bring them victory;
it was your right hand,(B) your arm,(C)
    and the light(D) of your face, for you loved(E) them.

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22 (A)Because of them (B)this curse shall be used by all the exiles from Judah in Babylon: “The Lord make you like Zedekiah and Ahab, (C)whom the king of Babylon roasted in the fire,”

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22 Because of them, all the exiles from Judah who are in Babylon will use this curse: ‘May the Lord treat you like Zedekiah and Ahab, whom the king of Babylon burned(A) in the fire.’

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When the vessels were full, she said to her son, “Bring me another vessel.” And he said to her, “There is not another.” Then the oil stopped flowing.

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When all the jars were full, she said to her son, “Bring me another one.”

But he replied, “There is not a jar left.” Then the oil stopped flowing.

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And Elijah said to Elisha, (A)“Please stay here, for the Lord has sent me as far as Bethel.” But Elisha said, (B)“As the Lord lives, and as you yourself live, I will not leave you.” So they went down to Bethel.

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Elijah said to Elisha, “Stay here;(A) the Lord has sent me to Bethel.”

But Elisha said, “As surely as the Lord lives and as you live, I will not leave you.”(B) So they went down to Bethel.

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And David went from there to Mizpeh of Moab. And he said to the king of Moab, “Please let my father and my mother stay[a] with you, till I know what God will do for me.”

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Footnotes

  1. 1 Samuel 22:3 Syriac, Vulgate; Hebrew go out

From there David went to Mizpah in Moab and said to the king of Moab, “Would you let my father and mother come and stay with you until I learn what God will do for me?”

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