^12 (A)May Yahweh judge between ^[a]you and me, and may Yahweh avenge me on you; but my hand shall not be against you.

Abigail Becomes David’s Wife

³⁹ Then David heard that Nabal was dead, so he said, “Blessed be Yahweh, who has ^(A)pleaded the cause of my reproach from the hand of Nabal and ^(B)has kept back His servant from evil. Yahweh has also returned the evil of Nabal on his own head.” Then David sent ^[a](C)a proposal to Abigail, to take her as his wife.

⁸ Then they brought the head of Ish-bosheth to David at Hebron and said to the king, “Behold, the head of Ish-bosheth ^(A)the son of Saul, your enemy, who sought your life; thus Yahweh has given my lord the king vengeance this day on Saul and his seed.”

God of Vengeance, Shine Forth