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1 Samuel 25:1-3
Lexham English Bible
1 Samuel 25:1-3
Lexham English Bible
Samuel’s Death
25 Now Samuel died, and all Israel assembled and mourned for him. They buried him at his house at Ramah. Then David got up and went down to the wilderness of Paran.
David and Abigail
2 Now there was a man in Maon, whose business was in Carmel. The man was very rich and owned[a] three thousand sheep and a thousand goats. Now[b] the shearing of his sheep was taking place in Carmel. 3 The name of the man was Nabal,[c] and the name of his wife was Abigail.[d] Now the woman was wise and beautiful, but the man was stubborn and mean,[e] and he was as his heart.[f]
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- 1 Samuel 25:2 Literally “there were for him”
- 1 Samuel 25:2 Literally “And it happened”
- 1 Samuel 25:3 The name “Nabal” means “foolish”
- 1 Samuel 25:3 The name “Abigail” means “my father delights”
- 1 Samuel 25:3 Literally “bad of deeds”
- 1 Samuel 25:3 The Masoretic Hebrew text (Kethib) reads “as his heart,” whereas the reading tradition (Qere) reads “Calebite”
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