9 And David said to Saul, “Why do you listen to the words of men who say, ‘Behold, David seeks your harm’? 16 As soon as David had finished speaking these words to Saul, Saul said, o“Is this your voice, my son David?” And Saul lifted up his voice and wept. Bible > ESV > 1 Samuel 25 1 Samuel 25 English Standard Version Par The Death of Samuel 1 Now Samuel died. [See ver. 1 Samuel 25:3 English Standard Version (ESV) 3  Now the name of the man was Nabal, and the name of his wife Abigail. 4 Then David finquired of the Lord again. 8 Now David aand his men went up and made raids against bthe Geshurites, cthe Girzites, and dthe Amalekites, for these were the inhabitants of the land from of old, eas far as Shur, to the land of Egypt. 9 But David said to Abishai, “Do not destroy him, for who can put out his hand cagainst the Lord’s anointed and be guiltless?” 29 If men rise up to pursue you and to seek your life, the life of my lord shall be bound in the bundle of the living in the care of the Lord your God. English Standard Version (ESV). I have not sinned against you, though jyou hunt my life to take it. * 5 Then David said to Achish, “If xI have found favor in your eyes, let a place be given me in one of the country towns, that I may dwell there. 25 And Saul and his men went to seek him. 20 And now, behold, qI know that you shall surely be king, and that the kingdom of Israel shall be established in your hand. And all Israel assembled #Gen. 50:10; [Num. 1 Samuel 25:23–35 ESV - When Abigail saw… | Biblia 23 When Abigail saw David, she hurried uand got down from the donkey vand fell before David on her face and bowed to the ground. 34:8] and mourned for him, and they buried him #[1 Kgs. And all Israel assembled and mourned for him, and they buried him in his house at Ramah. 27 a messenger came to Saul, saying, “Hurry and come, for the Philistines have made a raid against the land.” 32 above]; Gen. 24:27; Ps. 18 # ver. See, I have obeyed your voice, and I have granted your petition.”. Who is the son of Jesse? 19 qThen the Ziphites went up to Saul at Gibeah, saying, “Is not David hiding among us in the strongholds at Horesh, on the hill of Hachilah, which is south of rJeshimon? 31 my lord shall have no cause of grief or pangs of conscience for having shed blood without cause or for my lord zworking salvation himself. 8 Ask your young men, and they will tell you. 1Sa 15:9 - But Saul and the people spared Agag and the best of the sheep and of the oxen and of the fattened calves and the lambs, and all that was good, and would not utterly destroy them. 36 And Abigail came to Nabal, and behold, ihe was holding a feast in his house, like the feast of a king. 12 So David’s young men turned away and came back and told him all this. 25 Let not my lord regard qthis worthless fellow, Nabal, for as his name is, so is he. 28 So Saul returned from pursuing after David and went against the Philistines. 1 Samuel 28 English Standard Version Update Saul and the Medium of En-dor 28 In those days the Philistines gathered their forces for war, to fight against Israel. 5 And afterward dDavid’s heart struck him, because he had cut off a corner of Saul’s robe. Then David rose and went down to (E)the wilderness of Paran. 13 Then David and his men, kwho were about six hundred, arose and departed from Keilah, and they went lwherever they could go. 5 Then David rose and came to the place where Saul had encamped. And Saul rose up and left the cave and went on his way. 1 Samuel 25 - Then Samuel died; and the Israelites gathered together and lamented for him, and buried him at his home in Ramah. 5 So David sent ten young men. And all Israel assembled and mourned for him, and they buried him in his house at Ramah. Then David rose and went down to … hAnd some told me to kill you, but I spared you.2 I said, ‘I will not put out my hand against my lord, ffor he is the Lord’s anointed.’ 13 Then David went over to the other side and stood far off on the top of the hill, with a great space between them. 2 Therefore David finquired of the Lord, “Shall I go and attack these Philistines?” And the Lord said to David, “Go and attack the Philistines and save Keilah.” And David was told, so he went down to the rock and lived in the wilderness of Maon. 34 For as surely (AR)as the Lord, the God of Israel, lives, (AS)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.” 35 Then David received from her hand what she had brought him. 25 uNow Samuel died. The man was very rich; he had three thousand sheep and a thousand goats. 37 In the morning, when the wine had gone out of Nabal, his wife told him these things, and his heart died within him, and he became as a stone. 22 tGod do so to the enemies of David2 and more also, if by morning I leave so much as one male of all who belong to him.”, 23 When Abigail saw David, she hurried uand got down from the donkey vand fell before David on her face and bowed to the ground. 19 For if a man finds his enemy, will he let him go away safe? Therefore Ziklag has belonged to the kings of Judah to this day. 7 So David and Abishai went to the army by night. 14 But one of the young men told Abigail, Nabal’s wife, “Behold, David sent messengers out of the wilderness to greet our master, and he railed at them. 42 And Abigail hurried and rose and mounted a donkey, and her five young women attended her. She followed the messengers of David and became his wife. And all Israel assembled vand mourned for him, and they buried him win his house at xRamah. The Lord Calls Samuel 3 f Now the boy Samuel was ministering to the L ord in the presence of Eli. 19 And his mother used to make for him a little robe and take it to him each year # ch. And Saul sought him every day, but God did not give him into his hand. Upgrade to Bible Gateway Plus, and access the NEW NIV Study Bible Notes, Fully Revised Edition. 12 And Achish trusted David, thinking, “He has made himself an utter stench to his people Israel; therefore he shall always be my servant.”. 4 And when it was told Saul that David had fled to Gath, he no longer sought him. Will Saul come down, as your servant has heard? 3 Now the name of the man was Nabal, and the name of his wife Abigail. 20 Now therefore, let not my blood fall to the earth away from the presence of the Lord, for the king of Israel has come out to seek qa single flea like one who hunts a partridge in the mountains.”. 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