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1 Samuel 25:17

WisdomConflict and reconciliationPride

15 But the men were very good unto us, and we were not hurt, neither missed we any thing, as long as we were conversant with them, when we were in the fields:

16 They were a wall unto us both by night and day, all the while we were with them keeping the sheep.

Now therefore know and consider what thou wilt do; for evil is determined against our master, and against all his household: for he is such a son of Belial, that a man cannot speak to him.

18 Then Abigail made haste, and took two hundred loaves, and two bottles of wine, and five sheep ready dressed, and five measures of parched corn, and an hundred clusters of raisins, and two hundred cakes of figs, and laid them on asses.

19 And she said unto her servants, Go on before me; behold, I come after you. But she told not her husband Nabal.

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BSB
Now consider carefully what you must do, because disaster looms over our master and all his household. For he is such a scoundrel that nobody can speak to him!”
KJV
Now therefore know and consider what thou wilt do; for evil is determined against our master, and against all his household: for he is such a son of Belial, that a man cannot speak to him.
WEB
Now therefore know and consider what you will do; for evil is determined against our master and against all his house, for he is such a worthless fellow that one can’t speak to him.”
ASV
Now therefore know and consider what thou wilt do; for evil is determined against our master, and against all his house: for he is such a worthless fellow, that one cannot speak to him.
DARBY
And now know and consider what thou wilt do, for evil is determined against our master, and against all his household; and he is such a son of Belial, that one cannot speak to him.
BLB
And now know and consider what you will do. For harm is determined against our master and against all his house. And he [is] too much a son of worthlessness to speak to him.”
ÅB
Tenk nå etter, så du vet hva du skal gjøre! For ulykken henger over vår herre og hele hans hus, og selv er han et ondt menneske, så ingen kan tale til ham.
OTB
Vær nå klar over og vurder hva du skal gjøre, for skade er bestemt mot vår herre og mot hele hans hus; og han er en slik verdiløs mann at ingen kan snakke til ham."
B1930
Tenk nu efter, så du vet hvad du skal gjøre! For ulykken henger over vår herre og hele hans hus, og selv er han et ondt menneske, så ingen kan tale til ham.

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  • Deuteronomy 13:13

    Certain men, the children of Belial, are gone out from among you, and have withdrawn the inhabitants of their city, saying, Let us go and serve other gods, which ye have not known;

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  • 1 Samuel 20:7

    If he say thus, It is well; thy servant shall have peace: but if he be very wroth, then be sure that evil is determined by him.

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  • 1 Samuel 25:25

    Let not my lord, I pray thee, regard this man of Belial, even Nabal: for as his name is, so is he; Nabal is his name, and folly is with him: but I thine handmaid saw not the young men of my lord, whom thou didst send.

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  • 1 Samuel 20:9

    And Jonathan said, Far be it from thee: for if I knew certainly that evil were determined by my father to come upon thee, then would not I tell it thee?

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  • 1 Samuel 2:12

    Now the sons of Eli were sons of Belial; they knew not the LORD.

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  • 2 Samuel 23:6–7

    But the sons of Belial shall be all of them as thorns thrust away, because they cannot be taken with hands:

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  • Judges 19:22

    Now as they were making their hearts merry, behold, the men of the city, certain sons of Belial, beset the house round about, and beat at the door, and spake to the master of the house, the old man, saying, Bring forth the man that came into thine house, that we may know him.

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  • 2 Chronicles 25:16

    And it came to pass, as he talked with him, that the king said unto him, Art thou made of the king’s counsel? forbear; why shouldest thou be smitten? Then the prophet forbare, and said, I know that God hath determined to destroy thee, because thou hast done this, and hast not hearkened unto my counsel.

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