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1 Samuel 25:22

David
Anger

20 And it was so, as she rode on the ass, that she came down by the covert of the hill, and, behold, David and his men came down against her; and she met them.

21 Now David had said, Surely in vain have I kept all that this fellow hath in the wilderness, so that nothing was missed of all that pertained unto him: and he hath requited me evil for good.

So and more also do God unto the enemies of David, if I leave of all that pertain to him by the morning light any that pisseth against the wall.

23 And when Abigail saw David, she hasted, and lighted off the ass, and fell before David on her face, and bowed herself to the ground,

24 And fell at his feet, and said, Upon me, my lord, upon me let this iniquity be: and let thine handmaid, I pray thee, speak in thine audience, and hear the words of thine handmaid.

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Here the Bible tells a story about someone else. Ask yourself what it can say to us today. Do read the surrounding verses too, because the context often says more than a single verse.

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BSB
May God punish David, and ever so severely, if I let one of Nabal’s men survive until morning.”
KJV
So and more also do God unto the enemies of David, if I leave of all that pertain to him by the morning light any that pisseth against the wall.
WEB
God do so to the enemies of David, and more also, if I leave of all that belongs to him by the morning light so much as one who urinates on a wall.”
ASV
God do so unto the enemies of David, and more also, if I leave of all that pertain to him by the morning light so much as one man-child.
DARBY
So and more also do God to the enemies of David, if I leave of all that is his by the morning light any male.
BLB
And may God do to David, and thus may he add, if I leave of all who [are] unto him by the morning light one who urinates against the wall.”
ÅB
Så sant Gud vil la det gå Davids fiender ille både nå og siden: Jeg vil ikke la en eneste mann av alle dem som hører ham til, bli i live til imorgen!
OTB
Måtte Gud gjøre slik mot Davids fiender, og mer til, hvis jeg om morgenen lar så mye som en mannlig av noen som tilhører ham være i live."
B1930
Så sant Gud vil la det gå Davids fiender ille både nu og siden: Jeg vil ikke la en eneste mann av alle dem som hører ham til, bli i live til imorgen!

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Cross references

  • 1 Kings 14:10

    Therefore, behold, I will bring evil upon the house of Jeroboam, and will cut off from Jeroboam him that pisseth against the wall, and him that is shut up and left in Israel, and will take away the remnant of the house of Jeroboam, as a man taketh away dung, till it be all gone.

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  • 1 Samuel 20:13

    The LORD do so and much more to Jonathan: but if it please my father to do thee evil, then I will shew it thee, and send thee away, that thou mayest go in peace: and the LORD be with thee, as he hath been with my father.

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  • 1 Samuel 3:17

    And he said, What is the thing that the Lord hath said unto thee? I pray thee hide it not from me: God do so to thee, and more also, if thou hide any thing from me of all the things that he said unto thee.

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  • 1 Kings 21:21

    Behold, I will bring evil upon thee, and will take away thy posterity, and will cut off from Ahab him that pisseth against the wall, and him that is shut up and left in Israel,

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  • 2 Kings 9:8

    For the whole house of Ahab shall perish: and I will cut off from Ahab him that pisseth against the wall, and him that is shut up and left in Israel:

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  • 1 Samuel 20:16

    So Jonathan made a covenant with the house of David, saying, Let the LORD even require it at the hand of David’s enemies.

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  • Ruth 1:17

    Where thou diest, will I die, and there will I be buried: the LORD do so to me, and more also, if ought but death part thee and me.

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  • 1 Kings 16:11

    And it came to pass, when he began to reign, as soon as he sat on his throne, that he slew all the house of Baasha: he left him not one that pisseth against a wall, neither of his kinsfolks, nor of his friends.

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