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1 Samuel 25:37

Nabal

35 So David received of her hand that which she had brought him, and said unto her, Go up in peace to thine house; see, I have hearkened to thy voice, and have accepted thy person.

36 And Abigail came to Nabal; and, behold, he held a feast in his house, like the feast of a king; and Nabal’s heart was merry within him, for he was very drunken: wherefore she told him nothing, less or more, until the morning light.

But it came to pass in the morning, when the wine was gone out of Nabal, and his wife had told him these things, that his heart died within him, and he became as a stone.

38 And it came to pass about ten days after, that the LORD smote Nabal, that he died.

39 And when David heard that Nabal was dead, he said, Blessed be the LORD, that hath pleaded the cause of my reproach from the hand of Nabal, and hath kept his servant from evil: for the LORD hath returned the wickedness of Nabal upon his own head. And David sent and communed with Abigail, to take her to him to wife.

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BSB
In the morning when Nabal was sober, his wife told him about these events, and his heart failed within him and he became like a stone.
KJV
But it came to pass in the morning, when the wine was gone out of Nabal, and his wife had told him these things, that his heart died within him, and he became as a stone.
WEB
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.
ASV
And it came to pass in the morning, when the wine was gone out of Nabal, that his wife told him these things, and his heart died within him, and he became as a stone.
DARBY
And it came to pass in the morning, when the wine was gone out of Nabal, that his wife told him these things; and his heart died within him, and he became [as] a stone.
BLB
And it was in the morning, when the wine had gone from Nabal, that his wife told him these things, and his heart died within him and he became a stone.
ÅB
Men da Nabal om morgenen var våknet av sitt rus, fortalte hans hustru ham alt sammen. Da stivnet hjertet i hans bryst, og han ble som en stein.
OTB
Men om morgenen, da vinen hadde gått ut av Nabal, fortalte hans kone ham disse tingene, og hans hjerte døde i ham, og han ble som en stein.
B1930
Men da Nabal om morgenen var våknet av sitt rus, fortalte hans hustru ham alt sammen. Da stivnet hjertet i hans bryst, og han blev som en sten.

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  • Job 15:21–22

    A dreadful sound is in his ears: in prosperity the destroyer shall come upon him.

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  • Proverbs 23:29–35

    Who hath woe? who hath sorrow? who hath contentions? who hath babbling? who hath wounds without cause? who hath redness of eyes?

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  • 1 Samuel 25:34

    For in very deed, as the LORD God of Israel liveth, which hath kept me back from hurting thee, except thou hadst hasted and come to meet me, surely there had not been left unto Nabal by the morning light any that pisseth against the wall.

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  • 1 Samuel 25:22

    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.

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  • Deuteronomy 28:28

    The LORD shall smite thee with madness, and blindness, and astonishment of heart:

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