I Samuel 25:17
The Scripture
(17) 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.
Chapter overview (whole chapter)
Samuel died and all Israel mourned him, and afterward the wealthy but churlish Nabal insulted David's request for provisions, provoking David to march against him in anger. Nabal's wise wife Abigail intervened with gifts and humble words to avert bloodshed, and after Nabal died of a stroke ten days later, David took her as his wife.
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I Samuel 20:7I Samuel 20:9I Samuel 20:33II Chronicles 25:16Esther 7:7I Samuel 25:25I Samuel 2:12Deuteronomy 13:13Judges 19:22II Samuel 23:6II Samuel 23:7I Kings 21:10
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