26<\/strong>. Now therefore<\/em>, &c.] Render, And now, my lord, as Jehovah liveth, and by the life of thy soul, surely Jehovah hath withholden thee from coming into blood-guiltiness, and saving thyself with thine own hand. And now let thine enemies<\/strong>, &c. Abigail solemnly affirms that it is God who by her means has restrained David from committing a great crime. She feels at once that she has gained her point, and clenches the matter by putting the whole question in the most solemn light.<\/p>\n let thine enemies be as Nabal<\/em> ] As foolish, and consequently as little able to injure thee. In view of Nabal’s fate, the words are almost prophetic.<\/p>\n The passage should be rendered as follows: And now my lord, as the Lord liveth, and as thy soul liveth, it is the Lord that hath withholden thee from coming into blood-guiltiness (as in 1Sa 25:33<\/span>), and from saving thyself with thine own hand; and now all thine enemies shall be as Nabal (whom she considers as utterly impotent to hurt David, and as already thoroughly humbled before him), and (so shall be) all that seek evil to my Lord.<\/P> <\/p>\n Seeing the Lord hath withholden thee from coming to shed blood; <\/B>seeing God hath so ordered this business by his wise and wonderful providence, that I should accidentally and unexpectedly come to the knowledge of my husbands vile and sordid carriage; and that I should come to meet thee, and find thee so gracious, as to give a favourable audience; and all this, that hereby he might withhold thee from the sin of blood-guiltiness. <\/P> Be as Nabal; <\/B>let them be as contemptible and hateful as Nabal is and will be for this odious action; let them be as unable to do thee any hurt as he is; let them be forced to yield to thee, and implore thy pardon and favour, as Nabal now doth by my mouth; let the vengeance thou didst design upon Nabal and his family fall upon their heads, who by their constant and inveterate malice against thee, do more deserve it than this silly fool for this one miscarriage; and much more than all the rest of our family, who, as they are none of thine enemies, nor such as seek time evil, so they were no way guilty of this wicked action. And therefore spare these, and execute thy vengeance upon more proper objects. <\/P> <\/p>\n 26. let thine enemies . . . be asNabal<\/B>be as foolish and contemptible as he.<\/P><\/p>\n Now therefore, my lord, [as] the Lord liveth, and [as] thy soul liveth<\/strong>,…. Which is an oath, and respects either what goes before, that she never saw the young men that were sent to Nabal, or to what follows, the providence of God in preventing David from shedding blood, which she was sure of by an impulse on her own mind, and by observing a change in David’s countenance:<\/p>\n seeing the Lord hath withholden thee from coming to [shed] blood, and from avenging thyself with thine own hand<\/strong>; she does not impute this to her prudence, and the provision she made to appease David, and prevent him from shedding the blood he intended, and taking the vengeance he had resolved on; but to the Lord, and the interposition of his providence, which she knew would have its weight on the mind of so good a man as David was; who upon reflection would be thankful that he had been prevented from shedding innocent blood, as the Targum calls it:<\/p>\n now let thine enemies, and they that seek evil to my lord, be as Nabal<\/strong>; meaning Saul and those with him, wishing they might be as inconsiderable as Nabal; as unable, as weak, and impotent as he to do him any hurt, and as short lived, and cut off by the hand God, as he would be; for, according to Jarchi, she prophesied under the direction of the Holy Spirit. It may be observed that in 1Sa 25:24<\/span>, she frequently gives David the title of “my lord”, in reverence of him, and to atone for the rudeness and insolence of her husband, in speaking of him as a runaway servant, 1Sa 25:10<\/span>.<\/p>\n (26) Seeing the Lord hath withholden.<\/strong>This passage, as the Speakers Commentary <\/em>rightly observes, since the oath affirmed nothing, should be rendered, And now my lord, as the Lord liveth, and as thy soul liveth, it is the Lord that hath withholden thee. Literally, As true as that the Lord liveth, so true is it that the Lord hath withholden thee, &c., <\/em>from coming into blood-guiltiness. So confident is this pious and wise woman that she is doing the Lords work, and that He is standing by her, that, in presence of the armed band and their angry leader, she speaks as though the danger to her husbands house was a thing of the past, and that David had real cause for thankfulness in that he had been prevented from doing a wanton, wicked act.<\/p>\n Now let thine enemies . . . be as Nabal.<\/strong>Nabal, the insulter of David, she dismisses as too insignificant to be considered; she regards him as utterly powerless to harm one like David; and her prayer is that his other enemies may only be like himequally harmless.<\/p>\n 26<\/strong>. <\/strong> The Lord hath withholden thee from coming to shed blood <\/strong> By providentially bringing Abigail in his way to appease him with presents and words of prudent counsel. David’s dark purpose against Nabal was rash and unjustifiable; for, though certainly treated with contempt, he had suffered no wrongs sufficient to demand such bloody vengeance as he had purposed in his heart. <\/p>\n Be as Nabal <\/strong> Be such a fool as he is, for that is sufficient punishment in itself.<\/p>\n 1Sa 25:26 Now therefore, my lord, [as] the LORD liveth, and [as] thy soul liveth, seeing the LORD hath withholden thee from coming to [shed] blood, and from avenging thyself with thine own hand, now let thine enemies, and they that seek evil to my lord, be as Nabal.<\/p>\n Ver. 26. As the Lord liveth, and as thy soul liveth.<\/strong> ] This latter part is not an oath, but an asseveration, or obtestation only, conjoined with the oath. <\/p>\n <\/p>\n Seeing the Lord hath withholden thee.<\/strong> ] David saw not God in this matter of Nabal’s vile dealing with him, as he did afterwards in Shimei’s reviling him, and bore it the more patiently. Abigail therefore immindeth him of God – to whom vengeance belongeth – to very good purpose. <\/p>\n<\/p>\n Now let thine enemies be as Nabal.] As little able to hurt thee, as much also in thy power, and at thy pleasure, as he is at this present, – since thou canst as easily undo him, as bid it be done, and as sure to be punished by God. But why should I and my family, who wish thee well, be the subjects of thy wrath?<\/p>\n the LORD. Hebrew. Jehovah. App-4. <\/p>\n soul. Hebrew. nephesh. App-13. <\/p>\n coming to shed blood = wading in blood (as we say). Compare 1Sa 25:26. <\/p>\n avenging = saving. <\/p>\n as the Lord liveth: 1Sa 25:34, 1Sa 22:3, 2Ki 2:2, 2Ki 4:6 <\/p>\n and as thy: 1Sa 1:26 <\/p>\n the Lord hath: 1Sa 25:33, Gen 20:6 <\/p>\n from: Rom 12:19, Rom 12:20 <\/p>\n avenging thyself: Heb. saving thyself, Psa 18:47, Psa 18:48, Psa 44:3 <\/p>\n now let: 2Sa 18:32, Jer 29:22, Dan 4:19 <\/p>\n Reciprocal: 1Sa 20:3 – but truly 1Sa 25:25 – man of Belial 1Sa 25:39 – kept his servant 1Sa 26:10 – the Lord liveth 2Sa 2:27 – As God 2Sa 11:11 – as thou livest 2Sa 14:19 – As thy soul 2Sa 15:21 – As the Lord 1Ki 17:12 – As the Lord Job 27:2 – God liveth Job 27:7 – General Pro 31:12 – General<\/p>\n 1Sa 25:26. Seeing the Lord hath withholden thee from coming to shed blood Nothing could possibly be spoken to David with more effect, to turn away his wrath, than thus to insinuate such an opinion of his goodness and clemency, as already to conclude she had diverted him from his purpose; or, rather, that God had interposed by his good providence to hinder him from shedding blood. Now let thine enemies be as Nabal Let them be as contemptible as Nabal is, and will be for this odious action; let them be as unable to do thee any hurt as he is; let them be forced to yield to thee, and implore thy pardon, as Nabal now doth by my mouth; let the vengeance thou didst design upon Nabal and his family fall upon their heads, who, by their inveterate malice against thee, do more deserve it than this fool for this miscarriage; and much more than all the rest of our family, who, as they are none of thine enemies, so they were no way guilty of this wicked action. And therefore spare these, and execute thy vengeance upon more proper objects.<\/p>\n 25:26 Now therefore, my lord, [as] the LORD liveth, and [as] thy soul liveth, seeing the LORD hath withholden thee from coming to [shed] blood, and from avenging thyself with thine own {i} hand, now let thine enemies, and they that seek evil to my lord, be as Nabal.<\/p>\n (i) That is, that you should not be revenged by your enemy.<\/p>\n Now therefore, my lord, [as] the LORD liveth, and [as] thy soul liveth, seeing the LORD hath withheld thee from coming to [shed] blood, and from avenging thyself with thine own hand, now let thine enemies, and they that seek evil to my lord, be as Nabal. 26. 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