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Selected Verse: 1 Samuel 25:28 - Strong Concordance
Verse |
Translation |
Text |
1Sa 25:28 |
Strong Concordance |
I pray thee, forgive [05375] the trespass [06588] of thine handmaid [0519]: for the LORD [03068] will certainly [06213] make [06213] my lord [0113] a sure [0539] house [01004]; because my lord [0113] fighteth [03898] the battles [04421] of the LORD [03068], and evil [07451] hath not been found [04672] in thee all thy days [03117]. |
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King James |
I pray thee, forgive the trespass of thine handmaid: for the LORD will certainly make my lord a sure house; because my lord fighteth the battles of the LORD, and evil hath not been found in thee all thy days. |
Summary Of Commentaries Associated With The Selected Verse
Notes on the Bible, by Albert Barnes, [1834] |
For the Lord will make ... a sure house - Compare Sa1 2:35, and Sa2 7:16; Kg1 11:38. Abigail's firm persuasion of David's kingdom stands upon the same footing as Rahab's conviction of God's gift of Canaan to the Israelites Jos 2:9-13. Both testified to God's revelation and their own faith. This is doubtless the reason why Abigail's speech is recorded. |
Explanatory Notes on the Whole Bible, by John Wesley [1754-65] |
The trespass - That is, which I have taken upon myself, and which, if it be punished, the punishment will reach to me. Sure house - Will give the kingdom to thee, and to thy house for ever, as he hath promised thee. And therefore let God's kindness to thee, make thee gentle and merciful to others; do not sully thy approaching glory with the stain of innocent blood; but consider, that it is the glory of a king, to profit by offences: and that it will be thy loss to cut off such as will shortly be thy subjects. The battles - For the Lord, and for the people of the Lord against their enemies; especially, the Philistines. And as this is thy proper work, and therein thou mayest expect God's blessing; so it is not thy work to draw thy sword in thy own private quarrel against any of the people of the Lord; and God will not bless thee in it. Evil hath not, &c. - Though thou hast been charged with many crimes by Saul and others; yet thy innocency is evident to all men: do not therefore by this cruel act, justify thine enemies reproaches, or blemish thy great and just reputation. |
Adam Clarke Commentary on the Whole Bible - Published 1810-1826 |
And evil hath not been found in thee - Thou hast not committed any act of this kind hitherto. |
9 And she said [0559] unto the men [0582], I know [03045] that the LORD [03068] hath given [05414] you the land [0776], and that your terror [0367] is fallen [05307] upon us, and that all the inhabitants [03427] of the land [0776] faint [04127] because [06440] of you.
10 For we have heard [08085] how the LORD [03068] dried up [03001] the water [04325] of the Red [05488] sea [03220] for you [06440], when ye came out [03318] of Egypt [04714]; and what ye did [06213] unto the two [08147] kings [04428] of the Amorites [0567], that were on the other side [05676] Jordan [03383], Sihon [05511] and Og [05747], whom ye utterly destroyed [02763].
11 And as soon as we had heard [08085] these things, our hearts [03824] did melt [04549], neither did there remain [06965] any more courage [07307] in any man [0376], because [06440] of you: for the LORD [03068] your God [0430], he is God [0430] in heaven [08064] above [04605], and in earth [0776] beneath.
12 Now therefore, I pray you, swear [07650] unto me by the LORD [03068], since [03588] I have shewed [06213] you kindness [02617], that ye will also shew [06213] kindness [02617] unto my father's [01] house [01004], and give [05414] me a true [0571] token [0226]:
13 And that ye will save alive [02421] my father [01], and my mother [0517], and my brethren [0251], and my sisters [0269], and all that they have, and deliver [05337] our lives [05315] from death [04194].
38 And it shall be, if thou wilt hearken [08085] unto all that I command [06680] thee, and wilt walk [01980] in my ways [01870], and do [06213] that is right [03477] in my sight [05869], to keep [08104] my statutes [02708] and my commandments [04687], as David [01732] my servant [05650] did [06213]; that I will be with thee, and build [01129] thee a sure [0539] house [01004], as I built [01129] for David [01732], and will give [05414] Israel [03478] unto thee.
16 And thine house [01004] and thy kingdom [04467] shall be established [0539] for [05704] ever [05769] before [06440] thee: thy throne [03678] shall be established [03559] for [05704] ever [05769].
35 And I will raise me up [06965] a faithful [0539] priest [03548], that shall do [06213] according to that which is in mine heart [03824] and in my mind [05315]: and I will build [01129] him a sure [0539] house [01004]; and he shall walk [01980] before [06440] mine anointed [04899] for ever [03117].