1 Samuel 25:19

Modern

…and said to her young men, “Go ahead of me. I will be right behind you.” But she did not tell her husband Nabal.

Traditional

And she said unto her servants, Go on before me; behold, I come after you. But she told not her husband Nabal.

Literal

And she said to her servants, “Go on before me. Behold, after you I am coming.” And her husband Nabal she did not tell.

Latin

…dixitque pueris suis: Præcedite me: ecce ego post tergum sequar vos: viro autem suo Nabal non indicavit.

Hebrew

English

…and said to her young men, “Go ahead of me. I will be right behind you.” But she did not tell her husband Nabal.

This story about Nabal falls between two accounts in which Saul pursued David and David spared Saul’s life. Nabal was similar to Saul.

Theme notes and profiles

Genesis 32:20
You are also to say, ‘Look, your servant Jacob is right behind us.’” For he thought, “I will appease Esau with the gift that is going before me. After that I can face him, and perhaps he will accept me.”
Genesis 32:16
He entrusted them to his servants in separate herds and told them, “Go on ahead of me, and keep some distance between the herds.”
Proverbs 31:27
She watches over the affairs of her household and does not eat the bread of idleness.
Proverbs 31:11–12
The heart of her husband trusts in her, and he lacks nothing of value.

Nabal: Wealthy Carmelite; husband of Abigail. He was known for foolishness