Translations
Modern
Now David had just said, “In vain I have protected all that belonged to this man in the wilderness. Nothing that belongs to him has gone missing, yet he has paid me back evil for good.
Traditional
Now David had said, Surely in vain have I kept all that this fellow hath in the wilderness, so that nothing was missed of all that pertained unto him: and he hath requited me evil for good.
Literal
And David had said, “Surely in vain I have kept all that was unto this one in the wilderness, and not anything was missed of all that was unto him. And he has repaid me evil for good.
Latin
Et ait David: Vere frustra servavi omnia quæ hujus erant in deserto, et non periit quidquam de cunctis quæ ad eum pertinebant: et reddidit mihi malum pro bono.
Original
Hebrew
English
Now David had just said, “In vain I have protected all that belonged to this man in the wilderness. Nothing that belongs to him has gone missing, yet he has paid me back evil for good.
Notes
he has paid me back evil for good: See also 1 Samuel 24:17.
This story about Nabal falls between two accounts in which Saul pursued David and David spared Saul’s life. Nabal was similar to Saul.
Events
People
David: Anointed king of Israel, ancestor of Jesus Christ
Glossary
Abigail David John the Baptist Meunim, Meunites Nabal Samuel, Books of First and Second Warfare
Topics
Decision: Abigail Evil for Good: Nabal Returns, to David Fig: Cakes of, Sent by Abigail to David Ingratitude: Nabal Nabal: History of Prudence: Abigail, in Averting David's Anger Tact: Nabal's Wife Wife: Tactful Abigail