1 Samuel 25 · Verse 28

1 Samuel 25:28

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.
1 Samuel 25:28, King James Version

1 Samuel 25:28 in other translations

BSBPlease forgive your servant’s offense, for the LORD will surely make a lasting dynasty for my lord, because he fights the LORD’s battles. May no evil be found in you as long as you live.
WEBPlease forgive the trespass of your servant. For the LORD will certainly make my lord a sure house, because my lord fights the LORD’s battles. Evil will not be found in you all your days.
ASVForgive, I pray thee, the trespass of thy handmaid: for Jehovah will certainly make my lord a sure house, because my lord fighteth the battles of Jehovah; and evil shall not be found in thee all thy days.
YLT‘Bear, I pray thee, with the transgression of thy handmaid, for Jehovah doth certainly make to my lord a stedfast house; for the battles of Jehovah hath my lord fought, and evil is not found in thee all thy days.
DARBYI pray thee, forgive the transgression of thy handmaid: for Jehovah will certainly make my lord a lasting house; because my lord fights the battles of Jehovah, and evil has not been found in thee all thy days.
BBEAnd may the sin of your servant have forgiveness: for the Lord will certainly make your family strong, because my lord is fighting in the Lord's war; and no evil will be seen in you all your days.
WebsterI pray thee, forgive the trespass of thy 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.

What does 1 Samuel 25:28 mean?

Adam Clarke's Commentary
Verse 28 And evil hath not been found in thee - Thou hast not committed any act of this kind hitherto.

Adam Clarke, 1831 · public domain

Matthew Henry's Concise Commentary on 1 Samuel 25:18-31

By a present Abigail atoned for Nabal's denial of David's request. Her behaviour was very submissive. Yielding pacifies great offences. She puts herself in the place of a penitent, and of a petitioner. She could not excuse her husband's conduct. She depends not upon her own reasonings, but on God's grace, to soften David, and expects that grace would work powerfully. She says that it was below him to take vengeance…

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1 Samuel 25:28 in the original Hebrew

Word-by-word with transliteration, English gloss and Strong's number. Tap a number for the full definition and every place the word is used.

שָׂ֥אsa'forgiveH5375
נָ֖אna'pleaseH4994
לְפֶ֣שַׁעle.Fe.sha'to [the] transgression ofH6588
אֲמָתֶ֑ךָ'a.ma.Te.khamaidservant yourH519
כִּ֣יkiforH3588
עָשֹֽׂה\־'a.soh-certainly <to make>H6213
יַעֲשֶׂה֩ya.'a.Sehhe will makeH6213
יְהוָ֨הYah.wehYahwehH3068
לַֽאדֹנִ֜יla.do.Nifor lord myH113
בַּ֣יִתBa.yita houseH1004
נֶאֱמָ֗ןne.'e.ManenduringH539
כִּי\־ki-forH3588
מִלְחֲמ֤וֹתmil.cha.Mot[the] battles ofH4421
יְהוָה֙Yah.wehYahwehH3068
אֲדֹנִ֣י'a.do.Nilord myH113
נִלְחָ֔םnil.Cham[is] fightingH3898
וְרָעָ֛הve.ra.'Ahand evilH7451
לֹא\־lo'-notH3808
תִמָּצֵ֥אti.ma.Tze'it will be foundH4672
בְךָ֖ve.Khain <the> you
מִיָּמֶֽיךָ\׃mi.ya.Mei.khafrom days yourH3117

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Cross references for 1 Samuel 25:28

  • 1 Samuel 18:17

    And Saul said to David, Behold my elder daughter Merab, her will I give thee to wife: only be thou valiant for me, and fight the Lord’s battles. For Saul said, Let not mine hand be upon him, but let the hand of the Philistines be upon him.

  • 2 Samuel 7:11

    And as since the time that I commanded judges to be over my people Israel, and have caused thee to rest from all thine enemies. Also the Lord telleth thee that he will make thee an house.

  • 1 Chronicles 17:25

    For thou, O my God, hast told thy servant that thou wilt build him an house: therefore thy servant hath found in his heart to pray before thee.

  • 1 Samuel 24:11

    Moreover, my father, see, yea, see the skirt of thy robe in my hand: for in that I cut off the skirt of thy robe, and killed thee not, know thou and see that there is neither evil nor transgression in mine hand, and I have not sinned against thee; yet thou huntest my soul to take it.

  • 1 Chronicles 17:10

    And since the time that I commanded judges to be over my people Israel. Moreover I will subdue all thine enemies. Furthermore I tell thee that the Lord will build thee an house.

  • 1 Kings 9:5

    Then I will establish the throne of thy kingdom upon Israel for ever, as I promised to David thy father, saying, There shall not fail thee a man upon the throne of Israel.

  • 2 Samuel 7:27

    For thou, O Lord of hosts, God of Israel, hast revealed to thy servant, saying, I will build thee an house: therefore hath thy servant found in his heart to pray this prayer unto thee.

  • 2 Samuel 7:16

    And thine house and thy kingdom shall be established for ever before thee: thy throne shall be established for ever.

  • Ephesians 6:10-11

    Finally, my brethren, be strong in the Lord, and in the power of his might. Put on the whole armour of God, that ye may be able to stand against the wiles of the devil.

  • 1 Samuel 17:47

    And all this assembly shall know that the Lord saveth not with sword and spear: for the battle is the Lord’s, and he will give you into our hands.

  • 1 Samuel 24:6-7

    And he said unto his men, The Lord forbid that I should do this thing unto my master, the Lord’s anointed, to stretch forth mine hand against him, seeing he is the anointed of the Lord. So David stayed his servants with these words, and suffered them not to rise against Saul. But Saul rose up out of the cave, and went on his way.

  • 2 Samuel 5:2

    Also in time past, when Saul was king over us, thou wast he that leddest out and broughtest in Israel: and the Lord said to thee, Thou shalt feed my people Israel, and thou shalt be a captain over Israel.

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Treasury of Scripture Knowledge
forgive.
24
the Lord.
15:28; 2Sa 7:11,16,27; 1Ki 9:5; 1Ch 17:10,25; Ps 89:29
fighteth.
17:47; 18:17; 2Sa 5:2; 2Ch 20:15; Eph 6:10,11
evil hath.
24:6,7,11,17; 1Ki 15:5; Ps 119:1-3; Mt 5:16; Lu 23:41,47

Treasury of Scripture Knowledge (Samuel Bagster, c. 1836) · public domain

Context

  • 1 Samuel 25:27

    And now this blessing which thine handmaid hath brought unto my lord, let it even be given unto the young men that follow my lord.

  • 1 Samuel 25:28

    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.

  • 1 Samuel 25:29

    Yet a man is risen to pursue thee, and to seek thy soul: but the soul of my lord shall be bound in the bundle of life with the Lord thy God; and the souls of thine enemies, them shall he sling out, as out of the middle of a sling.

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1 Samuel 25:28 in other languages

Spanish
Reina-Valera 1909
Y yo te ruego que perdones á tu sierva esta ofensa; pues Jehová de cierto hará casa firme á mi señor, por cuanto mi señor hace las guerras de Jehová, y mal no se ha hallado en ti en tus días.
French
Bible J.N. Darby 1885
Pardonne, je te prie, la transgression de ta servante, car l’ Éternel fera certainement une maison stable à mon seigneur; car mon seigneur combat les combats de l’ Éternel, et la méchanceté n’a jamais été trouvée en toi.
German
Elberfelder 1871
Vergib doch das Vergehen deiner Magd! denn gewißlich wird Jehova meinem Herrn ein beständiges Haus machen, weil mein Herr die Streite Jehovas streitet, und kein Böses an dir gefunden ward, seitdem du lebst.
Latin
Clementine Vulgate
Aufer iniquitatem famulæ tuæ: faciens enim faciet Dominus tibi domino meo domum fidelem, quia prælia Domini, domine mi, tu præliaris: malitia ergo non inveniatur in te omnibus diebus vitæ tuæ.