1 Samuel 25 · Verse 32

1 Samuel 25:32

And David said to Abigail, Blessed be the Lord God of Israel, which sent thee this day to meet me:
1 Samuel 25:32, King James Version

1 Samuel 25:32 in other translations

BSBThen David said to Abigail, “Blessed be the LORD, the God of Israel, who sent you to meet me this day!
WEBDavid said to Abigail, “Blessed is the LORD, the God of Israel, who sent you today to meet me!
ASVAnd David said to Abigail, Blessed be Jehovah, the God of Israel, who sent thee this day to meet me:
YLTAnd David saith to Abigail, ‘Blessed is Jehovah, God of Israel, who hath sent thee this day to meet me,
DARBYAnd David said to Abigail, Blessed be Jehovah, the God of Israel, who sent thee this day to meet me.
BBEAnd David said to Abigail, May the Lord, the God of Israel, be praised, who sent you to me today:
WebsterAnd David said to Abigail, Blessed be the LORD God of Israel, who sent thee this day to meet me:

What does 1 Samuel 25:32 mean?

Jamieson-Fausset-Brown on 1 Samuel 25:32-35
32-35. David said to Abigail, Blessed be the Lord--Transported by passion and blinded by revenge, he was on the eve of perpetrating a great injury. Doubtless, the timely appearance and prudent address of Abigail were greatly instrumental in changing his purpose. At all events, it was the means of opening his eyes to the moral character of the course on which he had been impetuously rushing; and in accepting her present, he speaks with lively satisfaction as well as gratitude to Abigail, for having relieved him from bloodshed. 1Sa 25:36-44. Nabal's Death.

Robert Jamieson, A. R. Fausset & David Brown, 1871 · public domain

Matthew Henry's Concise Commentary on 1 Samuel 25:32-44
David gives God thanks for sending him this happy check in a sinful way. Whoever meet us with counsel, direction, comfort, caution, or seasonable reproof, we must see God sending them. We ought to be very thankful for those happy providences which are the means of keeping us from sinning. Most people think it enough, if they take reproof patiently; but few will take it thankfully, and commend those who give it, and accept it as a favour. The nearer we are to committing sin, the greater is the mercy of a seasonable restraint. Sinners are often most secure when most in danger. He was very drunk. A sign he was Nabal, a fool, that could not use plenty without abusing it; who could not be pleasant with his friends without making a beast of himself. There is not a surer sign that a man has but little wisdom, nor a surer way to destroy the little he has, than drinking to excess. Next morning, how he is changed! His heart overnight merry with wine, next morning heavy as a stone; so deceitful are carnal pleasures, so soon passes the laughter of the fool; the end of that mirth is heaviness. Drunkards are sad, when they reflect upon their own folly. About ten days after, the Lord smote Nabal, that he died. David blessed God that he had been kept from killing Nabal. Worldly sorrow, mortified pride, and an affrighted conscience, sometimes end the joys of the sensualist, and separate the covetous man from his wealth; but, whatever the weapon, the Lord smites men with death when it pleases him.

Matthew Henry, 1706 · public domain

1 Samuel 25:32 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.

וַיֹּ֥אמֶרvai.Yo.merand he saidH559
דָּוִ֖דda.VidDavidH1732
לַאֲבִיגַ֑לla.'a.vi.Galto AbigailH26
בָּר֤וּךְba.Rukh[be] blessedH1288
יְהוָה֙Yah.wehYahwehH3068
אֱלֹהֵ֣י'e.lo.Hei[the] God ofH430
יִשְׂרָאֵ֔לYis.ra.'ElIsraelH3478
אֲשֶׁ֧ר'a.SherwhoH834
שְׁלָחֵ֛ךְshe.la.Chekhhe has sent youH7971
הַיּ֥וֹםhai.Yomthe dayH3117
הַזֶּ֖הha.Zeh<the> thisH2088
לִקְרָאתִֽי\׃lik.ra.Tito meet meH7122

Source: STEPBible TAHOT/TAGNT (Tyndale House, CC BY 4.0).

Cross references for 1 Samuel 25:32

  • Luke 1:68

    Blessed be the Lord God of Israel; for he hath visited and redeemed his people,

  • Psalms 72:18

    Blessed be the Lord God, the God of Israel, who only doeth wondrous things.

  • Genesis 24:27

    And he said, Blessed be the Lord God of my master Abraham, who hath not left destitute my master of his mercy and his truth: I being in the way, the Lord led me to the house of my master’s brethren.

  • Exodus 18:10

    And Jethro said, Blessed be the Lord, who hath delivered you out of the hand of the Egyptians, and out of the hand of Pharaoh, who hath delivered the people from under the hand of the Egyptians.

  • Ezra 7:27

    Blessed be the Lord God of our fathers, which hath put such a thing as this in the king’s heart, to beautify the house of the Lord which is in Jerusalem:

  • 2 Corinthians 8:16

    But thanks be to God, which put the same earnest care into the heart of Titus for you.

  • Psalms 41:12-13

    And as for me, thou upholdest me in mine integrity, and settest me before thy face for ever. Blessed be the Lord God of Israel from everlasting, and to everlasting. Amen, and Amen.

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Treasury of Scripture Knowledge
David overlooks the rich and seasonable present of Abigail, though pressed with hunger and wearied with travel; but her advice, which disarmed his rage, and calmed his revenge, draws forth these high and affectionate gratulations. These were his joyful and glorious trophies; not over his enemies, but over himself.
Ge 24:27; Ex 18:10; Ezr 7:27; Ps 41:12,13; 72:18; Lu 1:68; 2Co 8:16

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

Context

  • 1 Samuel 25:31

    That this shall be no grief unto thee, nor offence of heart unto my lord, either that thou hast shed blood causeless, or that my lord hath avenged himself: but when the Lord shall have dealt well with my lord, then remember thine handmaid.

  • 1 Samuel 25:32

    And David said to Abigail, Blessed be the Lord God of Israel, which sent thee this day to meet me:

  • 1 Samuel 25:33

    And blessed be thy advice, and blessed be thou, which hast kept me this day from coming to shed blood, and from avenging myself with mine own hand.

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1 Samuel 25:32 in other languages

Spanish
Reina-Valera 1909		Y dijo David á Abigail: Bendito sea Jehová Dios de Israel, que te envió para que hoy me encontrases;
French
Bible J.N. Darby 1885		Et David dit à Abigaïl: Béni soit l’ Éternel, le Dieu d’Israël, qui en ce jour t’a envoyée à ma rencontre!
German
Elberfelder 1871		Und David sprach zu Abigail: Gepriesen sei Jehova, der Gott Israels, der dich an diesem Tage mir entgegengesandt hat!
Latin
Clementine Vulgate		Et ait David ad Abigail: Benedictus Dominus Deus Israël, qui misit hodie te in occursum meum, et benedictum eloquium tuum,