1 Samuel 25:38
And it came to pass about ten days after, that the Lord smote Nabal, that he died.
1 Samuel 25:38 in other translations
| BSB | About ten days later, the LORD struck Nabal dead. |
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| WEB | About ten days later, the LORD struck Nabal, so that he died. |
| ASV | And it came to pass about ten days after, that Jehovah smote Nabal, so that he died. |
| YLT | And it cometh to pass, in about ten days, that Jehovah smiteth Nabal, and he dieth, |
| DARBY | And it came to pass in about ten days that Jehovah smote Nabal, and he died. |
| BBE | And about ten days after, the Lord sent disease on Nabal and death came to him. |
| Webster | And it came to pass about ten days after, that the LORD smote Nabal, that he died. |
What does 1 Samuel 25:38 mean?
Jamieson-Fausset-Brown on 1 Samuel 25:37-38
37-38. in the morning ... his wife had told him these things, that his heart died within him--He probably fainted from horror at the perilous situation in which he had unconsciously placed himself; and such a shock had been given him by the fright to his whole system, that he rapidly pined and died.
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…
1 Samuel 25:38 in the original Hebrew
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Cross references for 1 Samuel 25:38
- 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.
- 2 Samuel 6:7
And the anger of the Lord was kindled against Uzzah; and God smote him there for his error; and there he died by the ark of God.
- 1 Samuel 26:10
David said furthermore, As the Lord liveth, the Lord shall smite him; or his day shall come to die; or he shall descend into battle, and perish.
- 2 Chronicles 10:15
So the king hearkened not unto the people: for the cause was of God, that the Lord might perform his word, which he spake by the hand of Ahijah the Shilonite to Jeroboam the son of Nebat.
- 2 Kings 19:35
And it came to pass that night, that the angel of the Lord went out, and smote in the camp of the Assyrians an hundred fourscore and five thousand: and when they arose early in the morning, behold, they were all dead corpses.
- 2 Kings 15:5
And the Lord smote the king, so that he was a leper unto the day of his death, and dwelt in a several house. And Jotham the king’s son was over the house, judging the people of the land.
- 1 Samuel 6:9
And see, if it goeth up by the way of his own coast to Beth–shemesh, then he hath done us this great evil: but if not, then we shall know that it is not his hand that smote us; it was a chance that happened to us.
- Acts 12:23
And immediately the angel of the Lord smote him, because he gave not God the glory: and he was eaten of worms, and gave up the ghost.
- Exodus 12:29
And it came to pass, that at midnight the Lord smote all the firstborn in the land of Egypt, from the firstborn of Pharaoh that sat on his throne unto the firstborn of the captive that was in the dungeon; and all the firstborn of cattle.
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- 1 Samuel 25:37
But it came to pass in the morning, when the wine was gone out of Nabal, and his wife had told him these things, that his heart died within him, and he became as a stone.
- 1 Samuel 25:38
And it came to pass about ten days after, that the Lord smote Nabal, that he died.
- 1 Samuel 25:39
And when David heard that Nabal was dead, he said, Blessed be the Lord, that hath pleaded the cause of my reproach from the hand of Nabal, and hath kept his servant from evil: for the Lord hath returned the wickedness of Nabal upon his own head. And David sent and communed with Abigail, to take her to him to wife.
1 Samuel 25:38 in other languages
| Spanish Reina-Valera 1909 | Y pasados diez días Jehová hirió á Nabal, y murió. |
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| French Bible J.N. Darby 1885 | Et il arriva, environ dix jours après, que l’ Éternel frappa Nabal, et il mourut. |
| German Elberfelder 1871 | Und es geschah ungefähr zehn Tage nachher, da schlug Jehova Nabal, und er starb. |
| Latin Clementine Vulgate | Cumque pertransissent decem dies, percussit Dominus Nabal, et mortuus est. |