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BSB § On hearing that Nabal was dead, David said, “Blessed be the LORD, who has upheld my cause against the reproach of Nabal and has restrained His servant from evil. For the LORD has brought the wickedness of Nabal down upon his own head.”
§ Then David sent word to Abigail, asking for her in marriage.

OEB Now when David heard that Nabal was dead, he said, ‘Blessed be the Lord who has avenged the case of my insult at the hand of Nabal and has kept back his servant from evil. The evil-doing of Nabal the Lord brought back upon his own head.’ Then David sent and wooed Abigail to take her to him to be his wife.

WEB When David heard that Nabal was dead, he said, “Blessed is Yahweh, who has pleaded the cause of my reproach from the hand of Nabal, and has kept back his servant from evil. Yahweh has returned the evildoing of Nabal on his own head.”
¶ David sent and spoke concerning Abigail, to take her to himself as wife.

WMB When David heard that Nabal was dead, he said, “Blessed is the LORD, who has pleaded the cause of my reproach from the hand of Nabal, and has kept back his servant from evil. The LORD has returned the evildoing of Nabal on his own head.”
¶ David sent and spoke concerning Abigail, to take her to himself as wife.

NET When David heard that Nabal had died, he said, “Praised be the Lord who has vindicated me and avenged the insult that I suffered from Nabal! The Lord has kept his servant from doing evil, and he has repaid Nabal for his evil deeds.” Then David sent word to Abigail and asked her to become his wife.

LSV and David hears that Nabal [is] dead and says, “Blessed [is] YHWH who has pleaded the cause of my reproach from the hand of Nabal, and His servant has kept back from evil, and YHWH has turned back the wickedness of Nabal on his own head”; and David sends and speaks with Abigail, to take her to himself for a wife.

FBV When David heard that Nabal was dead, he said, “Praise the Lord who has supported me against Nabal's insult and has kept me from doing evil. For the Lord made Nabal's wickedness fall back on himself.” Then David sent a message to Abigail, asking for her to marry him.

T4T After David heard that Nabal was dead, he said, “Praise Yahweh! Nabal insulted me, but Yahweh ◄vindicated me/got revenge for me►. He has prevented me from doing anything wrong. And he has punished Nabal for the wrong that he did.”
¶ Then David sent messengers to Abigail, to ask her if she would become his wife.

LEB When David heard that Nabal had died, he said, “Blessed be Yahweh who has vindicated the case of my reproach from the hand of Nabal, and he has kept back his servant from evil; but Yahweh has returned the evil of Nabal on his own head.” Then David sent and spoke with Abigail to take her for his wife.

BBE And David, hearing that Nabal was dead, said, May the Lord be praised, who has taken up my cause against Nabal for the shame which he put on me, and has kept back his servant from evil, and has sent on Nabal's head the reward of his evil-doing. And David sent word to Abigail, desiring to take her as his wife.

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JPS 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 back His servant from evil; and the evil-doing of Nabal hath the LORD returned upon his own head.' And David sent and spoke concerning Abigail, to take her to him to wife.

ASV And when David heard that Nabal was dead, he said, Blessed be Jehovah, that hath pleaded the cause of my reproach from the hand of Nabal, and hath kept back his servant from evil: and the evil-doing of Nabal hath Jehovah returned upon his own head. And David sent and spake concerning Abigail, to take her to him to wife.

DRA And when David had heard that Nabal was dead, he said: Blessed be the Lord, who hath judged the cause of my reproach at the hand of Nabal, and hath kept his servant from evil, and the Lord hath returned the wickedness of Nabal upon his head. Then David sent and treated with Abigail, that he might take her to himself for a wife.

YLT and David heareth that Nabal [is] dead, and saith, 'Blessed [is] Jehovah who hath pleaded the cause of my reproach from the hand of Nabal, and His servant hath kept back from evil, and the wickedness of Nabal hath Jehovah turned back on his own head;' and David sendeth and speaketh with Abigail, to take her to him for a wife.

DBY And when David heard that Nabal was dead, he said, Blessed be Jehovah, who has pleaded the cause of my reproach from the hand of Nabal, and has kept back his servant from evil; but Jehovah has returned Nabal's evil upon his own head. And David sent and communed with Abigail, to take her as his wife.

RV 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 back his servant from evil: and the evil-doing of Nabal hath the LORD returned upon his own head. And David sent and spake concerning Abigail, to take her to him to wife.

WBS 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 himself for a wife.

KJB ¶ 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.
  (¶ And when David heard that Nabal was dead, he said, Blessed be the LORD, that hath/has pleaded the cause of my reproach from the hand of Nabal, and hath/has kept his servant from evil: for the LORD hath/has returned the wickedness of Nabal upon his own head. And David sent and communed with Abigail, to take her to him to wife. )

BB And when Dauid heard that Nabal was dead, he sayd: Blessed be the Lord that hath iudged ye cause of my rebuke of the hand of Nabal, & hath kept his seruaunt from euill: For the Lord hath recompenced the wickednes of Nabal vpon his owne head. And Dauid sent to commune with Abigail, to take her to his wyfe.
  (And when Dauid heard that Nabal was dead, he said: Blessed be the Lord that hath/has judged ye/you_all cause of my rebuke of the hand of Nabal, and hath/has kept his servant from evil: For the Lord hath/has recompensed the wickednes of Nabal upon his own head. And Dauid sent to commune with Abigail, to take her to his wife.)

GNV Now when Dauid heard, that Nabal was dead, he said, Blessed be the Lord that hath iudged the cause of my rebuke of ye hand of Nabal, and hath kept his seruant from euil: for the Lord hath recompensed the wickednesse of Nabal vpon his owne head. Also Dauid sent to commune with Abigail to take her to his wife.
  (Now when Dauid heard, that Nabal was dead, he said, Blessed be the Lord that hath/has judged the cause of my rebuke of ye/you_all hand of Nabal, and hath/has kept his servant from euil: for the Lord hath/has recompensed the wickedness of Nabal upon his own head. Also Dauid sent to commune with Abigail to take her to his wife. )

CB Whan Dauid herde that Nabal was deed, he sayde: Blessed be ye LORDE which hath auenged my rebuke on Nabal, and preserued his seruaunt from euell. And the LORDE hath rewarded Nabal that euell vpon his heade. And Dauid sent, and caused to talke with Abigail, yt he mighte take her to wife.
  (Whan Dauid heard that Nabal was dead, he said: Blessed be ye/you_all LORD which hath/has auenged my rebuke on Nabal, and preserved his servant from evil. And the LORD hath/has rewarded Nabal that evil upon his heade. And Dauid sent, and caused to talk with Abigail, it he mighte take her to wife.)

WYC Which thing whanne Dauid hadde herd, Nabal deed, he seide, Blessid be the Lord God, that vengide the cause of my schenschip of the hond of Nabal, and kepte his seruaunt fro yuel, and the Lord yeldide the malice of Nabal in to the heed of hym. Therfor Dauid sente, and spak to Abigail, that he wolde take hir wijf to hym.
  (Which thing when Dauid had heard, Nabal dead, he said, Blessed be the Lord God, that vengide the cause of my schenschip of the hand of Nabal, and kepte his servant from yuel, and the Lord yeldide the malice of Nabal in to the heed of him. Therefore Dauid sente, and spoke to Abigail, that he would take her wife to him.)

LUT Da das David hörete, daß Nabal tot war, sprach er: Gelobet sei der HErr, der meine Schmach gerochen hat an dem Nabal und seinen Knecht enthalten hat vor dem Übel, und der HErr hat dem Nabal das Übel auf seinen Kopf vergolten. Und David sandte hin und ließ mit Abigail reden, daß er sie zum Weibe nähme.
  (So the David listente, that Nabal tot war, spoke er: Gelobet be the HErr, the my Schmach gerochen has at to_him Nabal and his Knecht enthalten has before/in_front_of to_him Übel, and the LORD has to_him Nabal the Übel on his Kopf vergolten. And David sandte there and let with Abigail reden, that he they/she/them for_the Weibe nähme.)

CLV Quod cum audisset David mortuum Nabal, ait: Benedictus Dominus, qui judicavit causam opprobrii mei de manu Nabal, et servum suum custodivit a malo, et malitiam Nabal reddidit Dominus in caput ejus. Misit ergo David, et locutus est ad Abigail, ut sumeret eam sibi in uxorem.
  (That cum audisset David mortuum Nabal, ait: Benedictus Master, who yudicavit causam opprobrii my/mine about by_hand Nabal, and servum his_own custodivit a malo, and malitiam Nabal reddidit Master in caput his. Misit ergo David, and spoke it_is to Abigail, as sumeret her sibi in wife. )

BRN And David heard it [fn]and said, Blessed be the Lord, who has judged the cause of my reproach at the hand of Nabal, and has delivered his servant [fn]from the power of evil; and the Lord has returned the mischief of Nabal upon his own head.
¶ And David sent and spoke concerning Abigaia, to take her to himself for a wife.

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BrLXX Καὶ ἤκουσε Δαυὶδ, καὶ εἶπεν, εὐλογητὸς Κύριος, ὃς ἔκρινε τὴν κρίσιν τοῦ ὀνειδισμοῦ μου ἐκ χειρὸς Νάβαλ, καὶ τὸν δοῦλον αὐτοῦ περιεποιήσατο ἐκ χειρὸς κακῶν, καὶ τὴν κακίαν Νάβαλ ἀπέστρεψε Κύριος εἰς κεφαλὴν αὐτοῦ.
¶ Καὶ ἀπέστειλε Δαυὶδ καὶ ἐλάλησε περὶ Ἀβιγαίας, λαβεῖν αὐτὴν ἑαυτῷ εἰς γυναῖκα.
  (Kai aʸkouse Dawid, kai eipen, eulogaʸtos Kurios, hos ekrine taʸn krisin tou oneidismou mou ek ⱪeiros Nabal, kai ton doulon autou periepoiaʸsato ek ⱪeiros kakōn, kai taʸn kakian Nabal apestrepse Kurios eis kefalaʸn autou.
¶ Kai apesteile Dawid kai elalaʸse peri Abigaias, labein autaʸn heautōi eis gunaika. )