1:23 So her husband Elkanah said to her, “Do what you think best. 1 Stay until you have weaned him. May the Lord fulfill his promise.” 2
So the woman stayed and nursed her son until she had weaned him.
25:36 When Abigail went back to Nabal, he was holding a banquet in his house like that of the king. Nabal was having a good time 3 and was very intoxicated. She told him absolutely nothing 4 until morning’s light.
1 tn Heb “what is good in your eyes.”
2 tn Heb “establish his word.” This apparently refers to the promise inherent in Eli’s priestly blessing (see v. 17).
3 tn Heb “and the heart of Nabal was good upon him”; NASB, NRSV “Nabal’s heart was merry within him”; NIV “he was in high spirits”; NCV, TEV “was in a good mood”; CEV “was very drunk and feeling good.”
4 tn Heb “and she did not tell him a thing, small or large.”