25:39 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! 2 The Lord has kept his servant from doing evil, and he has repaid Nabal for his evil deeds.” 3 Then David sent word to Abigail and asked her to become his wife.
1 tn Following the imperative, the cohortative verbal form indicates purpose/result here.
2 tn Heb “who has argued the case of my insult from the hand of Nabal.”
3 tn Heb “his servant he has held back from evil, and the evil of Nabal the