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1 Samuel 25 from Scroll 4Q51 Samuela 3 Now
the name of the man was Nabal; and the name of his wife Abigail. This woman was
intelligent and had a beautiful face; but the man was surly and evil in his doings. 9 When David’s young men came, they spoke to Nabal all those words in the name of David, and waited. But Nabal was haughty. 10 Nabal answered David’s servants, and said, “Who is David? Who is the son of Jesse? There are many servants who break away from their masters these days. 11 Shall I then take my bread, my water, and my meat that I have killed for my shearers, and give it to men who I don’t know where they come from?” 12 So David’s young men turned on their way, and went back, and came and told him all these words. [..] 20 As she rode on her donkey, and came down by the covert of the mountain, that behold, David and his men came down toward her, and she met them. 21 Now David had said, “Surely in vain I have kept all that this fellow has in the wilderness, so that nothing was missed of all that pertained to him. He has returned me evil for good. [..] 25 Please don’t let my lord pay attention to this worthless fellow, Nabal; for as his name is, so is he. Nabal is his name, and folly is with him; but I, your servant, didn’t see my lord’s young men, whom you sent. 26 Now therefore, my lord, as Yahweh lives, and as your soul lives, since Yahweh has withheld you from blood guiltiness, and from avenging yourself with your own hand, now therefore let your enemies, and those who seek evil to my lord, be as Nabal. 27 Now this present which your servant has brought to my lord, let it be given to the young men who follow my lord. [..] 38 About ten days later, Yahweh struck Nabal, so that he died. 39 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. 40 When David’s servants had come to Abigail to Carmel, they spoke to her, saying, “David has sent us to you, to take you to him as wife.”
1 Samuel 25 from Scroll 4Q53 Samuelc 30 It will come to pass,
when Yahweh[2]
has done to my lord according
to all the good that he has spoken concerning you, and has appointed you
prince over Israel, 31 that this shall
be no
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