1 Samuel 21:5

21:5 David said to the priest, “Certainly women have been kept away from us, just as on previous occasions when I have set out. The soldiers’ ¹  equipment is holy, even on an ordinary journey. How much more so will they be holy today, along with their equipment!”

1 Samuel 25:26

25:26 “Now, my lord, as surely as the Lord lives and as surely as you live, it is the Lord who has kept you from shedding blood and taking matters into your own hands. Now may your enemies and those who seek to harm my lord be like Nabal.

1 Samuel 25:39

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.

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¹ tn Heb “servants’.”

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 Lord has turned back on his head.”