1 Samuel 25:22 meaning and explanation
May God punish David, and ever so severely, if I let one of Nabal’s men survive until morning.”
1 Samuel 25:22, Berean Standard Bible
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David is speaking here, enraged by Nabal's insult after his men had guarded Nabal's shepherds for nothing. Having ordered four hundred men to strap on swords, he swears an oath in the standard Hebrew form: "May God punish David, and ever so severely, if..." Some manuscripts read "his enemies" instead of "David," a small textual variation.
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