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20 Abigail rode her donkey and came down toward ·the [a] mountain ·hideout [ravine]. There she met David and his men coming down toward her.

21 David had just said, “·It’s been useless! [In vain have ] I ·watched over [guarded; protected] Nabal’s property in the ·desert [wilderness]. I made sure ·none of his sheep was missing [nothing was stolen]. I did good to him, but he has paid me back with evil. 22 May God punish ·me [L David][a] even more than my enemies if I leave even one of Nabal’s ·men [L one who urinates against a wall] alive until morning.

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  1. 1 Samuel 25:22 David Some Greek copies read “David.” Hebrew copies read “the enemies of David.”

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