• 1 Samuel 25:39
    New World Translation of the Holy Scriptures

    • 39 When David heard that Naʹbal had died, he said: “Praise Jehovah, who has pleaded my case+ of reproach from Naʹbal+ and has kept his servant from doing anything bad,+ and Jehovah has brought the badness of Naʹbal back on his own head!” Then David sent word to propose to Abʹi·gail to take her as his wife.

  • 1 Samuel 25:39
    The Bible in Living English

    • 39* and David heard that Nabal was dead, and he said “Blessed be Jehovah, who has upheld my rights against Nabal in the matter of the insult I suffered, and who held back his servant from mischief and sent Nabal’s mischief back on his own head.” And David sent a proposal of marriage to Abigail;

  • 1 Samuel 25:39
    American Standard Version

    • 39 And when David heard that Nabal was dead, he said, Blessed be Jehovah, that hath pleaded the cause of my reproach from the hand of Nabal, and hath kept back his servant from evil: and the evil-doing of Nabal hath Jehovah returned upon his own head. And David sent and spake concerning Abigail, to take her to him to wife.

  • 1 Samuel 25:39
    The Emphasized Bible

    • 39 And when David heard that Nabal was dead, he said—Blessed be Yahweh who hath maintained the plea of my reproach at the hand of Nabal, and hath restrained his servant from wrong, yea, the wrong of Nabal hath Yahweh turned back on his own head. Then sent David and spake with Abigail, to take her to himself to wife.

  • 1 Samuel 25:39
    King James Version

    • 39 And when David heard that Nabal was dead, he said, Blessed be the LORD, that hath pleaded the cause of my reproach from the hand of Nabal, and hath kept his servant from evil: for the LORD hath returned the wickedness of Nabal upon his own head. And David sent and communed with Abigail, to take her to him to wife.