Now therefore, my lord, the Lord liveth, and thy soul liveth, who hath withholden thee from coming to blood, and hath saved thy hand to thee: and now let thy enemies be as Nabal, and all they that seek evil to my lord.
וְעַתָּ֣ה אֲדֹנִ֗י חַי־יְהוָ֤ה וְחֵֽי־נַפְשְׁךָ֙ אֲשֶׁ֨ר מְנָעֲךָ֤ יְהוָה֙ מִבּ֣וֹא בְדָמִ֔ים וְהוֹשֵׁ֥עַ יָדְךָ֖ לָ֑ךְ וְעַתָּ֗ה יִֽהְי֤וּ כְנָבָל֙ אֹיְבֶ֔יךָ וְהַֽמְבַקְשִׁ֥ים אֶל־אֲדֹנִ֖י רָעָֽה׃
2 Church Fathers comment on this verse
Abigail's intercession teaches us that we should not only place our faith in unforeseen acts of intervention, but also find joy in them. David was filled with such happiness that he offered blessings to the one who disrupted his plans, as she prevented him from harboring thoughts of vengeance.
In the statement, ‘How shall the Lord forbid thee that thou shouldest not come unto innocent blood, and save thine hand,’ Aquila conveys the idea of ‘that thou shouldest not defile thy hands,’ meaning that one should not be stained with wickedness through the act of killing.
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