1 Samuel 25:22 “May God punish David, and ever so severely, if I let one male belongin…”

1 Samuel 25:22

May God punish David, and ever so severely, if I let one male belonging to Nabal survive until morning.”

Berean Standard Bible

Other translations

King James Version

So and more also do God unto the enemies of David, if I leave of all that pertain to him by the morning light any that pisseth against the wall.

World English Bible

God do so to the enemies of David, and more also, if I leave of all that belongs to him by the morning light so much as one who urinates on a wall.”

American Standard Version

God do so unto the enemies of David, and more also, if I leave of all that pertain to him by the morning light so much as one man-child.

Geneva Bible 1599

So and more also doe God vnto the enemies of Dauid: for surely I will not leaue of all that he hath, by the dawning of the day, any that pisseth against the wall.

Darby Translation

So and more also do God to the enemies of David, if I leave of all that is his by the morning light any male.

Young's Literal Translation

thus doth God do to the enemies of David, and thus He doth add, if I leave of all that he hath till the light of the morning — of those sitting on the wall.'

Bible in Basic English

May God's punishment be on David, if when morning comes there is so much as one male of his people still living.

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Cross references

“So and more”

1 Samuel 3:17 1 Samuel 20:13 1 Samuel 14:44 1 Samuel 20:16 Ruth 1:17

1 Samuel 3:17 · BSB

“What was the message He gave you?” Eli asked. “Do not hide it from me. May God punish you, and ever so severely, if you hide from me anything He said to you.”

1 Samuel 20:13 · BSB

But if my father intends to bring evil on you, then may the LORD punish me, and ever so severely, if I do not tell you and send you on your way in safety. May the LORD be with you, just as He has been with my father.

1 Samuel 14:44 · BSB

And Saul declared, “May God punish me, and ever so severely, if you, Jonathan, do not surely die!”

1 Samuel 20:16 · BSB

So Jonathan made a covenant with the house of David, saying, “May the LORD hold David’s enemies accountable.”

Ruth 1:17 · BSB

Where you die, I will die, and there I will be buried. May the LORD punish me, and ever so severely, if anything but death separates you and me.”

“any that pisseth, etc”

1 Kings 14:10 1 Kings 21:21 1 Kings 16:11 2 Kings 9:8

1 Kings 14:10 · BSB

Because of all this, behold, I am bringing disaster on the house of Jeroboam: I will cut off from Jeroboam every male, both slave and free, in Israel; I will burn up the house of Jeroboam as one burns up dung until it is…

1 Kings 21:21 · BSB

This is what the LORD says: ‘I will bring calamity on you and consume your descendants; I will cut off from Ahab every male in Israel, both slave and free.

1 Kings 16:11 · BSB

As soon as Zimri began to reign and was seated on the throne, he struck down the entire household of Baasha. He did not leave a single male, whether a kinsman or friend.

2 Kings 9:8 · BSB

The whole house of Ahab will perish, and I will cut off from Ahab every male, both slave and free, in Israel.

Cross references adapted from OpenBible.info (CC BY 4.0) and the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge.

In context

21Now David had just said, “In vain I have protected all that belonged to this man in the wilderness. Nothing that belongs to him has gone missing, yet he has paid me back evil for good.

23When Abigail saw David, she quickly got off the donkey, fell facedown, and bowed before him.

Read 1 Samuel 25