Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

Summary

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.

To take her

Bible References

Pleaded

Proverbs 22:23
For the Lord will plead their case
And take the life of those who rob them.
Lamentations 3:58
O Lord, You have pleaded my soul’s cause;
You have redeemed my life.
Micah 7:9
I will bear the indignation of the Lord
Because I have sinned against Him,
Until He pleads my case and executes justice for me.
He will bring me out to the light,
And I will see His righteousness.

Kept his servant

1 Samuel 25:26
“Now therefore, my lord, as the Lord lives, and as your soul lives, since the Lord has restrained you from shedding blood, and from avenging yourself by your own hand, now then let your enemies and those who seek evil against my lord, be as Nabal.
Hosea 2:6
“Therefore, behold, I will hedge up her way with thorns,
And I will build a wall against her so that she cannot find her paths.
2 Corinthians 13:7
Now we pray to God that you do no wrong; not that we ourselves may appear approved, but that you may do what is right, even though we may appear unapproved.
1 Thessalonians 5:23
Now may the God of peace Himself sanctify you entirely; and may your spirit and soul and body be preserved complete, without blame at the coming of our Lord Jesus Christ.
2 Timothy 4:18
The Lord will rescue me from every evil deed, and will bring me safely to His heavenly kingdom; to Him be the glory forever and ever. Amen.

Hath returned

2 Samuel 3:28
Afterward when David heard it, he said, “I and my kingdom are innocent before the Lord forever of the blood of Abner the son of Ner.
1 Kings 2:44
The king also said to Shimei, “You know all the evil which you acknowledge in your heart, which you did to my father David; therefore the Lord shall return your evil on your own head.
Esther 7:10
So they hanged Haman on the gallows which he had prepared for Mordecai, and the king’s anger subsided.
Psalm 7:16
His mischief will return upon his own head,
And his violence will descend upon his own pate.

To take her

Proverbs 18:22
He who finds a wife finds a good thing
And obtains favor from the Lord.