1 Samuel 25:24-30

New International Version

²⁴ She fell at his feet and said: “Pardon your servant, my lord,^(A) and let me speak to you; hear what your servant has to say. ²⁵ Please pay no attention, my lord, to that wicked man Nabal. He is just like his name—his name means Fool^(B),^(C) and folly goes with him. And as for me, your servant, I did not see the men my lord sent. ²⁶ And now, my lord, as surely as the Lord your God lives and as you live, since the Lord has kept you from bloodshed^(D) and from avenging^(E) yourself with your own hands, may your enemies and all who are intent on harming my lord be like Nabal.^{(F) 27} And let this gift,^(G) which your servant has brought to my lord, be given to the men who follow you.

²⁸ “Please forgive^(H) your servant’s presumption. The Lord your God will certainly make a lasting^(I) dynasty for my lord, because you fight the Lord’s battles,^(J) and no wrongdoing^(K) will be found in you as long as you live. ²⁹ Even though someone is pursuing you to take your life,^(L) the life of my lord will be bound securely in the bundle of the living by the Lord your God, but the lives of your enemies he will hurl^(M) away as from the pocket of a sling.^{(N) 30} When the Lord has fulfilled for my lord every good thing he promised concerning him and has appointed him ruler^(O) over Israel,