KJV King James Version
And it shall come to pass, when the LORD shall have done to my lord according to all the good that he hath spoken concerning thee, and shall have appointed thee ruler over Israel;
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1 Samuel 25:30
And it shall come to pass, when the LORD shall have done to my lord according to all the good that he hath spoken concerning thee, and shall have appointed thee ruler over Israel;
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BSB Berean Standard Bible
When the LORD has done for my lord all the good He promised, and when He has appointed you ruler over Israel,
WEB World English Bible
It shall come to pass, when Yahweh has done to my lord according to all the good that he has spoken concerning you, and shall have appointed you prince over Israel,
ASV American Standard Version
And it shall come to pass, when Jehovah shall have done to my lord according to all the good that he hath spoken concerning thee, and shall have appointed thee prince over Israel,
YLT Young’s Literal Translation
‘And it hath been, when Jehovah doth to my lord according to all the good which He hath spoken concerning thee, and appointed thee for leader over Israel,
Surrounding context — 1 Samuel 25
27 And now this blessing which thine handmaid hath brought unto my lord, let it even be given unto the young men that follow my lord.
28 I pray thee, forgive the trespass of thine handmaid: for the LORD will certainly make my lord a sure house; because my lord fighteth the battles of the LORD, and evil hath not been found in thee [all] thy days.
29 Yet a man is risen to pursue thee, and to seek thy soul: but the soul of my lord shall be bound in the bundle of life with the LORD thy God; and the souls of thine enemies, them shall he sling out, [as out] of the middle of a sling.
30 And it shall come to pass, when the LORD shall have done to my lord according to all the good that he hath spoken concerning thee, and shall have appointed thee ruler over Israel;
31 That this shall be no grief unto thee, nor offence of heart unto my lord, either that thou hast shed blood causeless, or that my lord hath avenged himself: but when the LORD shall have dealt well with my lord, then remember thine handmaid.
32 And David said to Abigail, Blessed [be] the LORD God of Israel, which sent thee this day to meet me:
33 And blessed [be] thy advice, and blessed [be] thou, which hast kept me this day from coming to [shed] blood, and from avenging myself with mine own hand.
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These Hebrew/Greek tokens are linked by Strong's number. Click one for its lexicon definition and other occurrences.
וְהָיָ֗הH1961 · ha.yahto beכִּֽי־H3588 · kiforיַעֲשֶׂ֤הH6213 · a.sahto make: doיְהוָה֙H3068 · ye.ho.vahLORDלַֽאדֹנִ֔יH113 · a.donlordכְּכֹ֛לH3605 · kolallאֲשֶׁר־H834 · a.sherwhichדִּבֶּ֥רH1696 · da.varto speak: speakאֶת־H853 · et[Obj.]הַטּוֹבָ֖הH2896 · tovpleasantעָלֶ֑יךָH5921 · aluponוְצִוְּךָ֥H6680 · tsa.vahto commandלְנָגִ֖ידH5057 · na.gidleaderעַל־H5921 · aluponיִשְׂרָאֵֽל׃H3478 · yis.ra.elIsrael
Cross-references
1 Samuel 13:14But now thy kingdom shall not continue: the LORD hath sought him a man after his own heart, and the LORD hath commanded him [to be] captain over his people, because thou hast not kept [that] which the LORD commanded thee.1 Samuel 15:28And Samuel said unto him, The LORD hath rent the kingdom of Israel from thee this day, and hath given it to a neighbour of thine, [that is] better than thou.1 Samuel 23:17And he said unto him, Fear not: for the hand of Saul my father shall not find thee; and thou shalt be king over Israel, and I shall be next unto thee; and that also Saul my father knoweth.Psalm 89:20I have found David my servant; with my holy oil have I anointed him:
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