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1 Samuel 25:27

Old Testament Historical ASV (1901)

What does 1 Samuel 25:27 say?

The American Standard Version records this verse as: “And now this present which thy servant hath brought unto my lord, let it be given unto the young men that follow my lord.” Read the surrounding verses and the named sources below before drawing broader conclusions.

The verse

And now this present which thy servant hath brought unto my lord, let it be given unto the young men that follow my lord.
1 Samuel 25:27 — American Standard Version

Context — 1 Samuel 25

American Standard Version (1901) — public domain. Click any verse for its study page.
24And she fell at his feet, and said, Upon me, my lord, upon me be the iniquity; and let thy handmaid, I pray thee, speak in thine ears, and hear thou the words of thy handmaid.
25Let not my lord, I pray thee, regard this worthless fellow, even Nabal; for as his name is, so is he; Nabal is his name, and folly is with him: but I thy handmaid saw not the young men of my lord, whom thou didst send.
26Now therefore, my lord, as Jehovah liveth, and as thy soul liveth, seeing Jehovah hath withholden thee from bloodguiltiness, and from avenging thyself with thine own hand, now therefore let thine enemies, and them that seek evil to my lord, be as Nabal.
27And now this present which thy servant hath brought unto my lord, let it be given unto the young men that follow my lord.
28Forgive, I pray thee, the trespass of thy handmaid: for Jehovah will certainly make my lord a sure house, because my lord fighteth the battles of Jehovah; and evil shall not be found in thee all thy days.
29And though men be risen up to pursue thee, and to seek thy soul, yet the soul of my lord shall be bound in the bundle of life with Jehovah thy God; and the souls of thine enemies, them shall he sling out, as from the hollow of a sling.
30And 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,
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What do historical commentaries say?

John Gill's Exposition
John Gill (1697–1771) · Exposition of the Old and New Testament · 18th-century historical commentary
“And now this blessing, which thine handmaid hath brought unto my lord, etc.] The present, consisting of the things mentioned in (<092518>1 Samuel 25:18); which came as a blessing from God, and with good will from her: let it even be given unto the young men that follow my lord; the servants of David: in the original it is, “that walk at the feet of my lord”: and which the Targum paraphrases, “who minister before my lord”; and so Abigail’s damsels are called “pedissequae”, or “that walked at her feet”, (<092542>1 Samuel 25:42); and with the Romans, in later times, servants were called a “pedibus” and “pedissequi” f506. This also is very artfully said, as if the present was not good enough for…”
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Wesley's Explanatory Notes
John Wesley (1703–1791) · Explanatory Notes upon the New Testament and Old Testament notes · 18th-century historical commentary
“Blessing - So a gift or present is called here, and elsewhere; not only because the matter of it comes from God's blessing; but also because it is given with a blessing, or with a good will. Unto the young men - As being unworthy of thine acceptance or use. 1 Kings (1 Samuel) 25:28”
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Treasury of Scriptural Knowledge
R. A. Torrey and contributors · The Treasury of Scripture Knowledge · Cross-reference reference work
“blessing: or, present, Sa1 30:26; Gen 33:11; Kg2 5:15; Co2 9:5 follow: Heb. walk at the feet of, Sa1 25:42 \*marg. Jdg 4:10; Sa2 16:2 1 Kings (1 Samuel) 25:28”
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