1 Samuel 25:29 KJV

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.

Matthew Henry

  • Abigail takes a present to DavidBy a present Abigail atoned for Nabal's denial of David's request. Her behaviour was very submissive. Yielding pacifies great offences. She puts herself in...

Thompson Chains

  • Soul's EnemiesSee the chain from Psalms 71:10 · 7 links
  • SecuritySee the chain from Job 11:18 · 10 links
  • SlingsLink 2 of 3 · next Proverbs 26:8

Parallel Passages

  • Psalms 66:9 Which holdeth our soul in life, and suffereth not our feet to be moved.

From Thompson’s Chain-Reference Bible (1908).

Cross References

  • Jeremiah 10:18 For thus saith the LORD, Behold, I will sling out the inhabitants of the land at this once, and will distress them, that they may find it so.
  • Deuteronomy 33:29 Happy art thou, O Israel: who is like unto thee, O people saved by the LORD, the shield of thy help, and who is the sword of thy excellency! and thine enemies shall be found liars unto thee; and thou shalt tread upon their high places.
  • 1 Samuel 2:9 He will keep the feet of his saints, and the wicked shall be silent in darkness; for by strength shall no man prevail.
  • Psalms 66:9 Which holdeth our soul in life, and suffereth not our feet to be moved.
  • Psalms 116:15 Precious in the sight of the LORD is the death of his saints.

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Topics

Kings of Israel & Judah

  • SaulKing of Israel · 1095–1055 BC
  • DavidKing of Israel · 1055–1015 BC

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Bible Dictionary

  • LordThere are various Hebrew and Greek words so rendered.
  • God(A.S. and Dutch God; Dan. Gud; Ger. Gott), the name of the Divine Being. It is the rendering (1) of the Hebrew ’El, from a word meaning...

Strong’s Numbers

  • Yet a man אָדָם ʼâdâm
  • is risen קוּם qûwm
  • to pursue רָדַף râdaph
  • thee, and to seek בָּקַשׁ bâqash
  • thy soul נֶפֶשׁ nephesh
  • but the soul נֶפֶשׁ nephesh
  • of my lord אָדוֹן ʼâdôwn
  • shall be bound צָרַר tsârar
  • in the bundle צְרוֹר tsᵉrôwr
  • of life חַי chay
  • with the LORD יְהֹוָה Yᵉhôvâh
  • thy God אֱלֹהִים ʼĕlôhîym
  • and the souls נֶפֶשׁ nephesh
  • of thine enemies אֹיֵב ʼôyêb
  • them shall he sling out קָלַע qâlaʻ
  • of the middle תָּוֶךְ tâvek כַּף kaph
  • of a sling קֶלַע qelaʻ

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