1Sa 25:28 | KD | STEP | The shrewd and pious woman supports her prayer for forgiveness of the wrong, which she takes upon herself, by promises of the rich blessing with which the Lord would recompense David. She thereby gives such clear and distinct expression to her firm belief in the divine election of David as king of Israel, that her words almost amount to prophecy: “ For Jehovah will make my lord a lasting house (cf. ; and for the fact itself, 2Sa 7:8., where the Lord confirms this pious wish by His own promises to David himself); for my lord fighteth the wars of Jehovah (vid., ), and evil is not discovered in thee thy whole life long .” רעה, evil, i.e., misfortune, mischief; for the thought that he might also be preserved from wrong-doing is not expressed till 1Sa 25:31. “ All thy days ,” lit . “from thy days,” i.e., from the beginning of thy life.

‏ 1 Samuel 25:28

The shrewd and pious woman supports her prayer for forgiveness of the wrong, which she takes upon herself, by promises of the rich blessing with which the Lord would recompense David. She thereby gives such clear and distinct expression to her firm belief in the divine election of David as king of Israel, that her words almost amount to prophecy: “For Jehovah will make my lord a lasting house (cf. 1Sa 2:35; and for the fact itself, 2Sa 7:8., where the Lord confirms this pious wish by His own promises to David himself); for my lord fighteth the wars of Jehovah (vid., 1Sa 18:17), and evil is not discovered in thee thy whole life long.” רעה, evil, i.e., misfortune, mischief; for the thought that he might also be preserved from wrong-doing is not expressed till 1Sa 25:31. “All thy days,” lit. “from thy days,” i.e., from the beginning of thy life.