1 Samuel 25:17
Bible › 1 Samuel › Chapter 25 › Verse 17
Now therefore know and consider what thou wilt do; for evil is determined against our master, and against all his household: for he is such a son of Belial, that a man cannot speak to him.Now consider carefully what you must do, because disaster looms over our master and all his household. For he is such a scoundrel that nobody can speak to him!”
In other translations
Now therefore know and consider what thou wilt do; for evil is determined against our master, and against all his household: for he is such a son of Belial, that a man cannot speak to him.Now consider carefully what you must do, because disaster looms over our master and all his household. For he is such a scoundrel that nobody can speak to him!”
Hebrew words
וְעַתָּהve'atahand nowH6258דְּעִיde'iknowH3045וּרְאִיure'iand seeH7200מַה־mah-what?H4100תַּעֲשִׂיta'asiwill you doH6213כִּי־ki-forH3588כָלְתָהkhaltahit has been determinedH3615הָרָעָהhara'ah<the> evilH7451אֶל־'el-againstH413אֲדֹנֵינוּ'adoneinumaster<s> ourH113וְעַלve'aland onH5921כָּל־kol-allH3605בֵּיתוֹbeitohousehold hisH1004וְהוּאvehu'and heH1931בֶּן־ben-[is] a son ofH1121בְּלִיַּעַלbeliya'alworthlessnessH1100מִדַּבֵּרmidaberfrom speakingH1696אֵלָיו׃'elavto himH413
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Related verses
- 1 Samuel 20:7If he say thus, It is well; thy servant shall have peace: but if he be very wroth, then be sure that evil is determined by him.If he says, ‘Good,’ then your servant is safe, but if he is enraged, you will know he has evil intentions.
- Deuteronomy 13:13Certain men, the children of Belial, are gone out from among you, and have withdrawn the inhabitants of their city, saying, Let us go and serve other gods, which ye have not known;that wicked men have arisen from among you and have led the people of their city astray, saying, “Let us go and serve other gods” (which you have not known),
- 1 Kings 21:13And there came in two men, children of Belial, and sat before him: and the men of Belial witnessed against him, even against Naboth, in the presence of the people, saying, Naboth did blaspheme God and the king. Then they carried him forth out of the city, and stoned him with stones, that he died.And the two scoundrels came in and sat opposite Naboth, and these men testified against him before the people, saying, “Naboth has cursed both God and the king!” So they took him outside the city and stoned him to death.
- 1 Samuel 20:32-3332 And Jonathan answered Saul his father, and said unto him, Wherefore shall he be slain? what hath he done? 33 And Saul cast a javelin at him to smite him: whereby Jonathan knew that it was determined of his father to slay David.32 “Why must he be put to death?” Jonathan replied. “What has he done?” 33 Then Saul hurled his spear at Jonathan to kill him; so Jonathan knew that his father was determined to kill David.
- Esther 7:7And the king arising from the banquet of wine in his wrath went into the palace garden: and Haman stood up to make request for his life to Esther the queen; for he saw that there was evil determined against him by the king.In his fury, the king arose from drinking his wine and went to the palace garden, while Haman stayed behind to beg Queen Esther for his life, for he realized that the king was planning a terrible fate for him.
- 1 Kings 21:10And set two men, sons of Belial, before him, to bear witness against him, saying, Thou didst blaspheme God and the king. And then carry him out, and stone him, that he may die.But seat two scoundrels opposite him and have them testify, ‘You have cursed both God and the king!’ Then take him out and stone him to death.”
- 2 Samuel 23:6-76 But the sons of Belial shall be all of them as thorns thrust away, because they cannot be taken with hands: 7 But the man that shall touch them must be fenced with iron and the staff of a spear; and they shall be utterly burned with fire in the same place.6 But the worthless are all like thorns raked aside, for they can never be gathered by hand. 7 The man who touches them must be armed with iron or with the shaft of a spear. The fire burns them to ashes in the place where they lie.”
- 1 Samuel 2:12Now the sons of Eli were sons of Belial; they knew not the Lord.Now the sons of Eli were wicked men; they had no regard for the LORD
- Judges 19:22Now as they were making their hearts merry, behold, the men of the city, certain sons of Belial, beset the house round about, and beat at the door, and spake to the master of the house, the old man, saying, Bring forth the man that came into thine house, that we may know him.While they were enjoying themselves, suddenly the wicked men of the city surrounded the house. Pounding on the door, they said to the old man who owned the house, “Bring out the man who came to your house, so we can have relations with him!”
- 1 Samuel 20:9And Jonathan said, Far be it from thee: for if I knew certainly that evil were determined by my father to come upon thee, then would not I tell it thee?“Never!” Jonathan replied. “If I ever found out that my father had evil intentions against you, would I not tell you?”
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