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1 Samuel 25:30

When the LORD has done for my lord all the good He promised, and when He has appointed you ruler over Israel,

Berean Standard Bible

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Study note

Setting — Abigail speaks to David while he prepares to attack Nabal, projecting forward to his future reign.

The words — The Hebrew וְ/הָיָ֗ה (ve./ha.Yah) and יַעֲשֶׂ֤ה (ya.'a.Seh) literally mean "and it will be" and "he will do," structuring the verse around God's certain future action.

The thread — This declaration of divine appointment matches the kingship transfers recorded in 1 Samuel 13:14, 1 Samuel 15:28, and 1 Samuel 23:17.

Why it lands — The text states that the LORD will act according to His prior speech and install David as ruler. It requires the reader to acknowledge that royal succession and political authority originate from divine promise, not human maneuvering.

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The Hebrew words

וְהָיָ֗הve./ha.Yahand/ it will beכִּֽי־ki-thatיַעֲשֶׂ֤הya.'a.Sehhe will doיְהוָה֙Yah.wehYahwehלַֽאדֹנִ֔יla./do.N/ito/ lord/ myכְּכֹ֛לke./Kholaccording to/ allאֲשֶׁר־'a.Sher-thatדִּבֶּ֥רdi.Berhe has spokenאֶת־'et-<obj.>הַטּוֹבָ֖הha./to.Vahthe/ goodעָלֶ֑יךָ'a.Lei./khaon/ youוְצִוְּךָ֥ve./tzi.ve./Khaand/ he will appoint/ youלְנָגִ֖ידle./na.Gidto/ rulerעַל־'al-overיִשְׂרָאֵֽל׃Yis.ra.'ElIsrael

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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