1 Samuel 25:35

Then David accepted from her hand what she had brought him, and he said to her, “Go home in peace. See, I have heeded your voice and granted your request.”

Berean Standard Bible

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Study note

Setting — David addresses Abigail immediately after she arrives with provisions to avert his planned retaliation against her household. He speaks to her at the moment of decision, following her urgent plea in the preceding verse.

The words — The text records David’s declaration using אָמַר ('a.Mar) = he said and עֲלִ֤י ('a.Li) = go up, which functions contextually as a dismissal command. The narrative also notes he took (וַ/יִּקַּ֤ח) what she had brought from her hand.

The thread — The dismissal formula “Go in peace” appears in 1 Samuel 20:42 and 2 Kings 5:19. These passages share the same verbal structure for concluding an encounter with a directive to depart.

Why it lands — The verse requires the reader to observe David’s restraint and his explicit acknowledgment that he has heeded a human voice. It presents a concrete moment where political and military impulse is halted by a granted request.

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The Hebrew words

וַיִּקַּ֤חva/i.yi.Kachand/ he took דָּוִד֙da.VidDavid מִיָּדָ֔הּmi./ya.Da/hfrom/ hand/ her אֵ֥ת'et<obj.>אֲשֶׁר־'a.Sher-[that] which הֵבִ֖יאָהhe.Vi.'ahshe had broughtל֑וֹl/oto <the>/ himוְלָ֣הּve./La/hand/ to <the>/ herאָמַ֗ר'a.Marhe said עֲלִ֤י'a.Ligo up לְשָׁלוֹם֙le./sha.lOmto/ peace לְבֵיתֵ֔ךְle./vei.Te/khto/ house/ your רְאִי֙re.'Isee שָׁמַ֣עְתִּיsha.Ma'.tiI have listened בְקוֹלֵ֔ךְve./ko.Le/khto/ voice/ your וָאֶשָּׂ֖אva./'e.Sa'and/ I have lifted up פָּנָֽיִךְ׃pa.Na.yi/khface/ your

King James Version

So David received of her hand that which she had brought him, and said unto her, Go up in peace to thine house; see, I have hearkened to thy voice, and have accepted thy person.

Cross-references

Genesis 19:21 “Very well,” he answered, “I will grant this request as well, and will not demolish the town you indicate.
1 Samuel 20:42 And Jonathan said to David, “Go in peace, for the two of us have sworn in the name of the LORD, saying, ‘May the LORD be a witness between you and me, and between your descendants and mine forever.’” Then David got up and departed, and Jonathan went back into the city.
2 Kings 5:19 “Go in peace,” said Elisha. But after Naaman had traveled a short distance,
2 Samuel 15:9 “Go in peace,” said the king. So Absalom got up and went to Hebron.
Job 34:19 who is not partial to princes and does not favor rich over poor? For they are all the work of His hands.
Luke 7:50 And Jesus told the woman, “Your faith has saved you; go in peace.”
Luke 8:48 “Daughter,” said Jesus, “your faith has healed you. Go in peace.”

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