26-27. but please take this gift of food that I've brought and share it with your followers. The Lord has kept you from taking revenge and from killing innocent people. But I hope your enemies and anyone else who wants to harm you will end up like Nabal. I swear this by the living Lord and by your life.
28. Please forgive me if I say a little more. The Lord will always protect you and your family, because you fight for him. I pray that you won't ever do anything evil as long as you live.
29. The Lord your God will keep you safe when your enemies try to kill you. But he will snatch away their lives quicker than you can throw a stone from a sling.
30. The Lord has promised to do many good things for you, even to make you the ruler of Israel. The Lord will keep his promises to you,
31. and now your conscience will be clear, because you won't be guilty of taking revenge and killing innocent people.When the Lord does all those good things for you, please remember me.
32. David told her:I praise the Lord God of Israel! He must have sent you to meet me today.
33. And you should also be praised. Your good sense kept me from taking revenge and killing innocent people.