30. And when the Lord has done all the good things he has promised you and has made you king of Israel,
31. then you will not have to feel regret or remorse, sir, for having killed without cause or for having taken your own revenge. And when the Lord has blessed you, sir, please do not forget me.”
32. David said to her, “Praise the Lord, the God of Israel, who sent you today to meet me!
33. Thank God for your good sense and for what you have done today in keeping me from the crime of murder and from taking my own revenge.
34. The Lord has kept me from harming you. But I swear by the living God of Israel that if you had not hurried to meet me, all of Nabal's men would have been dead by morning!”