1 Samuel 25:34
For in very deed, as the Lord God of Israel liveth, which hath kept me back from hurting thee, except thou hadst hasted and come to meet me, surely there had not been left unto Nabal by the morning light any that pisseth against the wall.
Cross-references
1 Samuel 25:18 shows Abigail's hurried preparation — David in 25:34 credits her hurrying as the reason.
In 1 Samuel 25:22, David swears to kill every male of Nabal's house — the very oath he says Abigail prevented him from fulfilling.
In 1 Samuel 25:26, Abigail says the Lord restrained David from bloodguilt — David here echoes her words.
In 1 Samuel 25:37, Nabal's heart fails when told of the danger — the aftermath of David's restraint.
In 1 Samuel 25:39, David praises God for keeping him from evil — directly echoing the restraint acknowledged here.
In Genesis 20:6, God says He 'kept you from sinning' — the same verb 'kept back' used here for God restraining David.
In 1 Kings 14:10, God threatens to cut off every male from Jeroboam — using the same Hebrew idiom for 'male' as David's oath.
In 1 Kings 16:11, Zimri leaves no male of Baasha's house — same idiom for total destruction of males.
In 1 Kings 21:21, Elijah prophesies cutting off every male from Ahab — same idiom as David's threat.
In Job 27:2, Job begins an oath with 'As God lives' — the same oath formula David uses here.