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Chapter 25
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Samuel 1Sam 28:3
lamented Gen 50:11; Num 20:29; Deut 34:8; Acts 8:2
in his house 1Sam 7:17; 1Kgs 2:34; 2Chr 33:20; Isa 14:18
the wilderness Gen 14:6, Gen 21:21; Num 10:12, Num 12:16, Num 13:3, Num 13:26; Ps 120:5
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Maon 1Sam 23:24
possessions were or, business was
Carmel Not the famous mount Carmel, in the north of Canaan, and in the tribe of Asher; but a city, on a mountain of the same name, in the south of Judah, which seems to have given name to the surrounding territory. Eusebius and Jerome inform us, that there was in their time a town called Carmelia, ten miles east from Hebron, where the Romans kept a garrison, whose position well agrees with this Carmel.
man Gen 26:13; 2Sam 19:32; Ps 17:14, Ps 73:3-7; Luke 16:19-25
three thousand Gen 13:2; Job 1:3, Job 42:12
shearing This was a very ancient custom, and appears to have been always attended with festivity. The ancient Romans, however, used to pluck off the wool from the sheep's backs; and hence a fleece was called vellus, a vellendo, from plucking it off. Pliny says, that in his time sheep were not shorn every where, but in some places the wool was still plucked off. Gen 38:13; 2Sam 13:23-24
Carmel 1Sam 30:5; Josh 15:55
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good Prov 14:1, Prov 31:26, Prov 31:30-31
was churlish 1Sam 25:10-11, 1Sam 25:17; Ps 10:3; Isa 32:5-7
and he was Wehoo calibbee, literally, "and he was a Calebite;" but as the word cailev signifies a dog, the Septuagint has understood it as implying a man of canine disposition, and translated it, και ανθρωπος κυνικος, "and he was a doggish man." It is understood in the same way by the Syriac and Arabic.
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did shear Gen 38:13; 2Sam 13:23
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greet him etc. Heb. ask him in my name of peace, 1Sam 17:22; Gen 43:23
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liveth 1Thess 3:8; 1Tim 5:6
Peace be both 2Sam 18:28 *marg. 1Chr 12:18; Ps 122:7; Matt 10:12-13; Luke 10:5; John 14:27; 2Thess 3:16
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thy shepherds In those times, and at the present day, wandering Arabs, under their several chiefs, think that they have a right to exact contributions of provisions, etc., wherever they come. But David, though he lived in the wilderness like the Arab emirs, had not adopted their manners. One of them, at the head of 600 men, would have demanded, from time to time, some provision or present from Nabal's servants, for permitting them to feed at quiet; and would have driven them away from the watering place upon any dislike. David had done nothing of this kind; but had protected them against those who would.
we hurt Heb. we shamed, 1Sam 25:15-16, 1Sam 25:21, 1Sam 22:2; Isa 11:6-9; Luke 3:14; Phil 2:15, Phil 4:8
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a good day Neh 8:10-12; Esth 9:19; Eccl 11:2; Luke 11:41, Luke 14:12-14
thy son 1Sam 3:6, 1Sam 24:11
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ceased Heb. rested, or, became quiet, Gen 8:4; 2Kgs 2:15; 2Chr 14:7
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Who is David 1Sam 20:30, 1Sam 22:7-8; Exod 5:2; Judg 9:28; 2Sam 20:1; 1Kgs 12:16; Ps 73:7-8; Ps 123:3-4; Isa 32:5, Isa 32:7
there be 1Sam 22:2; Eccl 7:10
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Shall I then 1Sam 25:3, 1Sam 24:13; Deut 8:17; Judg 8:6; Job 31:17; Ps 73:7-8; 1Pet 4:9
flesh Heb. slaughter
give it Eccl 11:1-2; Gal 6:10
whom 1Sam 25:14-15; John 9:29-30; 2Cor 6:9
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came 2Sam 24:13; Isa 36:21-22; Heb 13:17
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Gird ye Josh 9:14; Prov 14:29, Prov 16:32, Prov 19:2, Prov 19:11, Prov 25:8; Jas 1:19-20
David also 1Sam 24:5-6; Rom 12:19-21
two hundred 1Sam 30:9-10, 1Sam 30:21-24
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railed on them Heb. flew upon them, Mark 15:29
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very good 1Sam 25:7, 1Sam 25:21; Phil 2:15
hurt Heb. shamed
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a wall Exod 14:22; Job 1:10; Jer 15:20; Zech 2:5
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evil 1Sam 20:7, 1Sam 20:9, 1Sam 20:33; 2Chr 25:16; Esth 7:7
a son of Belial 1Sam 25:25, 1Sam 2:12; Deut 13:13; Judg 19:22; 2Sam 23:6-7; 1Kgs 21:10, 1Kgs 21:13; 2Chr 13:7
that a man 1Sam 20:32-33; 2Kgs 5:13-14
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made haste 1Sam 25:34; Num 16:46-48; Prov 6:4-5; Matt 5:25
took two The Eastern bread is generally both thin and small; and answers to our cakes. Gen 32:13-20, Gen 43:11-14; 2Sam 17:28-29; Prov 18:16, Prov 21:14
two bottles That is, two goatskins' full.
five sheep Not one sheep to one hundred men.
clusters Heb. lumps, Raisins dried in the sun, 2Sam 16:1
cakes of figs Figs cured and then pressed together. Now all this provision was a matter of little worth; and had it been granted in the first instance, it would have perfectly satisfied David, and secured his good offices.
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Go Gen 32:16, Gen 32:20
But Prov 31:11-12, Prov 31:27
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rode 2Kgs 4:24
she came down David was coming down mount Paran; Abigail was coming down from Carmel.
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Surely 1Sam 25:13; Job 30:8; Ps 37:8; Eph 4:26, Eph 4:31; 1Thess 5:15; 1Pet 2:21-23, 1Pet 3:9
he hath requited Gen 44:4; Ps 35:12, Ps 38:20, Ps 109:3-5; Prov 17:13; Jer 18:20; Rom 12:21; 1Pet 2:20, 1Pet 3:17
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So and more Nothing can justify this conduct of David, which was rash, unjust, and cruel in the extreme. David himself condemns it, and thanks God for being prevented from executing this evil (1Sam 25:32-34). 1Sam 3:17, 1Sam 14:44, 1Sam 20:13, 1Sam 20:16; Ruth 1:17
if I leave 1Sam 25:34
any that pisseth etc. This seems to have been a proverbial expression among the Israelites; and may with the utmost propriety be read "any male." 1Kgs 14:10, 1Kgs 16:11, 1Kgs 21:21; 2Kgs 9:8
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lighted Josh 15:18; Judg 1:14
fell 1Sam 20:41, 1Sam 24:8
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fell 2Kgs 4:37; Esth 8:3; Matt 18:29
Upon 1Sam 25:28; Gen 44:33-34; 2Sam 14:9; Phlm 1:18-19
let thine Gen 44:18; 2Sam 14:12
audience Heb. ears
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regard Heb. lay it to his heart, 2Sam 13:33; Isa 42:25; Mal 2:2
man of Belial 1Sam 25:17, 1Sam 25:26
Nabal that is, fool
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as the Lord liveth 1Sam 25:34, 1Sam 22:3; 2Kgs 2:2, 2Kgs 4:6
and as thy 1Sam 1:26
the Lord hath 1Sam 25:33; Gen 20:6
from Rom 12:19-20
avenging thyself Heb. saving thyself, Ps 18:47-48, Ps 44:3
now let 2Sam 18:32; Jer 29:22; Dan 4:19
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blessing or, present, 1Sam 30:26; Gen 33:11; 2Kgs 5:15; 2Cor 9:5
follow Heb. walk at the feet of, 1Sam 25:42 *marg. Judg 4:10; 2Sam 16:2
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forgive 1Sam 25:24
the Lord 1Sam 15:28; 2Sam 7:11, 2Sam 7:16, 2Sam 7:27; 1Kgs 9:5; 1Chr 17:10, 1Chr 17:25; Ps 89:29
fighteth 1Sam 17:47, 1Sam 18:17; 2Sam 5:2; 2Chr 20:15; Eph 6:10-11
evil hath 1Sam 24:6-7, 1Sam 24:11, 1Sam 24:17; 1Kgs 15:5; Ps 119:1-3; Matt 5:16; Luke 23:41, Luke 23:47
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bound The metaphors in this verse are derived from the consideration, that things of value are collected together, and often tied up in bundles, like sheaves of corn, to prevent their being scattered and lost, and that whatever is put into a sling is not intended to be preserved, but to be thrown away. 1Sam 2:9; Gen 15:1; Deut 33:29; Ps 66:9, Ps 116:15; Mal 3:17; Matt 10:29-30
with the Lord John 10:27-30, John 14:19, John 17:21, John 17:23; Col 3:3-4; 1Pet 1:5
sling out Jer 10:18
as out of the middle of a sling Heb. in the midst of the bow of a sling
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according 1Sam 13:14, 1Sam 15:28, 1Sam 23:17; Ps 89:20
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grief Heb. staggering, or, stumbling, Prov 5:12-13; Rom 14:21; 2Cor 1:12
avenged 1Sam 25:33, 1Sam 24:15, 1Sam 26:23; 2Sam 22:48; Ps 94:1; Rom 12:19
remember 1Sam 25:40; Gen 40:14; Luke 23:42
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David overlooks the rich and seasonable present of Abigail, though pressed with hunger and wearied with travel; but her advice, which disarmed his rage, and calmed his revenge, draws forth these high and affectionate gratulations. These were his joyful and glorious trophies; not over his enemies, but over himself.
Gen 24:27; Exod 18:10; Ezra 7:27; Ps 41:12-13, Ps 72:18; Luke 1:68; 2Cor 8:16
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blessed Ps 141:5; Prov 9:9, Prov 17:10, Prov 25:12, Prov 27:21, Prov 28:23
which hast 1Sam 25:26
avenging 1Sam 25:26, 1Sam 25:31, 1Sam 24:19, 1Sam 26:9-10
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kept me back 1Sam 25:26
hasted 1Sam 25:18, 1Sam 11:11; Josh 10:6, Josh 10:9
there had 1Sam 25:22
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Go up 1Sam 20:42; 2Sam 15:9; 2Kgs 5:19; Luke 7:50, Luke 8:48
accepted Gen 19:21; Job 34:19
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a feast 2Sam 13:23; Esth 1:3-7; Luke 14:12
merry 2Sam 13:28; 1Kgs 20:16; Prov 20:1, Prov 23:29-35; Eccl 2:2-3, Eccl 10:19; Isa 28:3, Isa 28:7-8; Jer 51:57; Dan 5:1-5; Nah 1:10; Hab 2:15-16; Luke 21:34; Rom 13:13; Eph 5:18; 1Thess 5:7-8
she told him 1Sam 25:19; Ps 112:5; Matt 10:16; Eph 5:14
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had told him 1Sam 25:22, 1Sam 25:34
his heart Deut 28:28; Job 15:21-22; Prov 23:29-35
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the Lord 1Sam 25:33, 1Sam 6:9; Exod 12:29; 2Kgs 15:5, 2Kgs 19:35; 2Chr 10:15; Acts 12:23
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Blessed 1Sam 25:32; Judg 5:2; 2Sam 22:47-49; Ps 58:10-11; Rev 19:1-4
pleaded Prov 22:23; Lam 3:58-60; Mic 7:9
kept his servant 1Sam 25:26, 1Sam 25:34; Hos 2:6-7; 2Cor 13:7; 1Thess 5:23; 2Tim 4:18
hath returned 2Sam 3:28-29; 1Kgs 2:44; Esth 7:10; Ps 7:16
to take her It is probable that David had heard that Saul, to cut off his pretensions to the throne, had married Michal to Phalti; and this justified him in taking Abigail, it not being then unlawful for a man to have several wives. This conduct of David's corresponds with the manner in which the Oriental princes generally form their matrimonial alliances. "The king of Abyssinia," says Mr. Bruce, "sends an officer to the house where the lady lives, who announces to her that it is the king's pleasure she should remove instantly to the palace. She then dresses herself in the best manner, and immediately obeys. Thenceforward he assigns her an apartment in the palace, and gives her a house elsewhere in any part she chooses." Prov 18:22, Prov 19:14, Prov 31:10, Prov 31:30
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David sent Gen 24:37-38, Gen 24:51
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thine Ruth 2:10, Ruth 2:13; Prov 15:33, Prov 18:12
to wash Gen 18:4; John 13:3-5; 1Tim 5:10
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Abigail Gen 24:61-67; Ps 45:10-11
after her Heb. at her feet, 1Sam 25:27
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Jezreel Josh 15:56; 2Sam 3:2
both Gen 2:24; Matt 19:5, Matt 19:8
his wives 1Sam 27:3, 1Sam 30:5; 2Sam 5:13-16
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But Saul Rather, "For Saul," etc., as the particle ε, wav, frequently signifies; this being the cause why David took another wife.
Michal 1Sam 18:20, 1Sam 18:27
Phalti 2Sam 3:14, 2Sam 3:14, Phaltiel
Gallim This town appears to have been situated in the tribe of Benjamin, as it is mentioned in Isa 10:30, with Michmash, Geba, etc.
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am 2944, bc 1060, An, Ex, Is 431
Samuel 1Sam 28:3
lamented Gen 50:11; Num 20:29; Deut 34:8; Acts 8:2
in his house 1Sam 7:17; 1Kgs 2:34; 2Chr 33:20; Isa 14:18
the wilderness Gen 14:6, Gen 21:21; Num 10:12, Num 12:16, Num 13:3, Num 13:26; Ps 120:5
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Maon 1Sam 23:24
possessions were or, business was
Carmel Not the famous mount Carmel, in the north of Canaan, and in the tribe of Asher; but a city, on a mountain of the same name, in the south of Judah, which seems to have given name to the surrounding territory. Eusebius and Jerome inform us, that there was in their time a town called Carmelia, ten miles east from Hebron, where the Romans kept a garrison, whose position well agrees with this Carmel.
man Gen 26:13; 2Sam 19:32; Ps 17:14, Ps 73:3-7; Luke 16:19-25
three thousand Gen 13:2; Job 1:3, Job 42:12
shearing This was a very ancient custom, and appears to have been always attended with festivity. The ancient Romans, however, used to pluck off the wool from the sheep's backs; and hence a fleece was called vellus, a vellendo, from plucking it off. Pliny says, that in his time sheep were not shorn every where, but in some places the wool was still plucked off. Gen 38:13; 2Sam 13:23-24
Carmel 1Sam 30:5; Josh 15:55
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good Prov 14:1, Prov 31:26, Prov 31:30-31
was churlish 1Sam 25:10-11, 1Sam 25:17; Ps 10:3; Isa 32:5-7
and he was Wehoo calibbee, literally, "and he was a Calebite;" but as the word cailev signifies a dog, the Septuagint has understood it as implying a man of canine disposition, and translated it, και ανθρωπος κυνικος, "and he was a doggish man." It is understood in the same way by the Syriac and Arabic.
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did shear Gen 38:13; 2Sam 13:23
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greet him etc. Heb. ask him in my name of peace, 1Sam 17:22; Gen 43:23
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liveth 1Thess 3:8; 1Tim 5:6
Peace be both 2Sam 18:28 *marg. 1Chr 12:18; Ps 122:7; Matt 10:12-13; Luke 10:5; John 14:27; 2Thess 3:16
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thy shepherds In those times, and at the present day, wandering Arabs, under their several chiefs, think that they have a right to exact contributions of provisions, etc., wherever they come. But David, though he lived in the wilderness like the Arab emirs, had not adopted their manners. One of them, at the head of 600 men, would have demanded, from time to time, some provision or present from Nabal's servants, for permitting them to feed at quiet; and would have driven them away from the watering place upon any dislike. David had done nothing of this kind; but had protected them against those who would.
we hurt Heb. we shamed, 1Sam 25:15-16, 1Sam 25:21, 1Sam 22:2; Isa 11:6-9; Luke 3:14; Phil 2:15, Phil 4:8
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a good day Neh 8:10-12; Esth 9:19; Eccl 11:2; Luke 11:41, Luke 14:12-14
thy son 1Sam 3:6, 1Sam 24:11
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ceased Heb. rested, or, became quiet, Gen 8:4; 2Kgs 2:15; 2Chr 14:7
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Who is David 1Sam 20:30, 1Sam 22:7-8; Exod 5:2; Judg 9:28; 2Sam 20:1; 1Kgs 12:16; Ps 73:7-8; Ps 123:3-4; Isa 32:5, Isa 32:7
there be 1Sam 22:2; Eccl 7:10
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Shall I then 1Sam 25:3, 1Sam 24:13; Deut 8:17; Judg 8:6; Job 31:17; Ps 73:7-8; 1Pet 4:9
flesh Heb. slaughter
give it Eccl 11:1-2; Gal 6:10
whom 1Sam 25:14-15; John 9:29-30; 2Cor 6:9
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came 2Sam 24:13; Isa 36:21-22; Heb 13:17
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Gird ye Josh 9:14; Prov 14:29, Prov 16:32, Prov 19:2, Prov 19:11, Prov 25:8; Jas 1:19-20
David also 1Sam 24:5-6; Rom 12:19-21
two hundred 1Sam 30:9-10, 1Sam 30:21-24
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railed on them Heb. flew upon them, Mark 15:29
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very good 1Sam 25:7, 1Sam 25:21; Phil 2:15
hurt Heb. shamed
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a wall Exod 14:22; Job 1:10; Jer 15:20; Zech 2:5
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evil 1Sam 20:7, 1Sam 20:9, 1Sam 20:33; 2Chr 25:16; Esth 7:7
a son of Belial 1Sam 25:25, 1Sam 2:12; Deut 13:13; Judg 19:22; 2Sam 23:6-7; 1Kgs 21:10, 1Kgs 21:13; 2Chr 13:7
that a man 1Sam 20:32-33; 2Kgs 5:13-14
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made haste 1Sam 25:34; Num 16:46-48; Prov 6:4-5; Matt 5:25
took two The Eastern bread is generally both thin and small; and answers to our cakes. Gen 32:13-20, Gen 43:11-14; 2Sam 17:28-29; Prov 18:16, Prov 21:14
two bottles That is, two goatskins' full.
five sheep Not one sheep to one hundred men.
clusters Heb. lumps, Raisins dried in the sun, 2Sam 16:1
cakes of figs Figs cured and then pressed together. Now all this provision was a matter of little worth; and had it been granted in the first instance, it would have perfectly satisfied David, and secured his good offices.
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Go Gen 32:16, Gen 32:20
But Prov 31:11-12, Prov 31:27
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rode 2Kgs 4:24
she came down David was coming down mount Paran; Abigail was coming down from Carmel.
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Surely 1Sam 25:13; Job 30:8; Ps 37:8; Eph 4:26, Eph 4:31; 1Thess 5:15; 1Pet 2:21-23, 1Pet 3:9
he hath requited Gen 44:4; Ps 35:12, Ps 38:20, Ps 109:3-5; Prov 17:13; Jer 18:20; Rom 12:21; 1Pet 2:20, 1Pet 3:17
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So and more Nothing can justify this conduct of David, which was rash, unjust, and cruel in the extreme. David himself condemns it, and thanks God for being prevented from executing this evil (1Sam 25:32-34). 1Sam 3:17, 1Sam 14:44, 1Sam 20:13, 1Sam 20:16; Ruth 1:17
if I leave 1Sam 25:34
any that pisseth etc. This seems to have been a proverbial expression among the Israelites; and may with the utmost propriety be read "any male." 1Kgs 14:10, 1Kgs 16:11, 1Kgs 21:21; 2Kgs 9:8
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lighted Josh 15:18; Judg 1:14
fell 1Sam 20:41, 1Sam 24:8
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fell 2Kgs 4:37; Esth 8:3; Matt 18:29
Upon 1Sam 25:28; Gen 44:33-34; 2Sam 14:9; Phlm 1:18-19
let thine Gen 44:18; 2Sam 14:12
audience Heb. ears
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regard Heb. lay it to his heart, 2Sam 13:33; Isa 42:25; Mal 2:2
man of Belial 1Sam 25:17, 1Sam 25:26
Nabal that is, fool
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as the Lord liveth 1Sam 25:34, 1Sam 22:3; 2Kgs 2:2, 2Kgs 4:6
and as thy 1Sam 1:26
the Lord hath 1Sam 25:33; Gen 20:6
from Rom 12:19-20
avenging thyself Heb. saving thyself, Ps 18:47-48, Ps 44:3
now let 2Sam 18:32; Jer 29:22; Dan 4:19
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blessing or, present, 1Sam 30:26; Gen 33:11; 2Kgs 5:15; 2Cor 9:5
follow Heb. walk at the feet of, 1Sam 25:42 *marg. Judg 4:10; 2Sam 16:2
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forgive 1Sam 25:24
the Lord 1Sam 15:28; 2Sam 7:11, 2Sam 7:16, 2Sam 7:27; 1Kgs 9:5; 1Chr 17:10, 1Chr 17:25; Ps 89:29
fighteth 1Sam 17:47, 1Sam 18:17; 2Sam 5:2; 2Chr 20:15; Eph 6:10-11
evil hath 1Sam 24:6-7, 1Sam 24:11, 1Sam 24:17; 1Kgs 15:5; Ps 119:1-3; Matt 5:16; Luke 23:41, Luke 23:47
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bound The metaphors in this verse are derived from the consideration, that things of value are collected together, and often tied up in bundles, like sheaves of corn, to prevent their being scattered and lost, and that whatever is put into a sling is not intended to be preserved, but to be thrown away. 1Sam 2:9; Gen 15:1; Deut 33:29; Ps 66:9, Ps 116:15; Mal 3:17; Matt 10:29-30
with the Lord John 10:27-30, John 14:19, John 17:21, John 17:23; Col 3:3-4; 1Pet 1:5
sling out Jer 10:18
as out of the middle of a sling Heb. in the midst of the bow of a sling
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according 1Sam 13:14, 1Sam 15:28, 1Sam 23:17; Ps 89:20
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grief Heb. staggering, or, stumbling, Prov 5:12-13; Rom 14:21; 2Cor 1:12
avenged 1Sam 25:33, 1Sam 24:15, 1Sam 26:23; 2Sam 22:48; Ps 94:1; Rom 12:19
remember 1Sam 25:40; Gen 40:14; Luke 23:42
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David overlooks the rich and seasonable present of Abigail, though pressed with hunger and wearied with travel; but her advice, which disarmed his rage, and calmed his revenge, draws forth these high and affectionate gratulations. These were his joyful and glorious trophies; not over his enemies, but over himself.
Gen 24:27; Exod 18:10; Ezra 7:27; Ps 41:12-13, Ps 72:18; Luke 1:68; 2Cor 8:16
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blessed Ps 141:5; Prov 9:9, Prov 17:10, Prov 25:12, Prov 27:21, Prov 28:23
which hast 1Sam 25:26
avenging 1Sam 25:26, 1Sam 25:31, 1Sam 24:19, 1Sam 26:9-10
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kept me back 1Sam 25:26
hasted 1Sam 25:18, 1Sam 11:11; Josh 10:6, Josh 10:9
there had 1Sam 25:22
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Go up 1Sam 20:42; 2Sam 15:9; 2Kgs 5:19; Luke 7:50, Luke 8:48
accepted Gen 19:21; Job 34:19
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a feast 2Sam 13:23; Esth 1:3-7; Luke 14:12
merry 2Sam 13:28; 1Kgs 20:16; Prov 20:1, Prov 23:29-35; Eccl 2:2-3, Eccl 10:19; Isa 28:3, Isa 28:7-8; Jer 51:57; Dan 5:1-5; Nah 1:10; Hab 2:15-16; Luke 21:34; Rom 13:13; Eph 5:18; 1Thess 5:7-8
she told him 1Sam 25:19; Ps 112:5; Matt 10:16; Eph 5:14
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had told him 1Sam 25:22, 1Sam 25:34
his heart Deut 28:28; Job 15:21-22; Prov 23:29-35
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the Lord 1Sam 25:33, 1Sam 6:9; Exod 12:29; 2Kgs 15:5, 2Kgs 19:35; 2Chr 10:15; Acts 12:23
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Blessed 1Sam 25:32; Judg 5:2; 2Sam 22:47-49; Ps 58:10-11; Rev 19:1-4
pleaded Prov 22:23; Lam 3:58-60; Mic 7:9
kept his servant 1Sam 25:26, 1Sam 25:34; Hos 2:6-7; 2Cor 13:7; 1Thess 5:23; 2Tim 4:18
hath returned 2Sam 3:28-29; 1Kgs 2:44; Esth 7:10; Ps 7:16
to take her It is probable that David had heard that Saul, to cut off his pretensions to the throne, had married Michal to Phalti; and this justified him in taking Abigail, it not being then unlawful for a man to have several wives. This conduct of David's corresponds with the manner in which the Oriental princes generally form their matrimonial alliances. "The king of Abyssinia," says Mr. Bruce, "sends an officer to the house where the lady lives, who announces to her that it is the king's pleasure she should remove instantly to the palace. She then dresses herself in the best manner, and immediately obeys. Thenceforward he assigns her an apartment in the palace, and gives her a house elsewhere in any part she chooses." Prov 18:22, Prov 19:14, Prov 31:10, Prov 31:30
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David sent Gen 24:37-38, Gen 24:51
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thine Ruth 2:10, Ruth 2:13; Prov 15:33, Prov 18:12
to wash Gen 18:4; John 13:3-5; 1Tim 5:10
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Abigail Gen 24:61-67; Ps 45:10-11
after her Heb. at her feet, 1Sam 25:27
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Jezreel Josh 15:56; 2Sam 3:2
both Gen 2:24; Matt 19:5, Matt 19:8
his wives 1Sam 27:3, 1Sam 30:5; 2Sam 5:13-16
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But Saul Rather, "For Saul," etc., as the particle ε, wav, frequently signifies; this being the cause why David took another wife.
Michal 1Sam 18:20, 1Sam 18:27
Phalti 2Sam 3:14, 2Sam 3:14, Phaltiel
Gallim This town appears to have been situated in the tribe of Benjamin, as it is mentioned in Isa 10:30, with Michmash, Geba, etc.