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3 Now the name of the man was Nabal; and the name of his wife Abigail: and she was a woman of good understanding, and of a beautiful countenance: but the man was churlish and evil in his doings; and he was of the house of Caleb. 4 And David heard in the wilderness that Nabal did shear his sheep.
Matthew Henry's Commentary – Chapter 25. We have here some intermission of David’s troubles by Saul. Providence favoured him with a breathing time, and yet this chapter gives us instances of the troubles of David.
1 Samuel 25:3. The name of his wife was Abigail — That is, the joy of his father; yet he could not promise himself much joy of her, when he married her to such a husband; it seems, by inquiring (no unfrequent thing) more after his wealth than after his wisdom.
1 Samuel 25:3. ESV Now the name of the man was Nabal, and the name of his wife Abigail. The woman was discerning and beautiful, but the man was harsh and badly behaved; he was a Calebite. NIV His name was Nabal and his wife’s name was Abigail.
David Guzik commentary on 1 Samuel 25, where Samuel dies, and Abigail mediates between David and her husband, Nabal who is in a conflict with David.
3. (1 Samuel 25:4-9) David asks for compensation for his valuable service to Nabal. When David heard in the wilderness that Nabal was shearing his sheep, David sent ten young men; and David said to the young men, “Go up to Carmel, go to Nabal, and greet him in my name.
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