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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.
1 Samuel 25:8 Ask thy young men, and they will shew thee. Wherefore let the young men find favour in thine eyes: for we come in a good day: give, I pray thee, whatsoever cometh to thine hand unto thy servants, and to thy son David.
Bible commentary on the Book of 1 Samuel, chapter 25, by Dr. Bob Utley, retired professor of hermeneutics.
1 Samuel 25 records both Samuel’s death and David’s encounter with the evil Nabal and his faithful wife Abigail. Here, both Nabal and David made several mistakes in their walk that Abigail would seek to correct. From this chapter, God reveals seven lessons for maintaining a Spirit-led walk with Him.
1 Samuel 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. If one vexation seems to be over, we must not be secure; a storm may arise from some other point, as here to David. I.
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. If one vexation seems to be over, we must not be secure; a storm may arise from some other point, as here to David.