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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.
(1 Samuel 25:1) Samuel, the great prophet and judge over Israel, dies. Then Samuel died; and the Israelites gathered together and lamented for him, and buried him at his home in Ramah. And David arose and went down to the Wilderness of Paran.
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. If one vexation seems to be over, we must not be secure; a storm may arise from some other point, as here to David.
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.
In 1 Samuel 25:44 the second husband of David’s wife is called Phalti, and in 2 Samuel 3:15 he is called Phaltiel. Rabbi Jochanan said his name received that extension (el=God) to indicate that God had saved him from transgression.
Matthew Henry's Commentary. 1 Samuel 25:1. And Samuel died; and all the Israelites were gathered together, and lamented him, and buried him in his house at Ramah. And David arose, and went down to the wilderness of Paran. 25:1 All Israel lamented Samuel, and they had reason.
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