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.
am 2944, bc 1060, An, Ex, Is 431
Samuel: 1 Samuel 28:3
lamented: Genesis 50:11, Numbers 20:29, Deuteronomy 34:8, Acts 8:2
in his house: 1 Samuel 7:17, 1 Kings 2:34, 2 Chronicles 33:20, Isaiah 14:18
the wilderness: Genesis 14:6, Genesis 21:21, Numbers 10:12, Numbers 12:16, Numbers 13:3, Numbers 13:26, Psalms 120:5
Reciprocal: Deuteronomy 1:1 - Paran Judges 4:5 - between 1 Samuel 7:15 - judged 2 Chronicles 32:33 - did him Habakkuk 3:3 - Paran
2.
And there was a man in Maon, whose possessions were in Carmel; and the man was very great, and he had three thousand sheep, and a thousand goats: and he was shearing his sheep in Carmel.
Maon: 1 Samuel 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: Genesis 26:13, 2 Samuel 19:32, Psalms 17:14, Psalms 73:3-7, Luke 16:19-25
three thousand: Genesis 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. Genesis 38:13, 2 Samuel 13:23, 2 Samuel 13:24
Carmel: 1 Samuel 30:5, Joshua 15:55
Reciprocal: Genesis 32:14 - General Joshua 12:22 - Carmel Judges 10:12 - the Maonites 1 Samuel 9:1 - power 1 Samuel 15:12 - Carmel Psalms 73:7 - have Daniel 2:48 - a great Amos 1:2 - Carmel
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.
good: Proverbs 14:1, Proverbs 31:26, Proverbs 31:30, Proverbs 31:31
was churlish: 1 Samuel 25:10, 1 Samuel 25:11, 1 Samuel 25:17, Psalms 10:3, Isaiah 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, ךבי בםטסשנןע ךץםיךןע, "and he was a doggish man." It is understood in the same way by the Syriac and Arabic.
Reciprocal: 1 Samuel 27:3 - with his two 2 Samuel 3:3 - Abigail 2 Samuel 20:16 - General Esther 1:11 - fair to look on Proverbs 11:29 - that Proverbs 30:22 - a fool
4.
And David heard in the wilderness that Nabal did shear his sheep.
did shear: Genesis 38:13, 2 Samuel 13:23
Reciprocal: Genesis 38:12 - in process of time
5.
And David sent out ten young men, and David said unto the young men, Get you up to Carmel, and go to Nabal, and greet him in my name:
greet him: etc. Heb. ask him in my name of peace, 1 Samuel 17:22, Genesis 43:23
Reciprocal: Genesis 29:6 - Is he well Genesis 43:27 - welfare Jeremiah 15:5 - how thou doest
6.
And thus shall ye say to him that liveth in prosperity, Peace be both to thee, and peace be to thine house, and peace be unto all that thou hast.
liveth: 1 Thessalonians 3:8, 1 Timothy 5:6
Peace be both: 2 Samuel 18:28, *marg. 1 Chronicles 12:18, Psalms 122:7, Matthew 10:12, Matthew 10:13, Luke 10:5, John 14:27, 2 Thessalonians 3:16
Reciprocal: Genesis 43:23 - Peace Judges 19:20 - Peace be Psalms 49:18 - praise Ephesians 6:23 - Peace James 5:5 - have lived
7.
And now I have heard that thou hast shearers: now thy shepherds which were with us, we hurt them not, neither was there ought missing unto them, all the while they were in Carmel.
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, 1 Samuel 25:15, 1 Samuel 25:16, 1 Samuel 25:21, 1 Samuel 22:2, Isaiah 11:6-9, Luke 3:14, Philippians 2:15, Philippians 4:8
Reciprocal: Joshua 15:55 - Maon
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.
a good day: Nehemiah 8:10-12, Esther 9:19, Ecclesiastes 11:2, Luke 11:41, Luke 14:12-14
thy son: 1 Samuel 3:6, 1 Samuel 24:11
Reciprocal: Genesis 32:13 - which Genesis 33:15 - find grace Genesis 47:15 - Give us bread Judges 9:33 - as thou shalt find 2 Kings 8:9 - Thy son Benhadad Esther 2:18 - gave gifts Esther 8:17 - a feast Psalms 69:13 - in an Proverbs 21:10 - findeth no favour
9.
And when David's young men came, they spake to Nabal according to all those words in the name of David, and ceased.
ceased: Heb. rested, or, became quiet, Genesis 8:4, 2 Kings 2:15, 2 Chronicles 14:7
Reciprocal: Proverbs 29:7 - but
10.
And Nabal answered David's servants, and said, Who is David? and who is the son of Jesse? there be many servants now a days that break away every man from his master.
Who is David: 1 Samuel 20:30, 1 Samuel 22:7, 1 Samuel 22:8, Exodus 5:2, Judges 9:28, 2 Samuel 20:1, 1 Kings 12:16, Psalms 73:7, Psalms 73:8, Psalms 123:3, Psalms 123:4, Isaiah 32:5, Isaiah 32:7
there be: 1 Samuel 22:2, Ecclesiastes 7:10
Reciprocal: Judges 8:6 - General Judges 12:4 - fugitives 1 Samuel 20:10 - answer thee 1 Samuel 20:27 - the son 1 Samuel 25:3 - was churlish 1 Kings 12:13 - answered 2 Chronicles 10:13 - answered Psalms 35:11 - False witnesses Psalms 64:6 - search Psalms 119:22 - Remove Proverbs 13:16 - a fool Proverbs 15:1 - grievous Proverbs 18:23 - rich Proverbs 30:22 - a fool Ecclesiastes 10:13 - beginning Isaiah 32:6 - the vile James 4:12 - who
11.
Shall I then take my bread, and my water, and my flesh that I have killed for my shearers, and give it unto men, whom I know not whence they be?
Shall I then: 1 Samuel 25:3, 1 Samuel 24:13, Deuteronomy 8:17, Judges 8:6, Job 31:17, Psalms 73:7, Psalms 73:8, 1 Peter 4:9
flesh: Heb. slaughter
give it: Ecclesiastes 11:1, Ecclesiastes 11:2, Galatians 6:10
whom: 1 Samuel 25:14, 1 Samuel 25:15, John 9:29, John 9:30, 2 Corinthians 6:9
Reciprocal: Genesis 43:16 - slay Deuteronomy 23:4 - Because they met Judges 8:24 - because 1 Kings 12:13 - answered 2 Chronicles 10:13 - answered Proverbs 13:16 - a fool Proverbs 15:1 - grievous Proverbs 30:22 - a fool Ecclesiastes 10:13 - beginning Isaiah 32:6 - the vile
12.
So David's young men turned their way, and went again, and came and told him all those sayings.
came: 2 Samuel 24:13, Isaiah 36:21, Isaiah 36:22, Hebrews 13:17
Reciprocal: Luke 14:21 - and showed
13.
And David said unto his men, Gird ye on every man his sword. And they girded on every man his sword; and David also girded on his sword: and there went up after David about four hundred men; and two hundred abode by the stuff.
Gird ye: Joshua 9:14, Proverbs 14:29, Proverbs 16:32, Proverbs 19:2, Proverbs 19:11, Proverbs 25:8, James 1:19, James 1:20
David also: 1 Samuel 24:5, 1 Samuel 24:6, Romans 12:19-21
two hundred: 1 Samuel 30:9, 1 Samuel 30:10, 1 Samuel 30:21-24
Reciprocal: Genesis 45:20 - stuff 1 Samuel 23:13 - six hundred 1 Samuel 25:21 - Surely 1 Samuel 27:2 - the six 1 Samuel 30:24 - tarrieth
14.
But one of the young men told Abigail, Nabal's wife, saying, Behold, David sent messengers out of the wilderness to salute our master; and he railed on them.
railed on them: Heb. flew upon them, Mark 15:29
Reciprocal: 1 Samuel 20:10 - answer thee 1 Samuel 25:11 - whom 2 Kings 5:13 - his servants Proverbs 25:15 - long Acts 7:27 - he that Acts 25:13 - unto 1 Corinthians 1:11 - it hath
15.
But the men were very good unto us, and we were not hurt, neither missed we any thing, as long as we were conversant with them, when we were in the fields:
very good: 1 Samuel 25:7, 1 Samuel 25:21, Philippians 2:15
hurt: Heb. shamed
Reciprocal: 1 Samuel 22:2 - a captain 1 Samuel 25:11 - whom Acts 7:27 - he that
16.
They were a wall unto us both by night and day, all the while we were with them keeping the sheep.
a wall: Exodus 14:22, Job 1:10, Jeremiah 15:20, Zechariah 2:5
Reciprocal: 1 Samuel 22:2 - a captain 1 Samuel 25:7 - we hurt Psalms 38:20 - render
17.
Now therefore know and consider what thou wilt do; for evil is determined against our master, and against all his household: for he is such a son of Belial, that a man cannot speak to him.
evil: 1 Samuel 20:7, 1 Samuel 20:9, 1 Samuel 20:33, 2 Chronicles 25:16, Esther 7:7
a son of Belial: 1 Samuel 25:25, 1 Samuel 2:12, Deuteronomy 13:13, Judges 19:22, 2 Samuel 23:6, 2 Samuel 23:7, 1 Kings 21:10, 1 Kings 21:13, 2 Chronicles 13:7
that a man: 1 Samuel 20:32, 1 Samuel 20:33, 2 Kings 5:13, 2 Kings 5:14
Reciprocal: Genesis 19:9 - Stand Genesis 32:20 - I will appease 1 Samuel 20:10 - answer thee 1 Samuel 22:17 - slay the priests 1 Samuel 25:3 - was churlish 1 Samuel 30:22 - wicked 2 Samuel 16:7 - man of Belial Proverbs 11:29 - that Proverbs 12:8 - he Proverbs 13:16 - a fool Proverbs 16:27 - An ungodly man Proverbs 18:23 - rich Proverbs 19:1 - perverse Proverbs 25:28 - General Matthew 5:25 - with Luke 10:6 - the Son
18.
Then Abigail made haste, and took two hundred loaves, and two bottles of wine, and five sheep ready dressed, and five measures of parched corn, and an hundred clusters of raisins, and two hundred cakes of figs, and laid them on asses.
made haste: 1 Samuel 25:34, Numbers 16:46-48, Proverbs 6:4, Proverbs 6:5, Matthew 5:25
took two: The Eastern bread is generally both thin and small; and answers to our cakes. Genesis 32:13-20, Genesis 43:11-14, 2 Samuel 17:28, 2 Samuel 17:29, Proverbs 18:16, Proverbs 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, 2 Samuel 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.
Reciprocal: Judges 1:15 - a blessing Judges 8:5 - loaves Ruth 2:14 - parched 1 Samuel 16:20 - an ass laden 1 Samuel 17:17 - parched corn 1 Samuel 27:3 - with his two 1 Chronicles 12:40 - cakes of figs Proverbs 31:12 - General Luke 12:58 - give
19.
And she said unto her servants, Go on before me; behold, I come after you. But she told not her husband Nabal.
Go: Genesis 32:16, Genesis 32:20
But: Proverbs 31:11, Proverbs 31:12, Proverbs 31:27
Reciprocal: 1 Samuel 14:1 - he told not 1 Samuel 25:36 - she told him 2 Kings 4:24 - Drive
20.
And it was so, as she rode on the ass, that she came down by the covert of the hill, and, behold, David and his men came down against her; and she met them.
rode: 2 Kings 4:24
she came down: David was coming down mount Paran; Abigail was coming down from Carmel.
21.
Now David had said, Surely in vain have I kept all that this fellow hath in the wilderness, so that nothing was missed of all that pertained unto him: and he hath requited me evil for good.
Surely: 1 Samuel 25:13, Job 30:8, Psalms 37:8, Ephesians 4:26, Ephesians 4:31, 1 Thessalonians 5:15, 1 Peter 2:21-23, 1 Peter 3:9
he hath requited: Genesis 44:4, Psalms 35:12, Psalms 38:20, Psalms 109:3-5, Proverbs 17:13, Jeremiah 18:20, Romans 12:21, 1 Peter 2:20, 1 Peter 3:17
Reciprocal: 1 Samuel 25:7 - we hurt 1 Samuel 25:15 - very good 2 Samuel 12:5 - David's 2 Chronicles 18:26 - this fellow Proverbs 15:1 - soft Ecclesiastes 7:9 - hasty Matthew 15:9 - in 1 Corinthians 13:4 - vaunteth not itself
22.
So and more also do God unto the enemies of David, if I leave of all that pertain to him by the morning light any that pisseth against the wall.
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 - 1 Samuel 25:32-34. 1 Samuel 3:17, 1 Samuel 14:44, 1 Samuel 20:13, 1 Samuel 20:16, Ruth 1:17
if I leave: 1 Samuel 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." 1 Kings 14:10, 1 Kings 16:11, 1 Kings 21:21, 2 Kings 9:8
Reciprocal: Leviticus 5:4 - to do evil 1 Samuel 25:37 - had told him 2 Samuel 3:9 - So do God 2 Samuel 12:5 - David's 2 Kings 6:31 - God do so Proverbs 15:1 - grievous Ecclesiastes 7:9 - hasty Matthew 14:9 - the oath's 1 Corinthians 13:4 - vaunteth not itself
23.
And when Abigail saw David, she hasted, and lighted off the ass, and fell before David on her face, and bowed herself to the ground,
lighted: Joshua 15:18, Judges 1:14
fell: 1 Samuel 20:41, 1 Samuel 24:8
Reciprocal: Ruth 2:10 - fell 2 Samuel 1:2 - he fell 2 Samuel 9:6 - he fell 2 Samuel 14:4 - fell on her 1 Kings 1:16 - bowed 1 Chronicles 21:21 - bowed himself
24.
And fell at his feet, and said, Upon me, my lord, upon me let this iniquity be: and let thine handmaid, I pray thee, speak in thine audience, and hear the words of thine handmaid.
fell: 2 Kings 4:37, Esther 8:3, Matthew 18:29
Upon: 1 Samuel 25:28, Genesis 44:33, Genesis 44:34, 2 Samuel 14:9, Philemon 1:18, Philemon 1:19
let thine: Genesis 44:18, 2 Samuel 14:12
audience: Heb. ears
Reciprocal: Genesis 27:13 - Upon 1 Samuel 24:8 - David stooped 1 Samuel 26:19 - let my lord 2 Samuel 20:17 - Hear the words Proverbs 15:18 - he Proverbs 25:15 - long Proverbs 31:26 - openeth Ecclesiastes 3:7 - and a time to speak Ecclesiastes 10:4 - for
25.
Let not my lord, I pray thee, regard this man of Belial, even Nabal: for as his name is, so is he; Nabal is his name, and folly is with him: but I thine handmaid saw not the young men of my lord, whom thou didst send.
regard: Heb. lay it to his heart, 2 Samuel 13:33, Isaiah 42:25, Malachi 2:2
man of Belial: 1 Samuel 25:17, 1 Samuel 25:26
Nabal: that is, fool
Reciprocal: Deuteronomy 9:27 - look not Deuteronomy 13:13 - the children Judges 19:22 - sons of Belial 1 Samuel 1:16 - a daughter 1 Samuel 30:22 - wicked 2 Samuel 19:19 - take it Psalms 14:1 - fool Psalms 85:8 - folly Proverbs 13:16 - a fool Proverbs 19:1 - perverse Proverbs 30:22 - a fool
26.
Now therefore, my lord, as the LORD liveth, and as thy soul liveth, seeing the LORD hath withholden thee from coming to shed blood, and from avenging thyself with thine own hand, now let thine enemies, and they that seek evil to my lord, be as Nabal.
as the Lord liveth: 1 Samuel 25:34, 1 Samuel 22:3, 2 Kings 2:2, 2 Kings 4:6
and as thy: 1 Samuel 1:26
the Lord hath: 1 Samuel 25:33, Genesis 20:6
from: Romans 12:19, Romans 12:20
avenging thyself: Heb. saving thyself, Psalms 18:47, Psalms 18:48, Psalms 44:3
now let: 2 Samuel 18:32, Jeremiah 29:22, Daniel 4:19
Reciprocal: 1 Samuel 20:3 - but truly 1 Samuel 25:25 - man of Belial 1 Samuel 25:39 - kept his servant 1 Samuel 26:10 - the Lord liveth 2 Samuel 2:27 - As God 2 Samuel 11:11 - as thou livest 2 Samuel 14:19 - As thy soul 2 Samuel 15:21 - As the Lord 1 Kings 17:12 - As the Lord Job 27:2 - God liveth Job 27:7 - General Proverbs 31:12 - General
27.
And now this blessing which thine handmaid hath brought unto my lord, let it even be given unto the young men that follow my lord.
blessing: or, present, 1 Samuel 30:26, Genesis 33:11, 2 Kings 5:15, 2 Corinthians 9:5
follow: Heb. walk at the feet of, 1 Samuel 25:42, *marg. Judges 4:10, 2 Samuel 16:2
Reciprocal: Genesis 32:13 - a present Genesis 43:11 - carry down Joshua 15:19 - a blessing Judges 1:15 - a blessing 2 Samuel 15:16 - after him Proverbs 18:16 - General Proverbs 31:12 - General Isaiah 36:16 - Make an agreement with me by a present
28.
I pray thee, forgive the trespass of thine handmaid: for the LORD will certainly make my lord a sure house; because my lord fighteth the battles of the LORD, and evil hath not been found in thee all thy days.
forgive: 1 Samuel 25:24
the Lord: 1 Samuel 15:28, 2 Samuel 7:11, 2 Samuel 7:16, 2 Samuel 7:27, 1 Kings 9:5, 1 Chronicles 17:10, 1 Chronicles 17:25, Psalms 89:29
fighteth: 1 Samuel 17:47, 1 Samuel 18:17, 2 Samuel 5:2, 2 Chronicles 20:15, Ephesians 6:10, Ephesians 6:11
evil hath: 1 Samuel 24:6, 1 Samuel 24:7, 1 Samuel 24:11, 1 Samuel 24:17, 1 Kings 15:5, Psalms 119:1-3, Matthew 5:16, Luke 23:41, Luke 23:47
Reciprocal: Exodus 1:21 - made them Judges 5:23 - to the help 1 Samuel 2:35 - I will build 1 Samuel 29:3 - found 2 Samuel 23:5 - and sure 1 Kings 2:24 - made me 1 Chronicles 12:18 - thy God 1 Chronicles 22:18 - before the Lord 2 Chronicles 14:13 - his host Psalms 7:4 - without Psalms 17:7 - savest Psalms 75:3 - I bear Psalms 119:121 - I have Lamentations 3:52 - without
29.
Yet a man is risen to pursue thee, and to seek thy soul: but the soul of my lord shall be bound in the bundle of life with the LORD thy God; and the souls of thine enemies, them shall he sling out, as out of the middle of a sling.
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. 1 Samuel 2:9, Genesis 15:1, Deuteronomy 33:29, Psalms 66:9, Psalms 116:15, Malachi 3:17, Matthew 10:29, Matthew 10:30
with the Lord: John 10:27-30, John 14:19, John 17:21, John 17:23, Colossians 3:3, Colossians 3:4, 1 Peter 1:5
sling out: Jeremiah 10:18
as out of the middle of a sling: Heb. in the midst of the bow of a sling
Reciprocal: Genesis 44:30 - his life Judges 20:16 - sling stones 1 Samuel 26:20 - let not my 2 Samuel 4:8 - sought 2 Samuel 22:1 - and out 1 Kings 1:36 - the Lord 1 Chronicles 12:18 - thy God Psalms 5:10 - let Psalms 7:4 - without Psalms 17:7 - savest Psalms 21:8 - General Psalms 26:9 - Gather not Psalms 63:9 - seek Psalms 118:13 - General Psalms 124:7 - Our soul Psalms 143:12 - of thy mercy Proverbs 24:12 - that keepeth Lamentations 3:52 - without Matthew 13:30 - and bind Luke 21:18 - General John 6:39 - I should Acts 17:28 - in him
30.
And it shall come to pass, when the LORD shall have done to my lord according to all the good that he hath spoken concerning thee, and shall have appointed thee ruler over Israel;
according: 1 Samuel 13:14, 1 Samuel 15:28, 1 Samuel 23:17, Psalms 89:20
Reciprocal: 1 Samuel 27:1 - And David 2 Samuel 5:2 - feed 2 Samuel 22:48 - avengeth me
31.
That this shall be no grief unto thee, nor offence of heart unto my lord, either that thou hast shed blood causeless, or that my lord hath avenged himself: but when the LORD shall have dealt well with my lord, then remember thine handmaid.
grief: Heb. staggering, or, stumbling, Proverbs 5:12, Proverbs 5:13, Romans 14:21, 2 Corinthians 1:12
avenged: 1 Samuel 25:33, 1 Samuel 24:15, 1 Samuel 26:23, 2 Samuel 22:48, Psalms 94:1, Romans 12:19
remember: 1 Samuel 25:40, Genesis 40:14, Luke 23:42
Reciprocal: Psalms 141:5 - the righteous Proverbs 25:12 - a wise Matthew 5:39 - That
32.
And David said to Abigail, Blessed be the LORD God of Israel, which sent thee this day to meet me:
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. Genesis 24:27, Exodus 18:10, Ezra 7:27, Psalms 41:12, Psalms 41:13, Psalms 72:18, Luke 1:68, 2 Corinthians 8:16
Reciprocal: Joshua 22:30 - it pleased them Joshua 22:33 - blessed 1 Samuel 25:22 - So and more 1 Samuel 25:39 - Blessed 2 Samuel 2:5 - Blessed 2 Samuel 20:16 - General Psalms 9:5 - destroyed Psalms 19:13 - Keep Psalms 131:2 - quieted Proverbs 1:5 - a man Proverbs 11:16 - gracious Proverbs 15:23 - how Matthew 14:9 - the oath's 1 Corinthians 12:21 - General
33.
And blessed be thy advice, and blessed be thou, which hast kept me this day from coming to shed blood, and from avenging myself with mine own hand.
blessed: Psalms 141:5, Proverbs 9:9, Proverbs 17:10, Proverbs 25:12, Proverbs 27:21, Proverbs 28:23
which hast: 1 Samuel 25:26
avenging: 1 Samuel 25:26, 1 Samuel 25:31, 1 Samuel 24:19, 1 Samuel 26:9, 1 Samuel 26:10
Reciprocal: Joshua 22:30 - it pleased them Joshua 22:33 - blessed 1 Samuel 24:7 - suffered 1 Samuel 25:38 - the Lord 2 Samuel 2:5 - Blessed 2 Samuel 20:16 - General Psalms 131:2 - quieted Proverbs 1:5 - a man Proverbs 11:16 - gracious Proverbs 12:3 - the root Proverbs 15:23 - how Proverbs 23:34 - thou Isaiah 33:18 - heart Romans 12:19 - avenge 1 Corinthians 13:4 - vaunteth not itself
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.
kept me back: 1 Samuel 25:26
hasted: 1 Samuel 25:18, 1 Samuel 11:11, Joshua 10:6, Joshua 10:9
there had: 1 Samuel 25:22
Reciprocal: Genesis 20:6 - withheld 1 Samuel 25:37 - had told him 1 Samuel 25:39 - kept his servant 1 Kings 14:10 - him that pisseth 1 Kings 16:11 - he left him 1 Kings 21:21 - him that pisseth Job 27:2 - God liveth 1 Corinthians 13:4 - vaunteth not itself
35.
So David received of her hand that which she had brought him, and said unto her, Go up in peace to thine house; see, I have hearkened to thy voice, and have accepted thy person.
Go up: 1 Samuel 20:42, 2 Samuel 15:9, 2 Kings 5:19, Luke 7:50, Luke 8:48
accepted: Genesis 19:21, Job 34:19
Reciprocal: 1 Samuel 1:17 - Go Job 42:8 - him Proverbs 17:8 - whithersoever Proverbs 21:14 - gift Acts 16:36 - and go
36.
And Abigail came to Nabal; and, behold, he held a feast in his house, like the feast of a king; and Nabal's heart was merry within him, for he was very drunken: wherefore she told him nothing, less or more, until the morning light.
a feast: 2 Samuel 13:23, Esther 1:3-7, Luke 14:12
merry: 2 Samuel 13:28, 1 Kings 20:16, Proverbs 20:1, Proverbs 23:29-35, Ecclesiastes 2:2, Ecclesiastes 2:3, Ecclesiastes 10:19, Isaiah 28:3, Isaiah 28:7, Isaiah 28:8, Jeremiah 51:57, Daniel 5:1-5, Nahum 1:10, Habakkuk 2:15, Habakkuk 2:16, Luke 21:34, Romans 13:13, Ephesians 5:18, 1 Thessalonians 5:7, 1 Thessalonians 5:8
she told him: 1 Samuel 25:19, Psalms 112:5, Matthew 10:16, Ephesians 5:14
Reciprocal: Genesis 21:8 - feast Genesis 38:12 - in process of time Judges 19:6 - let thine heart 1 Samuel 22:15 - less or more 1 Samuel 30:16 - eating 1 Kings 16:9 - drinking 1 Kings 20:12 - drinking Esther 1:10 - the heart Job 15:21 - in prosperity Psalms 73:7 - have Psalms 92:7 - it is that Proverbs 17:19 - he that Proverbs 19:10 - Delight Proverbs 30:22 - a fool Ecclesiastes 7:4 - the heart Isaiah 5:14 - he that rejoiceth Isaiah 21:4 - the night Amos 6:4 - stretch themselves upon their couches Amos 8:10 - I will turn Matthew 24:38 - they Luke 12:20 - God Luke 16:26 - between Luke 17:27 - General Romans 11:9 - their table James 5:5 - have lived
37.
But it came to pass in the morning, when the wine was gone out of Nabal, and his wife had told him these things, that his heart died within him, and he became as a stone.
had told him: 1 Samuel 25:22, 1 Samuel 25:34
his heart: Deuteronomy 28:28, Job 15:21, Job 15:22, Proverbs 23:29-35
Reciprocal: Exodus 15:16 - still Joshua 5:1 - neither was 1 Samuel 28:20 - sore afraid Esther 1:10 - the heart Job 34:20 - without Isaiah 19:3 - the spirit Jeremiah 4:9 - that the heart 1 Thessalonians 5:7 - and they
38.
And it came to pass about ten days after, that the LORD smote Nabal, that he died.
the Lord: 1 Samuel 25:33, 1 Samuel 6:9, Exodus 12:29, 2 Kings 15:5, 2 Kings 19:35, 2 Chronicles 10:15, Acts 12:23
Reciprocal: 1 Samuel 26:10 - the Lord liveth 2 Samuel 12:15 - struck the child 2 Chronicles 13:20 - Lord Psalms 37:10 - thou Proverbs 11:29 - that Ecclesiastes 7:17 - why Jeremiah 4:9 - that the heart
39.
And when David heard that Nabal was dead, he said, Blessed be the LORD, that hath pleaded the cause of my reproach from the hand of Nabal, and hath kept his servant from evil: for the LORD hath returned the wickedness of Nabal upon his own head, And David sent and communed with Abigail, to take her to him to wife.
Blessed: 1 Samuel 25:32, Judges 5:2, 2 Samuel 22:47-49, Psalms 58:10, Psalms 58:11, Revelation 19:1-4
pleaded: Proverbs 22:23, Lamentations 3:58-60, Micah 7:9
kept his servant: 1 Samuel 25:26, 1 Samuel 25:34, Hosea 2:6, Hosea 2:7, 2 Corinthians 13:7, 1 Thessalonians 5:23, 2 Timothy 4:18
hath returned: 2 Samuel 3:28, 2 Samuel 3:29, 1 Kings 2:44, Esther 7:10, Psalms 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." Proverbs 18:22, Proverbs 19:14, Proverbs 31:10, Proverbs 31:30
Reciprocal: Genesis 24:27 - Blessed 1 Chronicles 3:1 - of Abigail Psalms 5:10 - let Psalms 19:13 - Keep Psalms 37:10 - thou Psalms 119:22 - Remove Isaiah 51:22 - pleadeth Romans 7:3 - though
40.
And when the servants of David were come to Abigail to Carmel, they spake unto her, saying, David sent us unto thee to take thee to him to wife.
David sent: Genesis 24:37, Genesis 24:38, Genesis 24:51
Reciprocal: 1 Samuel 25:31 - remember
41.
And she arose, and bowed herself on her face to the earth, and said, Behold, let thine handmaid be a servant to wash the feet of the servants of my lord.
thine: Ruth 2:10, Ruth 2:13, Proverbs 15:33, Proverbs 18:12
to wash: Genesis 18:4, John 13:3-5, 1 Timothy 5:10
Reciprocal: Genesis 24:32 - wash Judges 19:21 - they washed Ruth 3:9 - Ruth Luke 1:43 - whence Luke 7:44 - thou John 13:5 - feet
42.
And Abigail hasted, and arose, and rode upon an ass, with five damsels of hers that went after her; and she went after the messengers of David, and became his wife.
Abigail: Genesis 24:61-67, Psalms 45:10, Psalms 45:11
after her: Heb. at her feet, 1 Samuel 25:27
Reciprocal: 1 Samuel 27:3 - with his two 1 Samuel 30:5 - two wives 2 Samuel 2:2 - General 2 Samuel 3:3 - Abigail 2 Samuel 15:16 - after him 1 Chronicles 3:1 - Ahinoam
43.
David also took Ahinoam of Jezreel; and they were also both of them his wives.
Jezreel: Joshua 15:56, 2 Samuel 3:2
both: Genesis 2:24, Matthew 19:5, Matthew 19:8
his wives: 1 Samuel 27:3, 1 Samuel 30:5, 2 Samuel 5:13-16
Reciprocal: 2 Samuel 2:2 - General 1 Chronicles 3:1 - Ahinoam
44.
But Saul had given Michal his daughter, David's wife, to Phalti the son of Laish, which was of Gallim.
But Saul: Rather, "For Saul," etc., as the particle ו, wav, frequently signifies; this being the cause why David took another wife.
Michal: 1 Samuel 18:20, 1 Samuel 18:27
Phalti: 2 Samuel 3:14, 2 Samuel 3:14, Phaltiel
Gallim: This town appears to have been situated in the tribe of Benjamin, as it is mentioned in Isaiah 10:30, with Michmash, Geba, etc.
Reciprocal: 1 Samuel 14:49 - name of the firstborn 2 Samuel 3:15 - Phaltiel 1 Chronicles 15:29 - Michal