Bible Commentary

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. Let not my lord regard this man; his … Continue reading “Exegetical and Hermeneutical Commentary of 1 Samuel 25:25”

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. 24. and fell at his feet ] Apparently she first prostrated herself and did the usual obeisance as soon as … Continue reading “Exegetical and Hermeneutical Commentary of 1 Samuel 25:24”

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, 23 31. Abigail’s meeting with David 23. lighted off the ass ] i.e. got down from, an old form of alighted. The Heb. word is different from that similarly translated … Continue reading “Exegetical and Hermeneutical Commentary of 1 Samuel 25:23”

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. 22. unto the enemies of David ] In the usual oath-formula the swearer invokes divine vengeance upon himself (1Sa 20:13), or upon the person adjured … Continue reading “Exegetical and Hermeneutical Commentary of 1 Samuel 25:22”

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. 21. Surely in vain ] Only to be deceived and disappointed. The same word is used in Jer … Continue reading “Exegetical and Hermeneutical Commentary of 1 Samuel 25:21”

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. 20. came down by the covert of the hill ] Abigail was apparently riding down a defile between two hills, which … Continue reading “Exegetical and Hermeneutical Commentary of 1 Samuel 25:20”

And she said unto her servants, Go on before me; behold, I come after you. But she told not her husband Nabal. I come after you; for she knew she could quickly over take them. Fuente: English Annotations on the Holy Bible by Matthew Poole 19. she said unto her servants, Goon before me; behold, … Continue reading “Exegetical and Hermeneutical Commentary of 1 Samuel 25:19”

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 a hundred clusters of raisins, and two hundred cakes of figs, and laid [them] on asses. 18. Abigail made haste, and took ] A store of provisions was prepared … Continue reading “Exegetical and Hermeneutical Commentary of 1 Samuel 25:18”

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. 17. such a son of Belial ] Such an evil man. See on 1Sa 1:16. So wilful and obstinate … Continue reading “Exegetical and Hermeneutical Commentary of 1 Samuel 25:17”

They were a wall unto us both by night and day, all the while we were with them keeping the sheep. 16. a wall unto us ] A defence against the predatory tribes of the desert. See Job 1:15; Job 1:17. Fuente: The Cambridge Bible for Schools and Colleges A wall – To protect them … Continue reading “Exegetical and Hermeneutical Commentary of 1 Samuel 25:16”