サムエル記上 25:25-29 JC

Matthew Henry's Complete Commentary - 1 Samuel 25:18-31

We have here an account of Abigail's prudent management for the preserving of her husband and family from the destruction that was just coming upon them; and we find that she did her part admirably well and fully answered her character. The passion of fools often makes those breaches in a little time which the wise, with all their wisdom, have much ado to make up again. It is hard to say whether Abigail was more miserable in such a husband or Nabal happy in such a wife. A virtuous woman is a... read more

John Gill

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - 1 Samuel 25:25

Let not my lord, I pray thee, regard this man of Belial , even Nabal ,.... He is a worthless man, it must be owned, a weak foolish man, rather to be despised than regarded by him; what either he says or does is unworthy of the notice of any, and much less of so great a person as David was: for as his name is , so is he ; his natural disposition, genius, and conduct, agree with his name; when anyone knows his name, he may judge what is to be expected from him: Nabal is his... read more

John Gill

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - 1 Samuel 25:26

Now therefore, my lord, as the Lord liveth, and as thy soul liveth ,.... Which is an oath, and respects either what goes before, that she never saw the young men that were sent to Nabal, or to what follows, the providence of God in preventing David from shedding blood, which she was sure of by an impulse on her own mind, and by observing a change in David's countenance: seeing the Lord hath withholden thee from coming to shed blood, and from avenging thyself with thine own hand ;... read more

John Gill

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - 1 Samuel 25:27

And now this blessing, which thine handmaid hath brought unto my lord ,.... The present, consisting of the things mentioned in 1 Samuel 25:18 ; which came as a blessing from God, and with good will from her: let it even be given unto the young men that follow my lord ; the servants of David: in the original it is, "that walk at the feet of my lord": and which the Targum paraphrases, "who minister before my lord"; and so Abigail's damsels are called "pedissequae", or "that walked at her... read more

John Gill

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - 1 Samuel 25:28

I pray thee, forgive the trespass of thine handmaid ,.... The trespasses, as the Targum, either the sin of her husband, she had taken upon herself, or her boldness in troubling him with her petitions and solicitations, and even with the present she had brought: for the Lord will certainly make my lord a sure house ; or a firm kingdom, as the Targum; would raise him to the kingdom of Israel, and establish it in his posterity, that it should not be taken from him, as it would be from Saul:... read more

John Gill

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - 1 Samuel 25:29

Yet a man is risen to pursue thee, and to seek thy soul ,.... His life, to take it away, meaning Saul, whom she chose not to name, because he was king: but the soul of my lord shall be bound up in the bundle of life with the Lord thy God ; should be dear unto the Lord, precious in his esteem, and be carefully preserved by him, among other his chosen ones, and should be safe with him, in his hands, and under his care and keeping; the Jews refer this to eternal life in the world to come,... read more

Adam Clarke

Adam Clarke's Commentary on the Bible - 1 Samuel 25:28

And evil hath not been found in thee - Thou hast not committed any act of this kind hitherto. read more

Adam Clarke

Adam Clarke's Commentary on the Bible - 1 Samuel 25:29

Shall be bound in the bundle of life - Thy life shall be precious in the sight of the Lord: it shall be found in the bundle of life; it shall be supported by Him who is the Spring and Fountain of life, and ever be found united to those who are most favored by the Almighty. Them shall he sling out - Far from being bound and kept together in union with the Fountain of life, he will cast them off from himself as a stone is cast out from a sling. This betokens both... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - 1 Samuel 25:18-31

Wise persuasiveness. The facts are— 1 . Abigail, aware of the danger, provides an ample present, and secretly sends on her servants to prepare the mind of David for an interview. 2 . On seeing David she humbly seeks an audience, and intimates that Nabal was not to be regarded as of importance. 3 . She pleads her cause by reminding David of the kind restraint of Providence in keeping him from wrong, of Nabal's utter unworthiness of his notice, of the provision made for the young... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - 1 Samuel 25:23-25

Abigail … fell before David on her face. This very abject obeisance may have been grounded on her belief in David's future kingship, or it may simply mark the inferior position held by women in those days (see 1 Samuel 25:41 ). Her whole address is couched in very humble terms. David ( 1 Samuel 24:8 ) only stooped with his face to the ground before Saul. Upon me. Abigail represents herself as the person really guilty, on whom the iniquity , i.e. the punishment of the offence, must... read more

Matthew Henry's Complete Commentary - 1 Samuel 25:18-31

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - 1 Samuel 25:25

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - 1 Samuel 25:26

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - 1 Samuel 25:27

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - 1 Samuel 25:28

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - 1 Samuel 25:29

Adam Clarke's Commentary on the Bible - 1 Samuel 25:28

Adam Clarke's Commentary on the Bible - 1 Samuel 25:29

The Pulpit Commentary - 1 Samuel 25:18-31

The Pulpit Commentary - 1 Samuel 25:23-25

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