John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - 1 Samuel 25:37
But it came to pass in the morning, when the wine was gone out of Nabal ,.... When he had slept, and was become sober, and so capable of attending to and understanding what might be related to him: and his wife had told him these things ; recorded in this chapter, before observed: that his heart died within him, and he became as a stone ; he swooned away, became as cold as a stone, and remained as senseless, spoke not a word, but lay in a stupor; the Jewish writers generally say... read more
Matthew Henry's Complete Commentary - 1 Samuel 25:36-44
We are now to attend Nabal's funeral and Abigail's wedding. I. Nabal's funeral. The apostle speaks of some that were twice dead, Jude 1:12. We have hare Nabal thrice dead, though but just now wonderfully rescued from the sword of David and delivered from so great a death; for the preservations of wicked men are but reservations for some further sorer strokes of divine wrath. Here is, 1. Nabal dead drunk, 1 Sam. 25:36. Abigail came home, and, it should seem, he had so many people and so much... read more