1 Samuel 25:32-44 NIV

Matthew Henry's Complete Commentary - 1 Samuel 25:32-35

As an ear-ring of gold, and an ornament of fine gold, so is a wise reprover upon an obedient ear, Prov. 25:12. Abigail was a wise reprover of David's passion, and he gave an obedient ear to the reproof, according to his own principle (Ps. 141:5): Let the righteous smite me, it shall be a kindness. Never was such an admonition either better given or better taken. I. David gives God thanks for sending him this happy check to a sinful way (1 Sam. 25:32): Blessed be the Lord God of Israel, who... read more

Matthew Henry

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

John Gill

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - 1 Samuel 25:32

And David said to Abigail ,.... Having heard her out, and being overcome with her rhetoric and powerful arguments: blessed be the Lord God of Israel, which sent thee this day to meet me ; who put it into her heart to come out and meet him, and endeavour to avert him from his bad design, which his heart was set upon; he saw plainly the hand of God in it, and in the first place acknowledges the goodness of divine Providence, in directing her to take the step she did. read more

John Gill

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - 1 Samuel 25:33

And blessed be thy advice ,.... Thanks be to God, and to thee for it, being wise, good, and seasonable; or "thy taste" F7 טעמך "sapor tuus", Piscator; "discretio tua", Montanus. , thy good sense, knowledge, as the Targum, discretion, prudence, and understanding: and blessed be thou which hast kept me this day from coming to shed blood ; he came out with a full resolution to shed the blood of Nabal, and of all the males in his house, but was stopped by Abigail; who by her... read more

John Gill

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - 1 Samuel 25:34

For in very deed, as the Lord God of Israel liveth ,.... An oath for the confirmation of what he was about to say: which hath kept me back from hurting thee : from doing any ill to her family, as he intended, though not to her person, his resolution being only to slay the males; but that would have been an hurt, an evil, an affliction to Abigail, from which the Lord in his providence restrained him, and that through her good advice: except thou hadst hasted, and come to meet me :... read more

John Gill

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - 1 Samuel 25:35

So David received of her hand that which she had brought him ,.... Her present, 1 Samuel 25:18 ; and which he kindly took for his own use, as well as for his men; for it was a present for a prince: and said to her, go up in peace to thine house ; in peace of mind, having her request granted, and nothing to fear from David and his men, and so might return home with the greatest safety in her own person, with those that were with her, and be under no apprehensions of danger and... read more

John Gill

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - 1 Samuel 25:36

And Abigail came to Nabal ,.... Having sped with David, and taken her leave of him, she returned home to her husband Nabal: and, behold, he held a feast in his house like the feast of a king ; both for the number of dishes on his table and of guests at it though only on the account of sheep shearing; but very probably there were others that were invited to this entertainment besides the shearers; covetous men are generally very profuse when they make feasts: and Nabal's heart was ... read more

John Gill

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

John Gill

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - 1 Samuel 25:38

And it came to pass, about ten days after ,.... After he had lain in this stupid and senseless manner for ten days: that the Lord smote Nabal, that he died ; with some disease or increased the grief of his heart, and the fears of his mind that he died therewith. read more

John Gill

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - 1 Samuel 25:39

And when David heard that Nabal was dead ,.... As he soon might, Maon and Carmel not being far from the wilderness where David was: he said, blessed be the Lord, that hath pleaded the cause of my reproach from the hand of Nabal ; not that he rejoiced at the death of Nabal, simply considered, or from a private spirit of revenge; but because of the glory of divine justice, which he had shown to him in vindicating him from the reproach Nabal had cast upon him, and particularly was... read more

Matthew Henry's Complete Commentary - 1 Samuel 25:32-35

Matthew Henry's Complete Commentary - 1 Samuel 25:36-44

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - 1 Samuel 25:32

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - 1 Samuel 25:33

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - 1 Samuel 25:34

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - 1 Samuel 25:35

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - 1 Samuel 25:36

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - 1 Samuel 25:37

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - 1 Samuel 25:38

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - 1 Samuel 25:39

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