1 Samuel 25:3 - Bullinger's Companion Bible Notes

Bible Comments

the man. Note the introversion of the four lines of this verse:. Nabal.:. Abigail,:. Abigail.:. Nabal.: Nabal. foolish.:

of the house of Caleb. a Calebite. But Septuagint, Syriac, and Arabic have translated the word "cynical".

1 Samuel 25:3

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.