Exodus 14:22; Jeremiah 15:20; Job 1:10; Zechariah 2:5
A wall - To protect them from the attacks of the Bedouins, etc. They had been as safe with David’s men around them as if they had been dwelling i...
1 Samuel 25:1 a. (to Ramah). Death and Burial of Samuel. (An editorial addition.) 1 Samuel 25:1 . in his house: in the grounds belonging to...
They were a wall unto us both by night and day, all the while we were with them keeping the sheep.
But one of the young men told Abigail, Nabal's wife, saying, Behold, David sent messengers out of the wilderness to salute our master; and he rai...
Death of Samuel. The Incident of Nabal. David and Abigail 1. Paran] That part of the desert between Sinai and Palestine which bordered on Judah.
A wall ] The protection from Arab robbers deserved some recognition from those who lived near the desert. Precisely the same demand is made at prese...
CHAPTER XXXII. DAVID AND NABAL. 1 Samuel 25:1-44 . WE should be forming far too low an estimate of the character of the people of Israel if we...
a Rich Man's Churlishness 1 Samuel 25:2-17 This Carmel was a city in the mountains of Judah, ten miles south of Hebron. See Joshua 15:55 . Tho...
We now have the account of Samuel's death. Notwithstanding all Israel's failure to realize his high ideals, it was impossible that they should not re...
(14) But one of the young men told Abigail, Nabal's wife, saying, Behold, David sent messengers out of the wilderness to salute our master; and he ra...
They were a wall unto us both by night and day ,.... Protecting and defending them against the Philistines, who, as they robbed the threshing floors...
They were a wall unto us both by night and day, all the while we were with them keeping the sheep. Ver. 16. They were a wall unto us. ] A guard ag...
But one of the young men told Abigail , &c. One of those belonging to Nabal. Who can help admiring the wisdom and fidelity of this shepherd, who...
David's moral victory over Saul and over his own natural instincts has been most admirable. However, in this chapter we see him showing just the oppo...
Abigail Wise Resolution. B. C. 1057. ...
A wall, i.e. a defence against wild beasts, and robbers, and enemies.
Abigail Informs Nabal of What Has Happened and Nabal Has A Heart Attack And Dies ( 1 Samuel 25:6-39 b). On receiving news from Abigail about how...
David's Reaction. Humanly speaking David's reaction was inevitable. What Nabal had said was deliberately insulting, contrary to custom and an act...
CRITICAL AND EXPOSITORY NOTES— 1 Samuel 25:2 . “ Maon .” A city of Judah ( Joshua 15:55 ), situated on a hill now called Tell Main , about seven...
1 Samuel 25:1 . Samuel died, four months, say the rabbins, before the death of Saul. The elders of the nation from all the tribes attended, to beh...
EXPOSITION DEATH OF SAMUEL ( 1 Samuel 25:1 ). 1 Samuel 25:1 And Samuel died. According to Josephus, Samuel had for eighteen years...
Abigail's Tact and Prudence
they were a wall unto us both by night and day, all the while we were with them keeping the sheep, their presence had proved a powerful protection ag...
16 They were a wall unto us both by night and day, all the while we were with them keeping the sheep.