What does 1 Samuel 25:5 mean? Commentary, explanation and study verse by verse.
"And David sent out ten young men, and David said unto the young men, Get you up to Carmel, and go to Nabal, and greetb him in my name:"
CHAPTER 25 _ 1. The death of Samuel (1 Samuel 25:1)_ 2. Nabal and his refusal (1 Samuel 25:2) 3. Abigail's deed and her prayer (1 Samuel 25:14) 4. David's answer to Abigail (1 Samuel 25:32) 5. Na...
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 it. 1 SAMUEL 25:1 B - 1 SAMUEL 25:44. DAVID, NABAL AND ABI...
Nabal's churlish behaviour to David 2. _a man in Maon_ Nabal's home was in the city of Maon, and his possessions (or, HIS BUSINESS) about a mile to the north at Carmel. These places are mentioned tog...
AND DAVID SENT OUT, &C.— In this message of David to Nabal, which is a fine picture of ancient and true politeness, there are three things well worth our notice. _First,_ the direction: _To him that l...
_Nabal's Shameful Treatment of David._ 1 Samuel 25:2-13 2 And _there was_ a man in Maon, whose possessions _were_ in Carmel; and the man _was_ very great, and he had three thousand sheep; and a thous...
_AND DAVID SENT OUT TEN YOUNG MEN, AND DAVID SAID UNTO THE YOUNG MEN, GET YOU UP TO CARMEL, AND GO TO NABAL, AND GREET HIM IN MY NAME:_ And David sent out ten young men ... David and his men lurked i...
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....
ISRAEL’S FIRST KING 1 SAMUEL _HELEN POCOCK_ CHAPTER 25 SAMUEL THE *PROPHET DIES V1 Samuel died. All the *Israelites met together and were very sad. Then they buried Samuel in his home town of Ra...
וַ יִּשְׁלַ֥ח דָּוִ֖ד עֲשָׂרָ֣ה נְעָרִ֑ים וַ יֹּ֨אמֶר דָּוִ֜ד לַ † נְּעָרִ֗ים עֲל֤וּ כַרְמֶ֨לָה֙ וּ...
CHAPTER XXXII. _ DAVID AND NABAL._ 1 Samuel 25:1. WE should be forming far too low an estimate of the character of the people of Israel if we did not believe that they were very profoundly moved by...
A RICH MAN'S CHURLISHNESS 1 Samuel 25:2 This Carmel was a city in the mountains of Judah, ten miles south of Hebron. See Joshua 15:55. Though a descendant of Caleb, Nabal had none of that hero's spir...
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 recognize his greatness, and it is easy to believe th...
(4) And David heard in the wilderness that Nabal did shear his sheep. (5) And David sent out ten young men, and David said unto the young men, Get you up to Carmel, and go to Nabal, and greet him in m...
We enter now on a portion of David's history sensibly different from what we have already had, which closed with the efforts of Jonathan to restore matters and to attach Saul to him at least openly. J...
At length Samuel dies. This forms an epoch, because he who was the true link between the people and God was gone. Israel acknowledged him when dead, although they had despised him while living. And no...
AND DAVID SENT OUT TEN YOUNG MEN,.... Such persons, and such a number of them, he sent to show honour and reverence to Nabal: AND DAVID SAID, UNTO THE YOUNG MEN, GET YE UP TO CARMEL; which lay higher...
And David sent out ten young men, and David said unto the young men, Get you up to Carmel, and go to Nabal, and greet him in my name: Ver. 5. _Go to Nabal, and greet him in my name._] Here a man migh...
_Nabal did shear his sheep_ Which times were celebrated with feasting. _That liveth in prosperity_ In the Hebrew it is, _To him that liveth_, but the word _life_ in Scripture often signifies _happines...
1 Samuel dieth. 2 Dauid in Paran sendeth to Nabal. 10 Prouoked by Nabals churlishnesse, hee mindeth to destroy him. 14 Abigail vnderstanding thereof, 18 taketh a present, 23 and by her wisedome...
Nabal's Foolishness...
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 opposite attitude. It seems hardly possible that this c...
GREET HIM IN THY NAME: _ Heb._ ask him in my name of peace...
2-11 We should not have heard of Nabal, if nothing had passed between him and David. Observe his name, Nabal, "A fool;" so it signifies. Riches make men look great in the eye of the world; but to one...
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1 Samuel 25:5 David H1732 sent H7971 (H8799) ten H6235 men H5288 David H1732 said H559 (H8799) men H5288 up H5927 (H8798) Carmel H3760 go H935 (H8804) Nabal H5037 greet H7592 (H8804) H7965 name H8034...
DAVID CONTACTS NABAL IN ORDER TO SHARE IN HIS HOSPITALITY, IS REBUFFED AND INSULTED, AND DECIDES ON VENGEANCE (1 SAMUEL 25:4). In this next passage we are informed about Nabal's incredible and foolis...
CONTENTS: Samuel's death; David and Nabal. Abigail becomes David's wife, and also Ahinoam. CHARACTERS: God, David, Samuel, Nabal, Abigail. CONCLUSION: Let the believer be encouraged to commit his ca...
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 behold the glory of a setting sun, which left its lustre...
_And David heard in the wilderness that Nabal did shear his sheep._ NABAL, THE CHURL David never made a wiser choice, and he never said a truer thing, than when he exclaimed, “Let me fall now into th...
1 SAMUEL—NOTE ON 1 SAMUEL 25:4 Sheepshearing was a time of festivity (v. 1 Samuel 25:8) as well as work. David addresses Nabal politely and respectfully. Sending TEN YOUNG MEN suggests that he was ask...
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 or eight miles south of Hebron. It is now in ruins. “CARME...
EXPOSITION DEATH OF SAMUEL (1 Samuel 25:1). 1 SAMUEL 25:1 AND SAMUEL DIED. According to Josephus, Samuel had for eighteen years been contemporaneous with Saul's kingdom. If this calculation, which p...
Now Samuel died; and all of the Israelites were gathered together, and lamenting him, and they buried him in his house at Ramah. And David arose, and went down to the wilderness of Paran. And there wa...
1 Samuel 17:22; Genesis 43:23...