A DIGEST OF CHAPTER 25 1 Samuel 25:1 _The death of Samuel._ The grand prophet of God finally reached the end of his earthly pilgrimage. He was buried in his home at Ramah. Although mention is made of David's activities, it is not specified that he was able to be in Ramah at the time of Samuel's bu... [ Continue Reading ]
David's Continued Flight, 1 Samuel 25:1 to 1 Samuel 26:25. _The Death of Samuel._ 1 Samuel 25:1 And Samuel died; and all the Israelites were gathered together, and lamented him, and buried him in his house at Ramah. And David arose, and went down to the wilderness of Paran. _1._ Why was all Isra... [ Continue Reading ]
_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 thousand goats: and he was shearing his sheep in Carmel. 3 Now the name of the man _was_ Nabal; and the... [ Continue Reading ]
_Abigail Appeals to David._ 1 Samuel 25:14-38 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 railed on them. 15 But the men _were_ very good unto us, and we were not hurt, neither missed we any thing,... [ Continue Reading ]
_David's Wives._ 1 Samuel 25:39-44 39 And when David heard that Nabal was dead, he said, Blessed _be_ the Lord that hath pleaded the cause of my reproach from the hand of Nabal, and hath kept his servant from evil: for the Lord hath returned the wickedness of Nabal upon his own head. And David sent... [ Continue Reading ]