1 Samuel 25:39-42 NIV,NKJV

Matthew Henry's Concise Commentary on the Bible - 1 Samuel 25:32-39

32-39 David gives God thanks for sending him this happy check in a sinful way. Whoever meet us with counsel, direction, comfort, caution, or seasonable reproof, we must see God sending them. We ought to be very thankful for those happy providences which are the means of keeping us from sinning. Most people think it enough, if they take reproof patiently; but few will take it thankfully, and commend those who give it, and accept it as a favour. The nearer we are to committing sin, the greater is... read more

Matthew Henry

Matthew Henry's Concise Commentary on the Bible - 1 Samuel 25:40-44

39-44 Abigail believed that David would be king over Israel, and greatly esteemed his pious and excellent character. She deemed his proposal of marriage honourable, and advantageous to her, notwithstanding his present difficulties. With great humility, and doubtless agreeably to the customs of those times, she consented, being willing to share his trails. Thus those who join themselves to Christ, must be willing now to suffer with him, believing that hereafter they shall reign with him. read more

Paul E. Kretzmann

The Popular Commentary by Paul E. Kretzmann - 1 Samuel 25:36-44

David Marries Abigail v. 36. And Abigail came to Nabal; and, behold, although he had been too stingy to share with David and his men, he held a feast in his house, like the feast of a king, with all its luxury and sumptuousness; and Nabal's heart was merry within him, on account of the rich feast, for he was very drunken, intoxicated to such a point that he was not aware of anything outside of his own pleasure; wherefore she told him nothing, less or more, not a word, until the morning... read more

Johann Peter Lange

Lange's Commentary on the Holy Scriptures: Critical, Doctrinal and Homiletical - 1 Samuel 25:1-44

VII. Samuel’s death. David’s march into the wilderness of Paran. The history of the foolish Nabal and the wise Abigail1 Samuel 25:1-441And Samuel died; and all the Israelites [Israel] were gathered together, and lamented him and buried him in his house at Ramah. And David arose and went down1 to the wilderness of Paran.22And 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 Hebrews 3:0 was shearing3... read more

Frederick Brotherton Meyer

F.B. Meyer's 'Through the Bible' Commentary - 1 Samuel 25:32-44

the End of Selfish Indulgence 1 Samuel 25:32-44 The lowly obeisance of this beautiful woman at the young soldier’s feet, her frank confession of the injustice done him, her thankfulness that he had been withheld from hasty vengeance, her appreciation of his desire to fight only as a soldier of the Lord, brought David back to his best self. What a revelation is here given of the agencies by which God seeks to turn us from our evil ways! And, above all, those that enter our lives as sweet... read more

G. Campbell Morgan

G. Campbell Morgan's Exposition on the Whole Bible - 1 Samuel 25:1-44

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 that their mourning for him was the evidence of genuine sorrow. The story of Nabal, as here written, is intensely interesting. He was of a type which continues to this time. The whole fact is most forcibly expressed in the word "churlish." David's approach to him was characterized by fine courtesy,... read more

Peter Pett

Peter Pett's Commentary on the Bible - 1 Samuel 25:39-44

David, Having Lost His Wife Through Saul’s Conniving, Receives Two Wives in Her Place (25:39c-44). Once David had fled from Saul he became an outlaw. Thus Saul considered that his marriage to Michal was consequently at an end, and gave Michal to someone else. But we learn that YHWH then adequately compensated him by giving him instead two wives, first Ahinoam, a Jezreelite, and now Abigail the Wise and Beautiful. Analysis. a And David sent and spoke concerning Abigail, to take her to him to... read more

Arthur Peake

Arthur Peake's Commentary on the Bible - 1 Samuel 25:1-44

1 Samuel 25:1 b – 1 Samuel 25:44 . David, Nabal and Abigail (J).— From one of the oldest sources. The story is complete in itself, and has no obvious connexion with any of the other sections. 1 Samuel 25:1 b – 1 Samuel 25:13 . David goes to the wilderness of Paran at the S. of the Arabah ( 1 Samuel 23:24 *). (Some read “ Maon” for “ Paran” with LXX.) At Carmel ( 1 Samuel 15:12 *) there was a wealthy sheikh, Nabal, a member of the clan Caleb, whose headquarters were at Hebron ( Judges 1:20).... read more

Matthew Poole

Matthew Poole's English Annotations on the Holy Bible - 1 Samuel 25:39

How could David rejoice at the death of his enemy? Answ. Although it may be said that he rejoiced not in Nabal’s death as such, but only in the declaration of God’s justice in punishing so great a wickedness; which was an honour to God, and a document, and therefore a benefit to mankind, and so a public good, and cause of joy; yet the matter is not weighty, if we confess that this was another instance of human infirmity in David, and that it is not proposed for our imitation, but for our... read more