1 Samuel 25:1, Samuel dies; 1 Samuel 25:2, David in Paran sends to Nabal; 1 Samuel 25:10, Provoked by Nabal’s churlishness, he minds to destroy him; 1 Samuel 25:14, Abigail understanding thereof, 1 Samuel 25:18, takes a present; 1 Samuel 25:23, and by her wisdom, 1 Samuel 25:32, pacifies David; 1 Samuel 25:36, Nabal hearing thereof, dies; 1 Samuel 25:39, David takes Abigail and Ahinoam to be his wives; 1 Samuel 25:44, Michal is given to Phalti.
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1 Samuel 25
1 Samuel 25 — Overview
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was a great man, and one that was admirably well qualified for public
service, yet he spent the latter end of his days in retirement and…1 Samuel 25:11 Samuel 25:1 · Treasury of Scripture Knowledgeam 2944, bc 1060, An, Ex, Is 431
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lamented: Genesis 50:11; Numbers 20:29; Deuteronomy 34:8; Acts 8:2
in his house: 1 Samuel 7:17; 1 Kings 2:34; 2 Chronicles 33:20; Isaiah 14:18
the wilderness:…1 Samuel 25:2-111 Samuel 25:2-11 · Matthew Henry's Commentary on the Whole BibleHere begins the story of Nabal.
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