1 Samuel 25:3

Now the name of the man was Nabal, and the name of his wife Abigail. And the woman was of good understanding, and of a beautiful countenance, but the man was churlish and evil in his doings, and he was of the house of Caleb.

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In The King James Version

Now the name of the man was Nabal; and the name of his wife Abigail: and she was a woman of good understanding, and of a beautiful countenance: but the man was churlish and evil in his doings; and he was of the house of Caleb.

In Context

2And there was a man in Maon whose possessions were in Carmel. And the man was very great [in goods], and he had three thousand sheep, and a thousand goats. And he was shearing his sheep in Carmel.

4And David heard in the wilderness that Nabal was shearing his sheep.

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Cross References

Genesis 12:11And it came to pass, when he came near to enter into Egypt, that he said to Sarai his wife, Behold now, I know that thou are a fair woman to look upon.

1 Samuel 25:10And Nabal answered David's servants, and said, Who is David? And who is the son of Jesse? There are many servants now-a-days who break away every man from his master.

1 Samuel 25:25Let not my lord, I pray thee, regard this worthless fellow, even Nabal, for as his name is, so is he. Nabal is his name, and folly is with him. But I thy handmaid saw not the young men of my lord whom thou sent.

Psalms 10:3For the wicked man boasts of his heart's desire. And the greedy man renounces, [yea], despises LORD.

Proverbs 19:14House and riches are an inheritance from fathers, but a prudent wife is from LORD.

Proverbs 31:10A worthy woman who can find? For her price is far above rubies.

Matthew Henry on 1 Samuel 25:3-12

The Death of Samuel. ( b. c. 1057.) 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. We have here a short account of Samuel's death and burial. 1. Though he 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 obscurity, not because he was superannuated (for he knew how to preside in a college of the… Read the whole commentary →

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