1 Samuel 25:3

And the man’s name was Nabal, and his wife’s name was Abigail: and his wife was of good understanding and very beautiful in person: but the man was harsh and evil in his doings, and the man was churlish.

Updated Brenton Septuagint

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, and his flocks were in Carmel, and he was a very great man; and he had three thousand sheep, and a thousand she-goats: and he happened to be shearing his flock in Carmel.

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

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Cross References

Genesis 12:11And it came to pass when Abram drew nigh to enter into Egypt, Abram said to Sarai his wife, I know that thou art a fair woman.

1 Samuel 25:10And Nabal sprang up, and answered the servants of David, and said, Who is David? and who is the son of Jesse? nowadays there is abundance of servants who depart every one from his master.

1 Samuel 25:25Let not my lord, I pray thee, take to heart this pestilent man, for according to his name, so is he; Nabal is his name, and folly is with him: but I thy handmaid saw not the servants of my lord whom thou didst send.

Psalms 10:3For they have pulled down what thou didst frame, 1 But what has the righteous done? 1

Proverbs 19:14Fathers divide house and substance to their children: 1 But a wife is suited to a man by the Lord. 1

Proverbs 31:10Who shall find a virtuous woman? 1 For such a one is more valuable than precious stones. 1

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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