1 Samuel 25:21
Now David had said, Surely in vain have I kept all that this fellow hath in the wilderness, so that nothing was missed of all that pertained unto him: and he hath requited me evil for good.
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Gill's Exposition
Now David had said,.... When the messengers returned and told him how they had been used by Nabal; or he "said" (c), or was saying within himself, or to his men, what follows, just as Abigail met him:…
We have here an account of Abigail's prudent management for the preserving of her husband and family from the destruction that was just coming upon them; and we find that she did her part admirably…
Academic commentary, 1882–1921
Cambridge Bible
Surely in vain Only to be deceived and disappointed. The same word is used in Jer 3:23.
pertained i.e. belonged. "Pertain" is derived from Lat. pertineo, through O. Fr. partenir. Cp. "appertain" from…
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