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1 Samuel 25:5

1 Samuel 25:5
And David sent out ten young men, and David said unto the young men, Get you up to Carmel, and go to Nabal, and greet him in my name:

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Baptist theologian, 1697–1771

Gill's Exposition

And David sent out ten young men,.... Such persons, and such a number of them, he sent to show honour and reverence to Nabal:

and David said, unto the young men, get ye up to Carmel; which lay…

Nonconformist minister, 1662–1714

Matthew Henry

1 Samuel 25:2-11

Here begins the story of Nabal.

I. A short account of him, who and what he was (Sa1 25:2, Sa1 25:3), a man wee should never have heard of if there had not happened some communication between him and…

Academic commentary, 1882–1921

Cambridge Bible

1 Samuel 25:2-13

Nabal's churlish behaviour to David

2. a man in Maon Nabal's home was in the city of Maon, and his possessions (or, his business) about a mile to the north at Carmel. These places are mentioned…

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