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1 Samuel 25:8

1 Samuel 25:8
Ask thy young men, and they will shew thee. Wherefore let the young men find favour in thine eyes: for we come in a good day: give, I pray thee, whatsoever cometh to thine hand unto thy servants, and to thy son David.

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Baptist theologian, 1697–1771

Gill's Exposition

Ask thy young men, and they will show thee,.... The shepherds before mentioned, who kept their flocks hard by them:

wherefore let the young men find favour in thine eyes; the ten young men David…

Methodist theologian, 1762–1832

Adam Clarke

Whatsoever cometh to thine hand - As thou art making a great feast for thy servants, and I and my men, as having essentially served thee, would naturally come in for a share were we present; send a…

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

a good day A day of festivity and rejoicing. Cp. Est 8:17.