19And she said unto her servants, Go on before me; behold, I come after you. But she told not her husband Nabal.
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And say ye moreover, Behold, thy servant Jacob is behind us. For he said, I will appease him with the present that goeth before me, and afterward I will see his face; peradventure he will accept of me.
And he delivered them into the hand of his servants, every drove by themselves; and said unto his servants, Pass over before me, and put a space betwixt drove and drove.
She looketh well to the ways of her household, and eateth not the bread of idleness.
The heart of her husband doth safely trust in her, so that he shall have no need of spoil. …
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Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary on the Bible (1710)
(vv. 18-31)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 well and fully answered her character. The passion of fools often makes those breaches in a little time which the wise, with all their wisdom, have much ado to make up again. It is hard to say whether A…
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