8Ask 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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Matthew Henry
(vv. 2-11)Here begins the story of Nabal. I. A short account of him, who and what he was ( 1 Sam. 25:2 , 3 ), a man we should never have heard of if there had not happened some communication between him and David. Observe, 1. His name: Nabal—a fool ; so it signifies. It was a wonder that his parents would give him that name and an ill omen of what proved to be this character. Yet indeed we all of us deserve...
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