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Selected Verse: 1 Samuel 25:14 - Strong Concordance

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1Sa 25:14 Strong Concordance But one [0259] of the young men [05288] told [05046] Abigail [026], Nabal's [05037] wife [0802], saying [0559], Behold, David [01732] sent [07971] messengers [04397] out of the wilderness [04057] to salute [01288] our master [0113]; and he railed [05860] on them.
  King James But one of the young men told Abigail, Nabal's wife, saying, Behold, David sent messengers out of the wilderness to salute our master; and he railed on them.

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A Commentary, Critical, Practical, and Explanatory on the Old and New Testaments, by Robert Jamieson, A.R. Fausset and David Brown [1882]
ABIGAIL PACIFIES HIM. (1Sa. 25:14-35)

Then Abigail made haste--The prudence and address of Nabal's wife were the means of saving him and family from utter destruction. She acknowledged the demand of her formidable neighbors; but justly considering, that to atone for the insolence of her husband, a greater degree of liberality had become necessary, she collected a large amount of food, accompanying it with the most valued products of the country.

bottles--goatskins, capable of holding a great quantity.

parched corn--It was customary to eat parched corn when it was fully grown, but not ripe.
 
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