I Samuel 25:21
The Scripture
(21) Now David had said, Surely in vain have I kept all that this fellow hath in the wilderness, so that nothing was missed of all that pertained unto him: and he hath requited me evil for good.
Chapter overview (whole chapter)
Samuel died and all Israel mourned him, and afterward the wealthy but churlish Nabal insulted David's request for provisions, provoking David to march against him in anger. Nabal's wise wife Abigail intervened with gifts and humble words to avert bloodshed, and after Nabal died of a stroke ten days later, David took her as his wife.
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Treasury of Scripture Knowledge
I Samuel 25:13Job 30:8Psalms 37:8Ephesians 4:26Ephesians 4:31I Thessalonians 5:15I Peter 2:21I Peter 2:22I Peter 2:23I Peter 3:9Genesis 44:4Psalms 35:12
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