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They did not mistreat us, and the whole time we were out in the fields near them nothing was missing.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nlt/1_samuel/25.htm">New Living Translation</a></span><br />These men have been very good to us, and we never suffered any harm from them. Nothing was stolen from us the whole time they were with us.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/esv/1_samuel/25.htm">English Standard Version</a></span><br />Yet the men were very good to us, and we suffered no harm, and we did not miss anything when we were in the fields, as long as we went with them.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/bsb/1_samuel/25.htm">Berean Standard Bible</a></span><br />Yet these men were very good to us. When we were in the field, we were not harassed, and nothing of ours went missing the whole time we lived among them.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/kjv/1_samuel/25.htm">King James Bible</a></span><br />But the men <i>were</i> very good unto us, and we were not hurt, neither missed we any thing, as long as we were conversant with them, when we were in the fields:<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nkjv/1_samuel/25.htm">New King James Version</a></span><br />But the men <i>were</i> very good to us, and we were not hurt, nor did we miss anything as long as we accompanied them, when we were in the fields.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb_/1_samuel/25.htm">New American Standard Bible</a></span><br />Yet the men were very good to us, and we were not harmed, nor did anything go missing as long as we went with them, while we were in the fields.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb/1_samuel/25.htm">NASB 1995</a></span><br />&#8220Yet the men were very good to us, and we were not insulted, nor did we miss anything as long as we went about with them, while we were in the fields.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb77/1_samuel/25.htm">NASB 1977 </a></span><br />“Yet the men were very good to us, and we were not insulted, nor did we miss anything as long as we went about with them, while we were in the fields.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsb/1_samuel/25.htm">Legacy Standard Bible </a></span><br />Yet the men were very good to us, and we were not dishonored, nor did we miss anything as long as we went about with them, while we were in the field.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/amp/1_samuel/25.htm">Amplified Bible</a></span><br />But <i>David’s</i> men were very good to us, and we were not harmed <i>or</i> treated badly, nor did we miss anything as long as we were with them, when we were in the fields.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/csb/1_samuel/25.htm">Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />The men treated us very well. When we were in the field, we weren’t harassed and nothing of ours was missing the whole time we were living among them.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hcsb/1_samuel/25.htm">Holman Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />The men treated us well. When we were in the field, we weren&#8217t harassed and nothing of ours was missing the whole time we were living among them. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/asv/1_samuel/25.htm">American Standard Version</a></span><br />But the men were very good unto us, and we were not hurt, neither missed we anything, as long as we went with them, when we were in the fields:<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/erv/1_samuel/25.htm">English Revised Version</a></span><br />But the men were very good unto us, and we were not hurt, neither missed we any thing, as long as we were conversant with them, when we were in the fields:<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gwt/1_samuel/25.htm">GOD'S WORD® Translation</a></span><br />Those men were very good to us. They didn't mistreat us, and we found that nothing was missing wherever we went with them when we were in the fields.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gnt/1_samuel/25.htm">Good News Translation</a></span><br />Yet they were very good to us; they never bothered us, and all the time we were with them in the fields, nothing that belonged to us was stolen. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/isv/1_samuel/25.htm">International Standard Version</a></span><br />The men were very good to us. They didn't harm us, and we didn't miss anything all the time we moved around with them when we were in the field. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/msb/1_samuel/25.htm">Majority Standard Bible</a></span><br />Yet these men were very good to us. When we were in the field, we were not harassed, and nothing of ours went missing the whole time we lived among them.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/net/1_samuel/25.htm">NET Bible</a></span><br />These men were very good to us. They did not insult us, nor did we sustain any loss during the entire time we were together in the field.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nheb/1_samuel/25.htm">New Heart English Bible</a></span><br />But the men were very good to us, and we were not hurt, nor did we miss anything as long as we went with them, when we were in the fields.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/wbt/1_samuel/25.htm">Webster's Bible Translation</a></span><br />But the men were very good to us, and we were not hurt, neither missed we any thing, as long as we were conversant with them, when we were in the fields:<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/web/1_samuel/25.htm">World English Bible</a></span><br />But the men were very good to us, and we were not harmed, and we didn’t miss anything as long as we went with them, when we were in the fields. <div class="vheading2"><b>Literal Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsv/1_samuel/25.htm">Literal Standard Version</a></span><br />and the men [are] very good to us, and have not put us to shame, and we have not looked after anything all the days we have gone up and down with them, in our being in the field;<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/ylt/1_samuel/25.htm">Young's Literal Translation</a></span><br /> and the men are very good to us, and have not put us to shame, and we have not looked after anything all the days we have gone up and down with them, in our being in the field;<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/slt/1_samuel/25.htm">Smith's Literal Translation</a></span><br />And the men were good to us exceedingly, and they harmed us not, and we missed not any thing all the days we went with them in our being in the field.<div class="vheading2"><b>Catholic Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/drb/1_samuel/25.htm">Douay-Rheims Bible</a></span><br />These men were very good to us, and gave us no trouble: neither did we ever lose any thing all the time that we conversed with them in the desert. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cpdv/1_samuel/25.htm">Catholic Public Domain Version</a></span><br />These men were good enough to us, and were not troublesome. Neither did we ever lose anything, during the entire time that we conversed with them in the desert.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nabre/1_samuel/25.htm">New American Bible</a></span><br />Yet these men were very good to us. We were not harmed, neither did we miss anything all the while we were living among them during our stay in the open country.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nrsvce/1_samuel/25.htm">New Revised Standard Version</a></span><br />Yet the men were very good to us, and we suffered no harm, and we never missed anything when we were in the fields, as long as we were with them;<div class="vheading2"><b>Translations from Aramaic</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lamsa/1_samuel/25.htm">Lamsa Bible</a></span><br />But the men were very good to us and did not hurt us, and neither have they caused us to miss anything all the time that we went with them;<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hpbt/1_samuel/25.htm">Peshitta Holy Bible Translated</a></span><br />And the men were very good to us and did not harm us, and they had not deprived us of anything all the days we traveled with them when we were in the wilderness<div class="vheading2"><b>OT Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/jps/1_samuel/25.htm">JPS Tanakh 1917</a></span><br />But the men were very good unto us, and we were not hurt, neither missed we any thing, as long as we went with them, when we were in the fields;<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/sep/1_samuel/25.htm">Brenton Septuagint Translation</a></span><br />And the men were very good to us; they did not hinder us, neither did they demand from us any thing all the days that we were with them.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/parallel/1_samuel/25-15.htm">Additional Translations ...</a></span></div></div></div><div id="centbox"><div class="padcent"><a name="audio" id="audio"></a><div class="vheadingv"><b>Audio Bible</b></div><iframe width="100%" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/H8oQfYUMRZg?start=7439" title="YouTube video player" frameborder="0" allow="accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share" allowfullscreen></iframe><span class="p"><br /><br /><br /></span><div class="vheadingv"><b>Context</b></div><span class="hdg"><a href="/bsb/1_samuel/25.htm">David, Nabal, and Abigail</a></span><br>…<span class="reftext">14</span>Meanwhile, one of Nabal’s young men informed Nabal’s wife Abigail, “Look, David sent messengers from the wilderness to greet our master, but he scolded them. <span class="reftext">15</span><span class="highl"><a href="/hebrew/582.htm" title="582: wə·hā·’ă·nā·šîm (Conj-w, Art:: N-mp) -- Man, mankind. From 'anash; properly, a mortal; hence, a man in general.">Yet these men</a> <a href="/hebrew/3966.htm" title="3966: mə·’ōḏ (Adv) -- Muchness, force, abundance. From the same as 'uwd; properly, vehemence, i.e. vehemently; by implication, wholly, speedily, etc.">were very</a> <a href="/hebrew/2896.htm" title="2896: ṭō·ḇîm (Adj-mp) -- Pleasant, agreeable, good.">good</a> <a href="/hebrew/lā·nū (Prep:: 1cp) -- ">to us.</a> <a href="/hebrew/1961.htm" title="1961: bih·yō·w·ṯê·nū (Prep-b:: V-Qal-Inf:: 1cp) -- To fall out, come to pass, become, be. A primitive root; to exist, i.e. Be or become, come to pass.">When we were</a> <a href="/hebrew/7704.htm" title="7704: baś·śā·ḏeh (Prep-b, Art:: N-ms) -- Field, land. Or saday; from an unused root meaning to spread out; a field.">in the field,</a> <a href="/hebrew/3808.htm" title="3808: wə·lō (Conj-w:: Adv-NegPrt) -- Not. Or lowi; or loh; a primitive particle; not; by implication, no; often used with other particles.">we were not</a> <a href="/hebrew/3637.htm" title="3637: hā·ḵə·lam·nū (V-Hofal-Perf-1cp) -- To be humiliated. A primitive root; properly, to wound; but only figuratively, to taunt or insult.">harassed,</a> <a href="/hebrew/3808.htm" title="3808: wə·lō- (Conj-w:: Adv-NegPrt) -- Not. Or lowi; or loh; a primitive particle; not; by implication, no; often used with other particles.">and nothing</a> <a href="/hebrew/3972.htm" title="3972: mə·’ū·māh (N-ms) -- Anything. Apparently a form of m'uwm; properly, a speck or point, i.e. something; with negative, nothing."></a> <a href="/hebrew/6485.htm" title="6485: p̄ā·qaḏ·nū (V-Qal-Perf-1cp) -- To attend to, visit, muster, appoint. A primitive root; to visit; by analogy, to oversee, muster, charge, care for, miss, deposit, etc.">of ours went missing</a> <a href="/hebrew/3605.htm" title="3605: kāl- (N-msc) -- The whole, all. Or kowl; from kalal; properly, the whole; hence, all, any or every.">the whole</a> <a href="/hebrew/3117.htm" title="3117: yə·mê (N-mpc) -- Day. From an unused root meaning to be hot; a day, whether literal, or figurative.">time</a> <a href="/hebrew/1980.htm" title="1980: hiṯ·hal·laḵ·nū (V-Hitpael-Perf-1cp) -- To go, come, walk. Akin to yalak; a primitive root; to walk.">we lived</a> <a href="/hebrew/854.htm" title="854: ’it·tām (Prep:: 3mp) -- With (denoting proximity). Probably from 'anah; properly, nearness, near; hence, generally, with, by, at, among, etc.">among them.</a> </span><span class="reftext">16</span>They were a wall around us, both day and night, the whole time we were herding our sheep near them.…<div class="cred"><a href="//berean.bible">Berean Standard Bible</a> · <a href="//berean.bible/downloads.htm">Download</a></div><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a name="crossref" id="crossref"></a><div class="vheading">Cross References</div><div id="crf"><span class="crossverse"><a href="/proverbs/15-1.htm">Proverbs 15:1</a></span><br />A gentle answer turns away wrath, but a harsh word stirs up anger.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/matthew/5-9.htm">Matthew 5:9</a></span><br />Blessed are the peacemakers, for they will be called sons of God.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/romans/12-18.htm">Romans 12:18</a></span><br />If it is possible on your part, live at peace with everyone.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/galatians/6-10.htm">Galatians 6:10</a></span><br />Therefore, as we have opportunity, let us do good to everyone, and especially to the family of faith.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/1_peter/3-9.htm">1 Peter 3:9</a></span><br />Do not repay evil with evil or insult with insult, but with blessing, because to this you were called so that you may inherit a blessing.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/luke/6-27.htm">Luke 6:27-28</a></span><br />But to those of you who will listen, I say: Love your enemies, do good to those who hate you, / bless those who curse you, pray for those who mistreat you.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/ephesians/4-32.htm">Ephesians 4:32</a></span><br />Be kind and tenderhearted to one another, forgiving each other just as in Christ God forgave you.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/colossians/3-12.htm">Colossians 3:12-13</a></span><br />Therefore, as the elect of God, holy and beloved, clothe yourselves with hearts of compassion, kindness, humility, gentleness, and patience. / Bear with one another and forgive any complaint you may have against someone else. Forgive as the Lord forgave you.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/james/3-17.htm">James 3:17-18</a></span><br />But the wisdom from above is first of all pure, then peace-loving, gentle, accommodating, full of mercy and good fruit, impartial, and sincere. / Peacemakers who sow in peace reap the fruit of righteousness.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/hebrews/12-14.htm">Hebrews 12:14</a></span><br />Pursue peace with everyone, as well as holiness, without which no one will see the Lord.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/1_thessalonians/5-15.htm">1 Thessalonians 5:15</a></span><br />Make sure that no one repays evil for evil. Always pursue what is good for one another and for all people.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/genesis/26-26.htm">Genesis 26:26-31</a></span><br />Later, Abimelech came to Isaac from Gerar, with Ahuzzath his adviser and Phicol the commander of his army. / “Why have you come to me?” Isaac asked them. “You hated me and sent me away.” / “We can plainly see that the LORD has been with you,” they replied. “We recommend that there should now be an oath between us and you. Let us make a covenant with you ...<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/exodus/23-4.htm">Exodus 23:4-5</a></span><br />If you encounter your enemy’s stray ox or donkey, you must return it to him. / If you see the donkey of one who hates you fallen under its load, do not leave it there; you must help him with it.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/leviticus/19-18.htm">Leviticus 19:18</a></span><br />Do not seek revenge or bear a grudge against any of your people, but love your neighbor as yourself. I am the LORD.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/deuteronomy/22-1.htm">Deuteronomy 22:1-4</a></span><br />If you see your brother’s ox or sheep straying, you must not ignore it; be sure to return it to your brother. / If your brother does not live near you, or if you do not know who he is, you are to take the animal home to remain with you until your brother comes seeking it; then you can return it to him. / And you shall do the same for his donkey, his cloak, or anything your brother has lost and you have found. You must not ignore it. ...</div><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a name="tsk" id="tsk"><div class="vheading">Treasury of Scripture</div><p class="tsk2">But the men were very good to us, and we were not hurt, neither missed we any thing, as long as we were conversant with them, when we were in the fields:</p><p class="hdg">very good</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/1_samuel/25-7.htm">1 Samuel 25:7,21</a></b></br> And now I have heard that thou hast shearers: now thy shepherds which were with us, we hurt them not, neither was there ought missing unto them, all the while they were in Carmel… </p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/philippians/2-15.htm">Philippians 2:15</a></b></br> That ye may be blameless and harmless, the sons of God, without rebuke, in the midst of a crooked and perverse nation, among whom ye shine as lights in the world;</p><p class="hdg">hurt [heb] shamed </p><div class="vheading">Jump to Previous</div><a href="/acts/1-21.htm">Companied</a> <a href="/joshua/8-35.htm">Conversant</a> <a href="/1_samuel/25-7.htm">Harm</a> <a href="/1_samuel/25-7.htm">Hurt</a> <a href="/1_samuel/25-14.htm">Insulted</a> <a href="/1_samuel/20-6.htm">Miss</a> <a href="/1_samuel/25-7.htm">Missed</a> <a href="/1_samuel/25-7.htm">Missing</a> <a href="/1_samuel/25-7.htm">Mistreat</a> <a href="/1_samuel/23-20.htm">Ours</a> <a href="/1_samuel/25-7.htm">Shame</a> <a href="/1_samuel/24-7.htm">Suffered</a> <a href="/1_samuel/25-7.htm">Time</a> <a href="/1_samuel/10-26.htm">Touched</a> <a href="/1_samuel/25-7.htm">Whole</a> <a href="/1_samuel/24-17.htm">Wrong</a><div class="vheading2">Jump to Next</div><a href="/acts/1-21.htm">Companied</a> <a href="/joshua/8-35.htm">Conversant</a> <a href="/1_samuel/26-21.htm">Harm</a> <a href="/2_samuel/18-32.htm">Hurt</a> <a href="/2_kings/19-22.htm">Insulted</a> <a href="/job/5-24.htm">Miss</a> <a href="/1_samuel/25-21.htm">Missed</a> <a href="/1_samuel/25-21.htm">Missing</a> <a href="/jeremiah/38-19.htm">Mistreat</a> <a href="/1_kings/22-3.htm">Ours</a> <a href="/2_samuel/13-12.htm">Shame</a> <a href="/2_samuel/21-10.htm">Suffered</a> <a href="/1_samuel/25-16.htm">Time</a> <a href="/1_kings/1-52.htm">Touched</a> <a href="/1_samuel/30-20.htm">Whole</a> <a href="/1_samuel/25-24.htm">Wrong</a><div class="vheading2">1 Samuel 25</div><span class="reftext">1. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/1_samuel/25-1.htm">Samuel dies</a></span><br><span class="reftext">2. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/1_samuel/25-2.htm">David in Paran sends to Nabal</a></span><br><span class="reftext">10. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/1_samuel/25-10.htm">Provoked by Nabal's rudeness, he minds to destroy him</a></span><br><span class="reftext">14. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/1_samuel/25-14.htm">Abigail understanding thereof</a></span><br><span class="reftext">18. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/1_samuel/25-18.htm">takes a present</a></span><br><span class="reftext">23. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/1_samuel/25-23.htm">and by her wisdom</a></span><br><span class="reftext">32. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/1_samuel/25-32.htm">pacifies David</a></span><br><span class="reftext">36. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/1_samuel/25-36.htm">Nabal hearing thereof, dies</a></span><br><span class="reftext">39. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/1_samuel/25-39.htm">David takes Abigail and Ahinoam to be his wives</a></span><br><span class="reftext">44. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/1_samuel/25-44.htm">Michal is given to Phalti</a></span><br></div></div><div id="mdd"><div align="center"><div class="bot2"><table align="center" width="100%"><tr><td><div align="center"> <script id="3d27ed63fc4348d5b062c4527ae09445"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=51ce25d5-1a8c-424a-8695-4bd48c750f35&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; 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In the context of ancient Israel, hospitality and protection were highly valued, especially in the wilderness where dangers were prevalent. David's men acted honorably, reflecting the biblical principle of loving one's neighbor (<a href="/leviticus/19-18.htm">Leviticus 19:18</a>). This behavior contrasts with Nabal's later refusal to reciprocate kindness, highlighting the biblical theme of reaping what one sows (<a href="/galatians/6-7.htm">Galatians 6:7</a>).<p><b>When we were in the field,</b><br>The field represents the open and often dangerous areas where shepherds tended their flocks. In biblical times, fields were vulnerable to raids by bandits or wild animals. The presence of David's men provided a sense of security, akin to the protection God offers His people (<a href="/psalms/23-4.htm">Psalm 23:4</a>). This setting underscores the shepherd motif prevalent in Scripture, where leaders are often depicted as shepherds caring for their flock (<a href="/john/10-11.htm">John 10:11</a>).<p><b>we were not harassed,</b><br>The absence of harassment indicates the effective protection provided by David's men. This protection can be seen as a type of Christ, who is the ultimate protector and shepherd of His people (<a href="/john/10-28.htm">John 10:28</a>). The peace experienced by the shepherds under David's care mirrors the peace believers find in Christ (<a href="/philippians/4-7.htm">Philippians 4:7</a>).<p><b>and nothing of ours went missing</b><br>This phrase emphasizes the integrity and diligence of David's men. In a time when theft was common, their honesty is noteworthy. It reflects the biblical call to righteousness and integrity (<a href="/proverbs/11-3.htm">Proverbs 11:3</a>). This also foreshadows the New Testament teaching of stewardship and faithfulness in small things (<a href="/luke/16-10.htm">Luke 16:10</a>).<p><b>the whole time we lived among them.</b><br>The duration of protection highlights the consistent and faithful nature of David's men. This consistency is a reflection of God's unchanging nature and faithfulness (<a href="/lamentations/3-22.htm">Lamentations 3:22-23</a>). Living among them suggests a close relationship, akin to the fellowship believers have with Christ (<a href="/john/15-4.htm">John 15:4</a>). The shepherds' testimony of David's men serves as a witness to the transformative power of godly leadership.<div class="vheading2">Persons / Places / Events</div>1. <b><a href="/topical/d/david.htm">David</a></b><br>Anointed future king of Israel, living in the wilderness with his men, seeking refuge from King Saul.<br><br>2. <b><a href="/topical/n/nabal.htm">Nabal</a></b><br>A wealthy but harsh and foolish man, whose shepherds were protected by David's men.<br><br>3. <b><a href="/topical/a/abigail.htm">Abigail</a></b><br>Nabal's wise and discerning wife, who later intervenes to prevent disaster.<br><br>4. <b><a href="/topical/d/david's_men.htm">David's Men</a></b><br>Loyal followers of David, providing protection to Nabal's shepherds.<br><br>5. <b><a href="/topical/w/wilderness_of_paran.htm">Wilderness of Paran</a></b><br>The region where David and his men were staying, and where the events unfold.<div class="vheading2">Teaching Points</div><b><a href="/topical/i/integrity_in_conduct.htm">Integrity in Conduct</a></b><br>David's men exemplified integrity by not mistreating Nabal's shepherds and ensuring nothing was missing. As Christians, we are called to live with integrity, reflecting Christ in our actions.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/t/the_role_of_peacemakers.htm">The Role of Peacemakers</a></b><br>Abigail's intervention highlights the importance of peacemakers. We should strive to be peacemakers in our communities, seeking to resolve conflicts and promote harmony.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/g/god's_provision_and_protection.htm">God's Provision and Protection</a></b><br>Just as David's men provided protection, God is our ultimate protector. We can trust in His provision and care in our lives.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/w/wisdom_in_relationships.htm">Wisdom in Relationships</a></b><br>Abigail's wisdom in dealing with a difficult situation teaches us the value of discernment and wise counsel in our relationships.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/t/testimony_to_non-believers.htm">Testimony to Non-Believers</a></b><br>The good report of David's men among Nabal's shepherds serves as a reminder of the impact our testimony can have on those who do not know Christ.<div class="vheading2">Lists and Questions</div><a href="/top10/lessons_from_1_samuel_25.htm">Top 10 Lessons from 1 Samuel 25</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/why_did_david_want_revenge_on_nabal.htm">Why did David seek revenge against Nabal?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/why_did_david_threaten_violence_here.htm">1 Samuel 25:21–22 – Why would David, future king, threaten such violence over a refusal of hospitality, seemingly contradicting biblical ethics of mercy? </a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/how_do_moses's_hands_affect_battle.htm">How can Moses's raised hands alone affect the outcome of a battle (Exodus 17:11)?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/why_did_god_order_child_deaths_in_1_sam_15_3.htm">Why did God command the killing of children and infants in the Old Testament (1 Samuel 15:3)?</a><a name="commentary" id="commentary"></a><div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/ellicott/1_samuel/25.htm">Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers</a></div>(15) <span class= "bld">But the men were very good unto us.</span>--The "young man" in question who spoke thus to his mistress, Abigail, was evidently one in high authority in the sheep farms of Nabal. His testimony in <a href="/context/1_samuel/25-15.htm" title="But the men were very good to us, and we were not hurt, neither missed we any thing, as long as we were conversant with them, when we were in the fields:">1Samuel 25:15-16</a>, respecting David is clear and decisive, and occurring as it does in the heart of an episode most discreditable to David, it bears weighty testimony to the admirable discipline and the kind forethought of the son of Jesse in times when lawlessness and pillage would have been, if not excusable, certainly to be expected. The great powers of the future king were admirably displayed in this difficult period of his life. Few men could have so moulded a wild company of free lances into a force which, according to the rather unwilling testimony of these shepherds of Nabal's, was positively a blessing to the country, instead of being, as these bands of free lances usually have been, a terrible curse.<p><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/commentaries/1_samuel/25-15.htm">Parallel Commentaries ...</a></span><span class="p"><br /><br /><br /></span><a name="lexicon" id="lexicon"></a><div class="vheading">Hebrew</div><span class="word">Yet these men</span><br /><span class="heb">וְהָ֣אֲנָשִׁ֔ים</span> <span class="translit">(wə·hā·’ă·nā·šîm)</span><br /><span class="parse">Conjunctive waw, Article | Noun - masculine plural<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_582.htm">Strong's 582: </a> </span><span class="str2">Man, mankind</span><br /><br /><span class="word">were very</span><br /><span class="heb">מְאֹ֑ד</span> <span class="translit">(mə·’ōḏ)</span><br /><span class="parse">Adverb<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_3966.htm">Strong's 3966: </a> </span><span class="str2">Vehemence, vehemently, wholly, speedily</span><br /><br /><span class="word">good</span><br /><span class="heb">טֹבִ֥ים</span> <span class="translit">(ṭō·ḇîm)</span><br /><span class="parse">Adjective - masculine plural<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_2896.htm">Strong's 2896: </a> </span><span class="str2">Pleasant, agreeable, good</span><br /><br /><span class="word">to us.</span><br /><span class="heb">לָ֖נוּ</span> <span class="translit">(lā·nū)</span><br /><span class="parse">Preposition | first person common plural<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/.htm">Strong's Hebrew</a> </span><span class="str2"></span><br /><br /><span class="word">When we were</span><br /><span class="heb">בִּֽהְיוֹתֵ֖נוּ</span> <span class="translit">(bih·yō·w·ṯê·nū)</span><br /><span class="parse">Preposition-b | Verb - Qal - Infinitive construct | first person common plural<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_1961.htm">Strong's 1961: </a> </span><span class="str2">To fall out, come to pass, become, be</span><br /><br /><span class="word">in the field,</span><br /><span class="heb">בַּשָּׂדֶֽה׃</span> <span class="translit">(baś·śā·ḏeh)</span><br /><span class="parse">Preposition-b, Article | Noun - masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_7704.htm">Strong's 7704: </a> </span><span class="str2">Field, land</span><br /><br /><span class="word">we were not</span><br /><span class="heb">וְלֹ֤א</span> <span class="translit">(wə·lō)</span><br /><span class="parse">Conjunctive waw | Adverb - Negative particle<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_3808.htm">Strong's 3808: </a> </span><span class="str2">Not, no</span><br /><br /><span class="word">harassed,</span><br /><span class="heb">הָכְלַ֙מְנוּ֙</span> <span class="translit">(hā·ḵə·lam·nū)</span><br /><span class="parse">Verb - Hofal - Perfect - first person common plural<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_3637.htm">Strong's 3637: </a> </span><span class="str2">To wound, to taunt, insult</span><br /><br /><span class="word">and nothing</span><br /><span class="heb">וְלֹֽא־</span> <span class="translit">(wə·lō-)</span><br /><span class="parse">Conjunctive waw | Adverb - Negative particle<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_3808.htm">Strong's 3808: </a> </span><span class="str2">Not, no</span><br /><br /><span class="word">of ours went missing</span><br /><span class="heb">פָקַ֣דְנוּ</span> <span class="translit">(p̄ā·qaḏ·nū)</span><br /><span class="parse">Verb - Qal - Perfect - first person common plural<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_6485.htm">Strong's 6485: </a> </span><span class="str2">To visit, to oversee, muster, charge, care for, miss, deposit</span><br /><br /><span class="word">the whole</span><br /><span class="heb">כָּל־</span> <span class="translit">(kāl-)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - masculine singular construct<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_3605.htm">Strong's 3605: </a> </span><span class="str2">The whole, all, any, every</span><br /><br /><span class="word">time</span><br /><span class="heb">יְמֵי֙</span> <span class="translit">(yə·mê)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - masculine plural construct<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_3117.htm">Strong's 3117: </a> </span><span class="str2">A day</span><br /><br /><span class="word">we lived</span><br /><span class="heb">הִתְהַלַּ֣כְנוּ</span> <span class="translit">(hiṯ·hal·laḵ·nū)</span><br /><span class="parse">Verb - Hitpael - Perfect - first person common plural<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_1980.htm">Strong's 1980: </a> </span><span class="str2">To go, come, walk</span><br /><br /><span class="word">among them.</span><br /><span class="heb">אִתָּ֔ם</span> <span class="translit">(’it·tām)</span><br /><span class="parse">Preposition | third person masculine plural<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_854.htm">Strong's 854: </a> </span><span class="str2">Nearness, near, with, by, at, among</span><br /><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><div class="vheading">Links</div><a href="/niv/1_samuel/25-15.htm">1 Samuel 25:15 NIV</a><br /><a href="/nlt/1_samuel/25-15.htm">1 Samuel 25:15 NLT</a><br /><a href="/esv/1_samuel/25-15.htm">1 Samuel 25:15 ESV</a><br /><a href="/nasb/1_samuel/25-15.htm">1 Samuel 25:15 NASB</a><br /><a href="/kjv/1_samuel/25-15.htm">1 Samuel 25:15 KJV</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="//bibleapps.com/1_samuel/25-15.htm">1 Samuel 25:15 BibleApps.com</a><br /><a href="//bibliaparalela.com/1_samuel/25-15.htm">1 Samuel 25:15 Biblia Paralela</a><br /><a href="//holybible.com.cn/1_samuel/25-15.htm">1 Samuel 25:15 Chinese Bible</a><br /><a href="//saintebible.com/1_samuel/25-15.htm">1 Samuel 25:15 French Bible</a><br /><a href="/catholic/1_samuel/25-15.htm">1 Samuel 25:15 Catholic Bible</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/1_samuel/25-15.htm">OT History: 1 Samuel 25:15 But the men were very good (1Sa iSam 1 Sam i sa) </a></div></div></td></tr></table></div><div id="left"><a href="/1_samuel/25-14.htm" onmouseover='lft.src="/leftgif.png"' onmouseout='lft.src="/left.png"' title="1 Samuel 25:14"><img src="/left.png" name="lft" border="0" alt="1 Samuel 25:14" /></a></div><div id="right"><a href="/1_samuel/25-16.htm" onmouseover='rght.src="/rightgif.png"' onmouseout='rght.src="/right.png"' title="1 Samuel 25:16"><img src="/right.png" name="rght" border="0" alt="1 Samuel 25:16" /></a></div><div id="botleft"><a href="#" onmouseover='botleft.src="/botleftgif.png"' onmouseout='botleft.src="/botleft.png"' title="Top of Page"><img src="/botleft.png" name="botleft" border="0" alt="Top of Page" /></a></div><div id="botright"><a href="#" onmouseover='botright.src="/botrightgif.png"' onmouseout='botright.src="/botright.png"' title="Top of Page"><img src="/botright.png" name="botright" border="0" alt="Top of Page" /></a></div><div id="bot"><iframe width="100%" height="1500" scrolling="no" src="/botmenubhnew2.htm" frameborder="0"></iframe></div></td></tr></table></div></body></html>