John Gill Commentary 1 Samuel 25:9

"And when David`s young men came, they spake to Nabal according to all those words in the name of David, and ceased." — 1 Samuel 25:9 (ASV)

And when David's young men came
To Carmel:

they spoke to Nabal according to all those words in the name of David ;
they delivered their message punctually and exactly, in the very words, or however according to the purport of them, in David's name, as he enjoined them:

and ceased :
from speaking, waiting for Nabal's answer; or "they rested" {y}, from the fatigues of their journey; which they did not until they had delivered their message to Nabal, and then they took the liberty to sit down and rest themselves; but the former sense seems best, and is preferred by Maimonides ^F26 .

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FOOTNOTES:

• F26: Moreh Nevochim par. 1. c. 67.