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Now I have heard that you have shearers: your shepherds have now been with us, and we did them no hurt, neither was there anything missing to them, all the while they were in Carmel.
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A Fair Request, Not a Handout
Commentators explain that David's request was not a simple plea for a handout. His men had provided significant, active protection for Nabal's shepherds and flocks from raiders and wild animals. As one scholar notes, they acted as a 'wall' of defense. Therefore, David's request for provisions during the festive shearing time was a fair and reasonable expectation of payment for valuable services rendered.
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19th Century
Anglican
Neither was there ought missing unto them.—These words doubtless refer to the protection which David’s armed band had pro…
17th Century
Reformed Baptist
And now I have heard that you have shearers Men employed in shearing his sheep, which was a time of feasting and gla…
Presbyterian
We should not have heard of Nabal if nothing had passed between him and David. Observe his name, Nabal, which means "a fool." Riches make men look …