1 Samuel 25:7 (KJV)
And now I have heardthat thou hast shearersnow thy shepherdswhich were with us we hurtthem not neither was there ought missingunto them all the whilethey were in Carmel
Cross-references
we hurt. Heb. we shamed. 1Sa 25:15 1Sa 25:16 1Sa 25:21 1Sa 22:2 Isa 11:6-9 Lu 3:14 Php 2:15 Php 4:8
thy shepherds.In those times, and at the present day, wandering Arabs, under their several chiefs, think that they have a right to exact contributions of provisions, etc., wherever they come. But David, though he lived in the wilderness like the Arab emirs, had not adopted their manners: one of them, at the head of 600 men, would have demanded, from time to time, some provision or present from Nabal's servants, for permitting them to feed at quiet; and would have driven them away from the watering place upon any dislike. David had done nothing of this kind; but had protected them against those who would.
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