1 Samuel 25:19

19 y les dijo a sus siervos: «Vayan adelante y dentro de poco los seguiré». Pero no le dijo a su esposo Nabal lo que estaba haciendo.

1 Samuel 25:19 Meaning and Commentary

1 Samuel 25:19

And she said to her servants, go on before me
With the present, the sight of which she wisely considered would in a great measure pacify David, and prepare him to hear patiently what she had to say to him:

behold, I come after you;
signifying it would not be long before she came up to them, and overtook them:

but she told not her husband Nabal;
neither the danger he and his family were in through his conduct, nor the preparations she had made to prevent it; knowing his perverse and obstinate disposition, that it would take up too much time to reason with him, and persuade him, and bring him into proper measures; and which may be observed to excuse the conduct of Abigail in doing what she did, and taking and disposing of her husband's gods, without his knowledge and leave; the case required haste, and it was done to preserve him and his family from imminent ruin; and besides, he might not be in a fit condition to be spoken to, being drunk with passion, or with wine, or both, see ( 1 Samuel 25:36 ) ; and no doubt she was directed by the Spirit of God to do what she did; and this being an extraordinary case, is not to be drawn into an example.

1 Samuel 25:19 In-Context

17 Es necesario que usted lo sepa y decida qué hacer, porque habrá problemas para nuestro amo y toda la familia. ¡Nabal tiene tan mal genio que no hay nadie que pueda hablarle!».

18 Sin perder tiempo, Abigail juntó doscientos panes, dos cueros llenos de vino, cinco ovejas matadas y preparadas, un recipiente con casi cuarenta kilos
de trigo tostado, cien racimos de pasas y doscientos pasteles de higo. Lo cargó todo en burros

19 y les dijo a sus siervos: «Vayan adelante y dentro de poco los seguiré». Pero no le dijo a su esposo Nabal lo que estaba haciendo.

20 Así que, montada en un burro, Abigail entraba a un barranco de la montaña cuando vio a David y a sus hombres acercándose a ella.

21 En ese momento, David decía: «¡De nada sirvió ayudar a este tipo! Protegimos sus rebaños en el desierto y ninguna de sus posesiones se perdió o fue robada. Pero él me devolvió mal por bien.