1 Samuel 25:21

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.

1 Samuel 25:21 Meaning and Commentary

1 Samuel 25:21

Now David had said
When the messengers returned and told him how they had been used by Nabal; or he "said" ^F3, or was saying within himself, or to his men, what follows, just as Abigail met him:

surely in vain have I kept all that this [fellow] hath in the
wilderness;
which shows that lie was in a violent passion, and had Nabal in the utmost contempt and indignation, in that he mentions not his name, only says "this", this man or follow; leaving a blank to be filled up with the most ignominious name and character that could be thought of; and repents that he had taken so much care of his flocks when they were feeding by him in the wilderness:

so that nothing was missed of all that [pertained] unto him;
and seems to have wished he had suffered his flocks to have been robbed by the Arabs, or worried by wild beasts, since he had been such an ungrateful wretch to him:

and he hath requited me evil for good;
he had requited evil to him by denying to send him any of his provisions, and by abusing him and his men with opprobrious language; and this was done in return for the good deeds he had done in protecting his servants and his flocks in the wilderness, and for the good words and respectful message he had sent unto him.

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FOOTNOTES:

F3 (rma) "ait", V. L. "dixit", Pagninus, Montanus; "dicebat", Vatablus.

1 Samuel 25:21 In-Context

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.

22 ¡Que Dios me castigue y me mate
si tan solo un hombre de su casa queda con vida mañana por la mañana!».

23 Abigail intercede por Nabal
Cuando Abigail vio a David, enseguida bajó de su burro y se inclinó ante él hasta el suelo.