1 Samuel 25:5

5 and sent ten of his young men off with these instructions: "Go to Carmel and approach Nabal. Greet him in my name, 'Peace!

1 Samuel 25:5 Meaning and Commentary

1 Samuel 25:5

And David sent out ten young men
Such persons, and such a number of them, he sent to show honour and reverence to Nabal:

and David said, unto the young men, get ye up to Carmel;
which lay higher than the wilderness, in which he was:

and go to Nabal, and greet him in my name;
ask him of his peace and welfare, as the Targum; wish all health and happiness in my name, present my service and best respects to him.

1 Samuel 25:5 In-Context

3 The man's name was Nabal (Fool), a Calebite, and his wife's name was Abigail. The woman was intelligent and good-looking, the man brutish and mean.

4 David, out in the backcountry, heard that Nabal was shearing his sheep

5 and sent ten of his young men off with these instructions: "Go to Carmel and approach Nabal. Greet him in my name, 'Peace!

6 Life and peace to you. Peace to your household, peace to everyone here!

7 I heard that it's sheep-shearing time. Here's the point: When your shepherds were camped near us we didn't take advantage of them. They didn't lose a thing all the time they were with us in Carmel.