1 Samuel 25:36

Contextual Overview

³⁶Then Abigail went to Nabal, and there he was in his house, holding a feast fit for a king. Nabal’s heart was cheerful, and he was very drunk, so she didn’t say anything to him until morning light.³⁶ Avigayil came to Naval; and, behold, he held a feast in his house, like the feast of a king; and Naval's heart was merry within him, for he was very drunken: therefore she told him nothing, less or more, until the morning light. ³⁶ And Abigail came to Nabal; and, behold, he held a feast in his house, like the feast of a king; and Nabal's heart was merry within him, for he was very drunken: wherefore she told him nothing, less or more, until the morning light. ³⁶ Then Abigail went to Nabal, and look, he was holding a feast in his house like the feast of the king. Nabal was enjoying himself, and he was very drunk, so she did not tell him a thing, nothing at all, until the light of morning. ³⁶ And Abigail came to Nabal, and behold, he was holding a feast in his house, like the feast of a king. And Nabal's heart was merry within him, for he was very drunk. So she told him nothing at all until the morning light. ³⁶ When Abigail went back to Nabal, he was in the house, eating like a king. He was very drunk and in a good mood. So she told him nothing until the next morning. ³⁶ When Abigail went back to Nabal, he was holding a banquet in his house like that of the king. Nabal was having a good time and was very intoxicated. She told him absolutely nothing until morning's light. ³⁶Then Abigail came to Nabal, and he was holding a feast in his house [for the shearers], like the feast of a king. And Nabal's mood was joyous because he was very drunk; so she told him nothing at all until the morning light.³⁶ Then Abigail came to Nabal, and behold, he was having a feast in his house, like the feast of a king. And Nabal's heart was cheerful within him, for he was very drunk; so she did not tell him anything at all until the morning light.³⁶ So Abigail came to Nabal, and behold, he made a feast in his house, like the feast of a King, and Nabals heart was mery within him, for he was very drunken: wherefore shee tolde him nothing, neither lesse nor more, vntil the morning arose.

Bible Verse Review
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a feast: 2 Samuel 13:23, Esther 1:3-7, Luke 14:12

merry: 2 Samuel 13:28, 1 Kings 20:16, Proverbs 20:1, Proverbs 23:29-35, Ecclesiastes 2:2, Ecclesiastes 2:3, Ecclesiastes 10:19, Isaiah 28:3, Isaiah 28:7, Isaiah 28:8, Jeremiah 51:57, Daniel 5:1-5, Nahum 1:10, Habakkuk 2:15, Habakkuk 2:16, Luke 21:34, Romans 13:13, Ephesians 5:18, 1 Thessalonians 5:7, 1 Thessalonians 5:8

she told him: 1 Samuel 25:19, Psalms 112:5, Matthew 10:16, Ephesians 5:14

Reciprocal: Genesis 21:8 - feast Genesis 38:12 - in process of time Judges 19:6 - let thine heart 1 Samuel 22:15 - less or more 1 Samuel 30:16 - eating 1 Kings 16:9 - drinking 1 Kings 20:12 - drinking Esther 1:10 - the heart Job 15:21 - in prosperity Psalms 73:7 - have Psalms 92:7 - it is that Proverbs 17:19 - he that Proverbs 19:10 - Delight Proverbs 30:22 - a fool Ecclesiastes 7:4 - the heart Isaiah 5:14 - he that rejoiceth Isaiah 21:4 - the night Amos 6:4 - stretch themselves upon their couches Amos 8:10 - I will turn Matthew 24:38 - they Luke 12:20 - God Luke 16:26 - between Luke 17:27 - General Romans 11:9 - their table James 5:5 - have lived

Gill's Notes on the Bible

And Abigail came to Nabal,.... Having sped with David, and taken her leave of him, she returned home to her husband Nabal:

and, behold, he held a feast in his house like the feast of a king; both for the number of dishes on his table and of guests at it though only on the account of sheep shearing; but very probably there were others that were invited to this entertainment besides the shearers; covetous men are generally very profuse when they make feasts:

and Nabal's heart [was] merry within him, for he [was] very drunken: which was a very ill example for the master of the feast to set, and was one instance among others of his folly, and of his conduct answering to his name:

wherefore she told him nothing less or more until the morning light; where she had been, and what she had been about, the danger that he and the whole family were in through his rude and churlish behaviour towards David and his men, and how she had prevented it by a timely application to David, meeting him when in full march, and in a great passion, and with a firm resolution to destroy him and his; but finding Nabal in such a condition, bereaved of his reason, and incapable of attending to what she should say, said not one word about it till the next morning.