25:4-8
David and his men were in the wilderness and he heard that Nabal was shearing sheep, so he sent ten of his men to greet Nabal and to bless him. Apparently earlier David and his men had encountered Nabal’s shepherds. They had not mistreated them, indeed they had protected the sheep, so none were missing. The shepherds could confirm the veracity of David’s words. In light of this David asked Nabal to give some provisions to his men.
25:9-11
David’s men gave Nabal the message and waited for the reply. Nabal was very dismissive, asking “who is David?”. David and his exploits were well known throughout Israel. Nabal even said David might be a runaway slave. Nabal simply refused to give anything to David or his men. Some rich men can be very proud and arrogant.
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