The Church Fathers on this verse

1 Kingdoms (1 Samuel) 25:15Meaning & Commentary from the Church Fathers

These men were very good to us, and gave us no trouble: Neither did we ever lose any thing all the time that we conversed with them in the desert.

Douay-Rheims

וְהָ֣אֲנָשִׁ֔ים טֹבִ֥ים לָ֖נוּ מְאֹ֑ד וְלֹ֤א הָכְלַ֙מְנוּ֙ וְלֹֽא־פָקַ֣דְנוּ מְא֔וּמָה כָּל־יְמֵי֙ הִתְהַלַּ֣כְנוּ אִתָּ֔ם בִּֽהְיוֹתֵ֖נוּ בַּשָּׂדֶֽה׃

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Theodoret of Cyrus

5th centuryChurch Father

Nabal was favored in many ways; during the time when David was with his shepherds in the wilderness, he not only instructed his men to refrain from taking anything from Nabal, but he also protected Nabal's possessions from potential harm caused by others. The shepherds conveyed this information to Abigail.

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