John Gill's Exposition on 1 Samuel 25:13

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Exposition of the Old and New Testament
John Gill (1697–1771) · 18th-century historical commentary
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And David said unto his men, etc.] Provoked to the last degree to have such a rude churlish answer returned to such a civil and humble message as he had sent: gird you on every man his sword; and prepare to march and chastise Nabal for his insolence: and they girded on every man his sword; in obedience to David, and in vindication of his honour and their own: and David also girded on his sword; in order to march at the head of them, fired with indignation at the affront given him: and there went up after David about four hundred men; out of the six hundred he had with him, (<092313>1 Samuel 23:13); and two hundred abode by the stuff; the baggage in their camp; the Targum is, they “were left to watch the vessels;” the things necessary for their use, for the dressing of their food, their bedding, etc.

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