John Gill's Exposition on 1 Samuel 25:27

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Exposition of the Old and New Testament
John Gill (1697–1771) · 18th-century historical commentary
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And now this blessing, which thine handmaid hath brought unto my lord, etc.] The present, consisting of the things mentioned in (<092518>1 Samuel 25:18); which came as a blessing from God, and with good will from her: let it even be given unto the young men that follow my lord; the servants of David: in the original it is, “that walk at the feet of my lord”: and which the Targum paraphrases, “who minister before my lord”; and so Abigail’s damsels are called “pedissequae”, or “that walked at her feet”, (<092542>1 Samuel 25:42); and with the Romans, in later times, servants were called a “pedibus” and “pedissequi” f506. This also is very artfully said, as if the present was not good enough for David, and worthy of his acceptance; might be agreeable to his men, and of service to them.

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