1 Samuel. David spared Saul's life and Saul "repented" from trying to kill David. What do you think that meant?
Near that same time, David's men had been protecting the property of people out in the wilderness where they were hiding. It would have been common to "pay" the protection service and David's request wasn't haughty. Nabal's answer, though, was. When David married Abigail, he most likely received all of Nabal's estate. He seemed attracted to Abigail for the honorable way she had dealt with the previous matter.
Finally, David sought refuge from Saul by turning to his enemies, the Palestinians. In modern terms, it would be a bit like someone from the U.S. turning to China to seek refuge from the North Koreans. David was surrounded! But it was a defining moment in his life. Tomorrow we will read some great Psalms that came out of the pressure cooker.
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