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1 Sam. 25:1 KJV (With Strong’s)

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And Samuel died; andq all the Israelites were gathered together, and lamented him, and buried him in his house at Ramah. And David arose, and went down to the wilderness of Parans.

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1 Sam. 28:3• ³Now Samuel was dead, and all Israel had lamented him, and buried him in Ramah, even in his own city. And Saul had put away those that had familiar spirits, and the wizards, out of the land. (1 Sam. 28:3)

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Num. 20:29• ²⁹And when all the congregation saw that Aaron was dead, they mourned for Aaron thirty days, even all the house of Israel. (Num. 20:29)

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Deut. 34:8• ⁸And the children of Israel wept for Moses in the plains of Moab thirty days: so the days of weeping and mourning for Moses were ended. (Deut. 34:8)

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Gen. 21:21• ²¹And he dwelt in the wilderness of Paran: and his mother took him a wife out of the land of Egypt. (Gen. 21:21)

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Num. 10:12• ¹²And the children of Israel took their journeys out of the wilderness of Sinai; and the cloud rested in the wilderness of Paran. (Num. 10:12)

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Num. 13:3,26• ³And Moses by the commandment of the Lord sent them from the wilderness of Paran: all those men were heads of the children of Israel.
²⁶And they went and came to Moses, and to Aaron, and to all the congregation of the children of Israel, unto the wilderness of Paran, to Kadesh; and brought back word unto them, and unto all the congregation, and showed them the fruit of the land. (Num. 13:3,26)

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Ministry on This Verse

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1: Samuel dies.

2-9: David in Paran sends to Nabal.

10-13: Provoked by Nabal's churlishness, he minds to destroy him.

14-17: Abigail understanding thereof,

18-22: takes a present;

23-31: and by her wisdom,

32-35: pacifies David.

36-38: Nabal hearing thereof, dies.

39-43: David takes Abigail and Ahinoam to be his wives.

44: Michal is given to Phalti.

A.M. 2944.

B.C. 1060.

An. Ex. Is 431.

Samuel.

1 Sam. 28:3• ³Now Samuel was dead, and all Israel had lamented him, and buried him in Ramah, even in his own city. And Saul had put away those that had familiar spirits, and the wizards, out of the land. (1 Sam. 28:3)

lamented.

Gen. 50:11• ¹¹And when the inhabitants of the land, the Canaanites, saw the mourning in the floor of Atad, they said, This is a grievous mourning to the Egyptians: wherefore the name of it was called Abel-mizraim, which is beyond Jordan. (Gen. 50:11)

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Num. 20:29• ²⁹And when all the congregation saw that Aaron was dead, they mourned for Aaron thirty days, even all the house of Israel. (Num. 20:29)

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Deut. 34:8• ⁸And the children of Israel wept for Moses in the plains of Moab thirty days: so the days of weeping and mourning for Moses were ended. (Deut. 34:8)

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Acts 8:2• ²And devout men carried Stephen to his burial, and made great lamentation over him. (Acts 8:2)

in this house.

1 Sam. 7:17• ¹⁷And his return was to Ramah; for there was his house; and there he judged Israel; and there he built an altar unto the Lord. (1 Sam. 7:17)

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1 Kings 2:34• ³⁴So Benaiah the son of Jehoiada went up, and fell upon him, and slew him: and he was buried in his own house in the wilderness. (1 Kings 2:34)

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2 Chron. 33:20• ²⁰So Manasseh slept with his fathers, and they buried him in his own house: and Amon his son reigned in his stead. (2 Chron. 33:20)

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Isa. 14:18• ¹⁸All the kings of the nations, even all of them, lie in glory, every one in his own house. (Isa. 14:18)

the wilderness.

Gen. 14:6• ⁶And the Horites in their mount Seir, unto El-paran, which is by the wilderness. (Gen. 14:6)

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Gen. 21:21• ²¹And he dwelt in the wilderness of Paran: and his mother took him a wife out of the land of Egypt. (Gen. 21:21)

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Num. 10:12• ¹²And the children of Israel took their journeys out of the wilderness of Sinai; and the cloud rested in the wilderness of Paran. (Num. 10:12)

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Num. 12:16• ¹⁶And afterward the people removed from Hazeroth, and pitched in the wilderness of Paran. (Num. 12:16)

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Num. 13:3,26• ³And Moses by the commandment of the Lord sent them from the wilderness of Paran: all those men were heads of the children of Israel.
²⁶And they went and came to Moses, and to Aaron, and to all the congregation of the children of Israel, unto the wilderness of Paran, to Kadesh; and brought back word unto them, and unto all the congregation, and showed them the fruit of the land. (Num. 13:3,26)

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Psa. 120:5• ⁵Woe is me, that I sojourn in Mesech, that I dwell in the tents of Kedar! (Psa. 120:5)

• Israel acknowledged him when dead, although they had despised him while living. (“1 Samuel 25” by J.N. Darby)

• His death is like a prelude to the last period of Saul’s history....In the midst of these dark times the grace of God maintained communication with the people through the prophetic word. In all the important acts of his life Saul had met the prophet who came so that he might know God’s thoughts, orders, counsels, and judgments. No doubt he had not listened to them, but he had been able to hear them. (“1 Samuel 25” by H.L. Rossier)

• The priesthood, destroyed by him, had sought refuge with the true king. Gad the prophet accompanied David in the wilderness and in the caves. Israel and her king were left like a disabled ship without pilot and without compass. (“1 Samuel 25” by H.L. Rossier)

J. N. Darby Translation

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And Samuel died; and all Israel were gathered together, and lamented him; and they buried him in his house at Ramah. And David arose and went down to the wilderness of Paran.